Research work of the ELM on the language, folklore and culture of Estonians and other peoples is carried out within research groups and scientific projects.
EKM 8-2/22/1 1 Cultural History and the Archive: Sources, Problems, Perspectives (17.03.2022−31.12.2027)
Principal investigator: Eve Annuk
EKM 8-2/22/3 Folklore and its individual, community based, and institutional mechanisms of transmission (1.01.2022−31.12.2027)
Principal investigator: Mari Sarv
EKM 8-2/20/3 Narrative and belief aspects of folklore studies (1.02.2020−31.12.2027)
Principal investigator: Mare Kõiva
EKM 8-2/23/5 Contemporary crises and their online humorous representations (16.05.2023−15.05.2025)
Principal investigator: Liisi Laineste
2024 scietific projects under the leadership of the ELM:
Principal investigator: Mari Sarv
Principal investigator: Mari Sarv
EKKD-III2 Patterns in development of Estonian culture (01.01.2024–31.12.2027)
Principal investigator: Mari Sarv
Principal investigator: Raivo Kalle
KUM-TA30 Estonian runosong: A comprehensive compendium (01.01.2024–31.12.2026)
Principal investigator: Mari Sarv
Principal investigator: Olha Petrovych
4.1-3/23/46 Teaching Seto polyphonic singing using alternative notatio (01.05.2023–31.12.2024)
Principal investigator: Janika Oras
8-2/22/4 Global and local elements in contemporary folklore in Hungary and Estonia (01.01.2022–31.12.2024)
Principal investigator: Piret Voolaid
8-2/24/2 Humour and Conflict in the Estonian and Polish Public Sphere (01.01.2024–31.12.2026)
Principal investigator: Liisi Laineste
8-2/24/3 Nature, religion, and magic. religious notions and new interpretations (01.01.2024–31.12.2025)
Principal investigator: Mare Kõiva
