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The program “Vai kirjutettu sana eläy hätken – Only the written word lives long”

Today, all conditions have been created in the Republic of Karelia for the development and use of Karelian, Vepsian and Finnish languages: they are taught in educational institutions at all levels, including in the higher school system, language courses for adults are organized, books are published, newspapers and magazines, TV and radio broadcasts are published, national languages are confidently mastering the modern media space. The Resource Language Media Center of Karelians, Veps and Finns of the Republic of Karelia is successfully operating, the national media portal OMA MEDIA is functioning in Karelian, Veps, Finnish and Russian.
Learn more about the state support of Karelian, Vepsian and Finnish languages in the Republic of Karelia in the program “Vai kirjutettu sana eläy hätken – Only a written word lives a long time”. The program is in Karelian, Vepsian and Finnish with subtitles in Russian.

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