Month: March 2020
The VIII World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples will be postponed
ANNOUNCEMENT: NGO Fenno-Ugria announces that due to the emergency situation caused by the COVID-19 virus, the VIII World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples will be postponed. …
Estonia commemorates the victims of mass deportations in 1949
From March 25-28, 1949, more than 90,000 people across the Baltics, including more than 20,000 in Estonia, ranging from infants to the elderly, were forcibly …
Estonia nominated dugout boat to UNESCO´s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
On March 19, Estonia’s minister of culture Tõnis Lukas signed the application to nominate “Building and use of expanded dugout boat in Soomaa region” to UNESCO list …
Kaljulaid discusses coronavirus with Baltic, Polish, Russian leaders
President Kersti Kaljulaid discussed the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with regional heads of state by phone and video conference on Monday. From her office in Tallinn’s …
Attention: Work process changes put in place due to COVID-19
Due to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Estonia, the team of the VIII World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples shall, where possible, be working …
Estonian government declares emergency situation against coronavirus
The Estonian government has declared an emergency situation in connection with the global novel coronavirus pandemic and the likelihood that the virus may spread locally. …
Interview: Woman Spends Months in Siberia Documenting Lives of Nomadic Reindeer Herders
Documentary photographer Alegra Ally has dedicated her life to telling the stories of indigenous people around the world. Since she was a teenager, she has spent time …
Setomaa: The Estonia-Russia border tearing apart an ancient people
BBC, Rachel Dobbs: “It’s much more than a frustration, it’s a very strong feeling,” says community leader Oie Sarv, who spent much of her childhood …