Finno-Ugric peoples

The term Finno-Ugric peoples is used to describe peoples speaking a Finno-Ugric language.

List of peoples

Finno-Ugric peoples are divided into two groups - Finnic and Ugric.

Finnic group:

• Finns
• Estonians
• Karelians
• Komi
• Komi-Permyaks
• Udmurts
• Mari
• Mordvins
• Sami (Lapps)
• Izhorians
• Livonians
• Veps
• Votes

Ugric group:

• Hungarians
  • Székely
  • Csángó
  • Magyarab
  • Jász
• Khanty
• Mansi

Location

The four largest Finno-Ugric peoples are Hungarians (14,800,000), Finns (5,700,000), Mordvins (1,200,000), and Estonians (1,100,000). Three of them (Hungarians, Finns, and Estonians) have their independent states - Hungary, Finland, and Estonia. Some other Finno-Ugric peoples have autonomous republics in Russia: Karelians (Republic of Karelia), Komi (Komi Republic), Udmurts (Udmurt Republic), Mari (Mari El Republic), and Mordvins (Republic of Mordovia). Khanty and Mansi peoples live in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug of Russia, while Komi-Permyaks live in Komi-Permyak Okrug, which formerly was an autonomous okrug of Russia, but today is a territory with special status within Perm Krai.

References

• Mile Nedeljković, Leksikon naroda sveta, Beograd, 2001.

Gallery

Hungarians dressed in national costume in Serbia	Finnish children playing with a ball in Espoo, Finland	Karelian women in Sammatus	Two men in traditional Sami costumes outside of Rovaniemi, Finland
Khanty selling blueberries and stuffed animals	Hungarian Prince Árpád is crossing the Carpathians	A Székely village in Romania	A Sami family around 1900

See also

• Finno-Ugric languages

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