Finno-Ugric areas of Russia in tourist dimension

Introduction. Currently, there are special spatial areas in the world that were established on the basis of ethnic identity. One of them is Finno-Ugric, which unites 24 peoples of the Finno-Ugric group of the Uralic language family. For centuries they have preserved their identity, language, traditions and customs of their ancestors. The object of our research is the Finno-Ugric territories in Russia. The purpose of the study is to determine the tourist resources of the Finno-Ugric regions of Russia for their development and interaction in the field of tourism. Materials and methods. Research in the area of tourism at Finno-Ugric areas in Russia deals with, first of all, the tourist resources of the regions, spatial planning and organization of tourist activities. The research required the use of various methods. Thus, the comparative-descriptive method allowed identifying common and distinctive features in the development of tourism in the studied regions, historical method allowed considering the emergence and development of processes and events in the regions; cartographic one dealt with assessing the spatial features of the regions; statistical one analyzed and compared the regions based on statistical data; the method of expert assessments allowed determining the richness of tourist resources of the regions and their areas of interaction in the field of tourism. Results and discussion. The possibilities of the Finno-Ugric regions are quite diverse. The key task for the development of tourism in the regions and their effective promotion in the tourist markets is to create branded tourist routes. Their development allows you to solve the strategic task of including significant regional display objects in interregional routes. Conclusion. The development of Finno-Ugric regions can be more effective due to the formation of a positive tourist image of the Finno-Ugric territories as an independent tourist areas within Russia and beyond.