Finno-Ugric Film Festival HOPEALAHTI, JOENSUU, KARELIA, FINLAND 2026

Finno-Ugric Film Festival 2026

“KARELIANS”

IMPORTANT ! PREORDER YOUR FOOD BY 17th of JUNE - more info after you scroll down!

https://forms.gle/fZbo82oob7n9BgsM8

CATALOGUE:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e2nMvLvYH5aQf5NmBcP4M4d1g6WHF_zC/view?usp=sharing

Location & Getting There

The festival program is free for everyone.

The festival takes place in Hopealahti, a beautiful countryside location 25 km south of Joensuu.
Address: Rantatie 340, Niittylahti

By local bus:
Take bus 101 from Joensuu city centre or railway/bus station towards Niittylahti.
Timetables: https://joensuu.digitransit.fi/?locale=en

Nearest stops:

Rantatie L (bus 101) – approx. 4 km from the venue
Mäntytie (bus 104) – approx. 2 km walk

👉 Let us know your arrival time and we will arrange a pickup.

Tickets can be purchased from the driver (cash or card).
You need an AB zone ticket (approx. 3.50–5.00 €).

Travel to Joensuu

By train:
Tickets: https://www.vr.fi/en
If arriving via Helsinki Airport, you can take a train directly from the airport (change in Tikkurila).
Travel time: approx. 4.5 hours.

By long-distance bus:
Tickets: https://www.matkahuolto.fi/en
Prices remain stable regardless of booking time.

Accommodation & What to Bring

Bring your own tent and sleeping equipment
Weather-appropriate clothing
Towel
If staying indoors: bed linen

Food & Drinks

As a festival visitor you can preorder your meals here:

https://forms.gle/fZbo82oob7n9BgsM8

🍽 Price:

30 EUR / day / person (includes 3 meals)
15 EUR / day / child (up to 12 years)

🥗 Meals are vegan and prepared on-site.

📅 Pre-order deadline: 17th June 2026

💳 Payment must be made via bank transfer to the FUFF account.

MTÜ FUFF

EE291010220100168010

SEB BANK
BANK Address: Tornimäe 2, 15010 Tallinn, Eesti Vabariik
BIC: EEUHEE2X

Please include in the payment description:

your names
the exact dates you are ordering food for

⚠️ Please make sure to pre-order in time, as we cannot guarantee meals without advance booking.

A small festival CAFE will be available / SNACKS, CAKES, NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS - ONLY CASH!

Shops & Practical Info

The nearest services are in Reijola (10 km):

Supermarkets
Pharmacy
Petrol station (St1) with food options (including vegan)

We organise daily carpooling to shops.

⚠️ There is no ATM nearby

Cash can be withdrawn at K-Market Reijola (with purchase)
For ATMs, you need to go to Joensuu

OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS:

The festival is supported by:
The Kindred Peoples' Programme, the Estonian Film Institute, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, and the Liszt Institute Helsinki. Joensuun kaupunki, Pohjois-Karjalan maakuntaliitto, Kansan sivistysrahasto, M. A. Castrénin seura, LUMI = Kultural Kopio, Ministry of Education Finland (opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö)

In cooperation with:
IndiFest, MiradaNativa, alterNativa Intercanvi amb Pobles Indígenes, CLACPI (Latin American Coordinator of Indigenous Peoples' Film and Communication), and numerous local partners in Karelia.
The festival is organised by the Estonian NGO MTÜ FUFF and the North Karelia Film Association (Pohjois-Karjalan elokuvayhdistys).

SEE YOU LATER!
for any info: finnougricfilmfond@gmail.com

ABOUT FUFF

“Imagine a forest where there is only one type of tree, would you like to walk and look around there? We all are different and we all have the rights to be ourselves. Diversity is a necessity not only a choice of the preferred ones.” Edina Csüllög at the opening of FUFF 2020 in Sänna, Estonia

The festival has taken place since 2014. Every year in the summer we gather to an Estonian countryside location to watch films made by people of Finno-Ugric small nations as well as Estonian, Hungarian and Finnish films.

FUFF Festival 2019