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May
16, in Helsinki (Finland) at the Säätytalo: At a meeting of the Finno-Ugric Society, Kalevi Wiik delivers a lecture The Finno-Ugric Substrate in the Proto-German Language (information: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, phone +358-9-662149)
19 to 30 in Estonia: The Fenno-Ugria Foundation celebrates its 70th anniversary (information: Eha Viluoja, Fenno-Ugria, phone +372-2-445119, fax +372-2-441800)
26 to 30 in Tallinn (Estonia): A seminar on educational problems of Finno-Ugric peoples (information: Eha Viluoja, Fenno-Ugria, phone +372-2-445119, fax +372-2-441800)
22 to 24, in Tartu (Estonia): The conference 75 Years of Hungarian Studies at the University of Tartu. The Estonian and Hungarian Studies in the Uniting Europe (information: Ago Künnap, Chair of Uralic Studies (Hungaroloogia-75), University of Tartu, 18 Ülikooli str., EE2400 Tartu, Estonia. Phone +372-7-465221, fax +372-7-465222, e-mail: dul@dul.ut.ee)
28 to 29, in Joensuu (Finland): The Days of Linguistics (information: Jussi Niemi, Joensuu University, P. O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland. Phone +358-13-2514306, fax +358-13-2514211, ktp@ling.joensuu.fi)
l End of May – beginning of June, in Petroskoi (Petrozavodsk) (Karelia, Russia): A folklore festival for Finno-Ugrian children
2 to 5, in Syktyvkar (Komi Republic, Russia): An international conference Finno-Ugric World: State of Nature and Regional Strategy of the Environmental Protection (information: Inna Rapota, Institute of Biology, 28 ul. Kommunisticheskaya, 167610 Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia. Phone +7-8212-425213, fax +7-8212-420163, e-mail: rapota@biology.komitex.ru)
3 to 6, in Syktyvkar (Komi Republic, Russia): The 2nd International Festival of Finno-Ugric Students (a festival of modern and folk songs, a track-and-field competition, a scientific conference) (information: Nina Nesterova, phone +7-8212-425712, fax +7-8212-424596)
14 to 16, in Tampere (Finland): A review of Finno-Ugric television films The Finno-Ugric Identity (information: Lisa Hovinheimo, Yle TV2, asiaohjelmat, P.O.B. 196, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland. Phone +358-3-3456111, fax +358-3-3456841)
10 to 13, in Rääkkylä (Finland): A festival of accordion music
13, in Hungary: The Debrecen Summer Academy starts two courses in Hungarian studies: a concise course till 26 July and a longer one till 9 August (information: +36-52-329117)
14 to 23, in Otepää–Tartu–Tallinn (Estonia): The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) holds its General Assembly (information: UNPO Tartu Office, phone/fax +372-7-406651)
16, in Tartu (Estonia): An exhibition Culture of the Komis is opened at the Exhibition House of the Estonian National Museum (information: Kristjan Raba, phone +372-7-421251)
16 to 21, in Tartu (Estonia): The 6th Folklore Festival of Finno-Ugric Peoples (information: Kauksi Ülle, Tartu Office of the Fenno-Ugria Foundation, phone 372-7-420380; Eha Viluoja, Fenno-Ugria Foundation, phone +372-2-445119, fax +372-2-441800)
21 to 31, in Szombathely (Hungary): Summer courses in Hungarian language and culture are held (information: Kadi Raudalainen, phone/fax +372-2-440817)
11 to 17, in Võrumaa (Estonia): A summer camp for Finno-Ugrian children (information: Nele Reimann, Võru Instituut, Jüri 12, EE2710 Võru, Estonia. Phone: +372-78-21960)
15 to 17, in the Republic of Mari El (Russia): The 2nd Horse Racing Championship of Finno-Ugrian Territories (information: Galina Shiryayeva, Finno-Ugric Peoples’ Culture Development Fund (), 424001 Mari El, Yoshkar-Ola, pr. Gagarina 8. Phone +7-836-2-122600; Nikolay Gavrilov, faxes +7-836-2-553727 and -129700)
15 to 28, in Tartu (Estonia), at the Exhibition House of the Estonian National Museum: An exhibition Traditional Sports of Finno-Ugric Peoples (information: Kristjan Raba, phone +372-7-421251)
