{"id":560,"date":"2025-04-23T11:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitals.uralic.org\/?page_id=560"},"modified":"2025-04-25T10:18:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T07:18:49","slug":"takeoff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/capitals.uralic.org\/et\/about-us\/history\/takeoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Takeoff: 2014- 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Takeoff: 2014- 2017<\/h1>
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The first four years of the programme saw the title of Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture \u2013 and its tangible symbol, the Finno-Ugric bird \u2018Tsirk\u2019 \u2013 travel from Bygy in Udmurtia to the Seto village of Obinitsa (Estonia) in 2015.<\/h6>\n<\/div>
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\nThe symbol of Finno-Ugric Capitals of Culture \u2013 Tsirk-bird \u2013 is greeted in Obinitsa, Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2015 (26.10.2014)\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\nThis was also a message for future candidates \u2013 even if you may not win the title the first time around, persistency pays off. As a result, Obinitsa became one of the most outstanding Finno-Ugric Capitals of Culture to date. \n<\/div>
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\nEstonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves visits Obinitsa for the closing ceremony on 7.1.2016. Finno-Ugric Flag Square is in the background.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\nFrom Setomaa, the Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture title headed to Hungary, where for the first and only time in programme\u2019s history, the title of 2016 was held by two locations: the city of Veszprem and the village of Iszkaszentgy\u00f6rgy. This year was a living proof of the idea that in the Finno-Ugric movement quality matters more than quantity \u2013 the village of Iszkaszentgy\u00f6rgy delivered an excellent programme throughout the year with many innovative elements such as resident Finno-Ugric ambassadors, Finno-Ugric fashion shows, and much more.\n<\/div>
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\nResident Udmurt ambassador Darali Leli in Iszkaszentgy\u00f6rgy, with Hungarian friends\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\nIn 2017, the title of Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture was held by the Karelian village of Vuokkiniemi, as a result of which the cultural capitals programme had covered three countries and four geographically and culturally distinct Finno-Ugric regions during its first four-year cycle.\n<\/div>
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\nTraditional Veps dance in Vuokkiniemi \u2013 Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture 2017\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
\nIn 2017, the title of Finno-Ugric Capital of Culture was held by the Karelian village of Vuokkiniemi, as a result of which the cultural capitals programme had covered three countries and four geographically and culturally distinct Finno-Ugric regions during its first four-year cycle.\u00a0\n<\/div>
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