The 2027 Finno-Ugric calendar of the Fenno-Ugria Foundation introduces the dugout boats or logboats of Finno-Ugric peoples. From thick tree trunks, people have hollowed out watercraft all over the world. In many Finno-Ugric communities, these boats are still held in high regard today: they are used both for fishing on small forest lakes and for short local journeys.

Logboats are part of the Finno-Ugric heritage as well as part of their living culture. In distant times, when travel took place along waterways, boats were often the only means of transport. Lennart Meri writes in his book Hõbevalge that the thousand-year migration of Finno-Ugric tribes westward followed the tributaries of great rivers, using boats made from aspen trunks.

Logboats can be divided into two groups: the trough-shaped, more robust ruhe, and the pod-shaped haabjas with their bent sides. In the case of a ruhe, the width of the boat does not exceed the diameter of the log. The thinly hewn sides of a haabjas are spread apart using fire and water; in this way, a boat up to twice as wide as the original log is created.

The central theme of this calendar, from January to December, is the development of  logboats – from the early simple dugouts to more complex, seaworthy sailing vessels.