{"id":329,"date":"2025-04-14T07:14:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T04:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitals.uralic.org\/?page_id=329"},"modified":"2026-02-28T23:05:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T21:05:49","slug":"announcement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/capitals.uralic.org\/et\/competition-2027\/announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2027 Competition Launched<\/strong><\/p>\n

URALIC Centre (Estonia), in cooperation with Sukukansojen Yst\u00e4v\u00e4t ry (Finland) announced the start of the competition for the title of Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2027. The special theme of the year will be \u201cSustainable Finno-Ugric Tourism\u201d. Winner of the competition will be announced on June 20, 2026 in Hancock (Michigan, USA).<\/em><\/p>\n

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Established in 2013, the programme of Finno-Ugric Capitals of Culture aims to raise awareness of Finno-Ugric and Samoyedic peoples as well as Uralic languages, to strengthen collective Finno-Ugric identity and to stimulate sustainable local development in different corners of the Finno-Ugric world.<\/p>\n

To date, the title of Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture has been awarded to twelve villages or cities: Udmurtian village\u00a0Bygy<\/strong>\u00a0(2014), Seto village\u00a0Obinitsa<\/strong>\u00a0(2015), Hungarian village\u00a0Iszkaszentgy\u00f6rgy<\/strong>\u00a0and City of\u00a0Veszpr\u00e9m<\/strong>\u00a0(2016), Karelian village\u00a0Vuokkiniemi<\/strong>\u00a0(2017), Mari village\u00a0Shorunzha<\/strong>\u00a0(2019), Mari-speaking village Mishkan<\/strong> in Bashkortostan (2020) Abja-Paluoja<\/strong> in Mulgimaa region of Estonia (2021), Udmurtian village Bayterek<\/strong> (2022), the Finnish city Kuhmo<\/strong> (2023), the Estonian city of Narva<\/strong> (2025), and the US city, a centre of Finnish American culture Hancock<\/strong> (2026).<\/p>\n

The title of Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture has helped raise the profile of title-holders both domestically and internationally. Even more importantly, the status of a Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture has strengthened local communities and provided new opportunities for development. The Finno-Ugric Capitals of Culture programme has also proven to be among the most resilient and sustainable international Finno-Ugric initiatives of the past decade.<\/p>\n

For the competition of Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2027, villages, towns and cities from any country or region with significant Finno-Ugric populations (both traditional territories of Finno-Ugric peoples and locations with significant Finno-Ugric diasporas) are eligible to apply.<\/p>\n

The United Nations has declared 2027 as the International Year of Sustainable and Resilient Tourism. Hence, the secretariat of Finno-Ugric Capitals of Culture especially welcomes applicants who would like the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture year to boost local economic development via tourism \u2013 including cultural, nature and culinary tourism that builds on the region\u2019s Finno-Ugric heritage.<\/p>\n

Application form of the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2027 competition is available here<\/a>. The deadline for written applications is May 15, 2026, and the winner of the competition will be announced on June 20, 2026, during the mid-summer Juhannus festivities in Hancock (Michigan, USA) \u2013 the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2026.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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