Participants of the Congress
In accordance with the representation quotas (3 to 20 delegates per people according to the population), over 300 official delegates will participate in the World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples in Tallinn.
An approximate equal number of observers and guests is expected, including the representatives of the governments of Hungary, Estonia and Finland as well as the territorial administrations of countries with a Finno-Ugric population. Adding the invited guests from international organisations (UNESCO, UN ECOSOC, Council of Europe, the Nordic Council of Ministers) and journalists, the estimated number of participants is 600 to 700.
Representation quotas (delegates per people)
|
Peoples |
Territories |
|
|
BALTIC-FINNIC PEOPLES |
|
Estonians |
Estonia |
20 |
|
Setos |
Estonia, Pskov Oblast |
3 |
|
Votians |
Southern bank of the Gulf of Finland in Leningrad Oblast |
– |
|
Livonians |
Kurzeme Peninsula, Riga and other cities |
3 |
|
Finns |
Finland |
20 |
|
Kvens |
Norway, Finnmark |
3* |
|
Meänkieliset (Tornedal Finns) |
Sweden, Norrbotten |
– |
|
Ingrian Finns |
Vicinity of St. Petersburg, Estonia, Finland |
10 |
|
Izhorians |
Vicinity of St. Petersburg, southern bank of the Gulf of Finland |
3 |
|
Karelians |
Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast |
20 |
|
Tver Karelians |
Tver Oblast |
20 |
|
Vepsians |
Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast, Vologda Oblast |
10 |
|
SAAMIS |
Central and northern Norway, Finland and Sweden, Kola Peninsula |
20 |
|
VOLGAIC PEOPLES |
|
Erzya-Mordvins |
Republics of Mordovia, Bashkortostan, Chuvashia and Tatarstan, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Samara Oblast, Penza Oblast and Orenburg Oblast |
20 |
|
Moksha-Mordvins |
Republics of Mordovia and Tatarstan, Samara Oblast and Penza Oblast |
20 |
|
Maris |
Republic of Mari El and vicinity, Republics of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan, Yekaterinburg Oblast and Perm Oblast |
20 |
|
PERMIAN PEOPLES |
|
Udmurts |
Republic of Udmurtia and vicinity |
20 |
|
Besermens |
Republic of Udmurtia |
3* |
|
Zyrian Komis |
Republic of Komi, Kola Peninsula, Western Siberia |
20 |
|
Permian Komis |
Permian Komi Autonomous District |
20 |
|
UGRIAN PEOPLES |
|
Khants |
Khanty-Mansi and Yamal Nenets Autonomous Districts and Tomsk Oblast in Western Siberia |
10 |
|
Mansis |
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District in Western Siberia, Yekaterinburg Oblast |
10 |
|
Hungarians |
Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, Austria, Croatia and elsewhere |
20 |
|
SAMOYED PEOPLES |
|
Nenetses |
Nenets, Yamal Nenetsi and Taimyr Autonomous Districts, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District |
10 |
|
Nganasans |
Taimyr Peninsula in Siberia |
3 |
|
Selkups |
Between the rivers of Ob and Yenisey in Western Siberia |
3 |
|
Enetses |
On the lower course of the Ob in Northern Siberia, Taimyr Autonomous District |
– |
Finno-Ugrians not yet represented
- Votians – lacking a central society, Votians have not been represented at previous Congresses. One Votian participated in the 2nd Congress in Budapest as a member of the Ingrian Finnish delegation.
- Kvens and Meänkieliset (Tornedal Finns) – their languages have previously been considered dialects of Finnish but today, Sweden recognises Meänkieli (Tornedal Finnish) as an independent minority language and Norway recognises Kvens as a minority. Both the Meänkieliset (Tornedal Finns) and the Kvens participated in the Helsinki Congress (2000) as observers.
- Besermens – speak a language close to Northern Udmurtian. Have not been represented at the Congress, as they were recognised to be a separate people only in the last population census in Russia (2000)
- Enetses – unrepresented because of a small population and the lack of a central society.
All these peoples may apply for participation until February 2004.
* observers
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