18 to 22, in Moscow: The 11th International Congress Common Law and Juridical Pluralism in the Changing Communities (information: Valery Tishkov, phone +7-095-9381747, fax +7-095-9380600, e-mail: tishkov@ethno.msk.su, and Harald W. Finkler, phone +1-819-9978318, fax +1-819-9530546)
In the Republic of Mari El (Russia): The 7th summer camp for Finno-Ugrian children (information: Galina Shiryayeva, Finno-Ugric Peoples’ Culture Development Fund, 424001 Mari El, Yoshkar-Ola, pr. Gagarina 8, phone +7-836-2-122600; Nikolay Gavrilov. Phone +7-836-2-554370, faxes +7-836-2-553727 and -129700)
The end of August – beginning of September, in Szombathely (Hungary): Summer courses in the Hungarian language for Finno-Ugrians of Russia (information: J?nos Pusztay, phone/fax +36-94-330735)
l In the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region: A conference Oil and Indigenous Peoples (information: Yelena Solomina, Centre of the Culture and Arts of Nordic Peoples, 626200 Khanty-Mansiisk, ul. Karla Marxa 11. Phone +7-34671-33302)
l In Kudymkar (Komi Republic, Russia): A workshop for Finno-Ugrian handicraftsmen of applied arts The Living Arts
4 to 7, in Dublin (Ireland): A critical legal conference In the Wake of the Law is held. One of the sections will treat the issues of citizenship, minority rights, nationalism and law in the New World Disorder (information: Bill Bowring, Department of Law, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom. Phone +44-1206-873723, fax +44-1206-873428, e-mail: bowring@essex.ac.uk)
12 to October 26, in Tartu (Estonia), at the Exhibition House of the Estonian National Museum: An exhibition The Khanties (information: Kristjan Raba, phone +372-7-421251)
19 to 22, in Tallinn (Estonia): The Youth Association of Finno-Ugric Peoples (YAFUP) holds its congress (information: Jaak Prozes, Fenno-Ugria Foundation, phone +372-2-445119, fax +372-2-441800)
l The Pan-Finno-Ugrian Days are held in all Finno-Ugrian territories
l In Yoshkar-Ola (Republic of Mari El, Russia): A conference for librarians of Finno-Ugrian areas Modern Society and the Library (information: Galina Shiryayeva, Finno-Ugric Peoples’ Culture Development Fund, 424001 Mari El, Yoshkar-Ola, pr. Gagarina 8. Phone +7-836-2-122600; faxes +7-836-2-553727 and -129700)
13 to 15, in St. Petersburg (Russia): The 4th international seminar Finno-Ugric Peoples and Their Neighbours. Problems of Ethnocultural Interaction in the Regions of the Baltic Sea and the Barents Sea (information: Olga Fishman, the Russian Museum of Ethnography, 4/1 Injenernaya str., 191011 St. Petersburg, Russia. Phone +7-812-2104808, fax +7-812-3158502)
17 to 23, in Yoshkar-Ola (Republic of Mari El, Russia): The 3rd International Theatre Festival of Finno-Ugric Peoples (information: Galina Shiryayeva, Finno-Ugric Peoples’ Culture Development Fund , 424001 Mari El, Yoshkar-Ola, pr. Gagarina 8. Phone +7-836-2-122600; faxes +7-836-2-553727 and -129700)
20 to 25, in Syktyvkar (Komi Republic, Russia): In the frame of the Pan-Finno-Ugrian Days, a seminar for young Finno-Ugrian writers is held (information: Nina Nesterova, phone +7-8212-425712, fax +7-8212-424596)
1 to 5, in Izhkar (Izhevsk) (Udmurt Republic, Russia): An international festival of state-owned song-and-dance ensembles of Finno-
Ugrian regions (information: Ministry of Culture of the Udmurt Republic, 426057, Izhkar (Izhevsk), ul. V. Sivkova 173, phone +7-3412-781775, fax +7-3412-787010)
25 to 30, in Moscow (Russia): The Days of Finland in Russia
29, in Moscow (Russia): A seminar Finno-Ugric Peoples of Russia. Yesterday, Today – but What Will Be Tomorrow? (information: M. A. Castrén Society, P.O.B. 242, FIN-00171 Helsinki, Finland. Phone +358-9-1357820, fax +358-9-6222315)
In Syktyvkar (Komi Republic, Russia): Yurgan ‘97, a festival of traditional songs by Finno-Ugrian vocalists (information: Galina Shiryayeva, Finno-Ugric Peoples’ Culture Development Fund , 424001 Mari El, Yoshkar-Ola, pr. Gagarina 8. Phone +7-836-2-122600; Nikolay Gavrilov, phone +7-836-2-554370, faxes +7-836-2-553727 and -129700)