Vepsäläiset

The Juminkeko Information Center for Kalevala and Karelian Culture & Kuhmo City of Literature wish you Happy International Mother Language Day! In 2022 Juminkeko Center celbrates the Year of Vepsian Culture. But who are the Vepsians - where did they come from, and what is their culture like? And who are the Vepsians of modern age? These questions will be addressed on the video. Copyright: Juminkeko Foundation, Arto Rinne Pictures: Markku Nieminen, Arto Rinne, Kodima, the Ethnographic Museum of Russia, A.O. Väisänen Text, editing and music: Arto Rinne