While speakers of Indo-European languages make up the vast majority of Europe's inhabitants, the next biggest family is made up of
Finno-Ugric peoples. In total about 27 million people speak one of the Finno-Ugric languages world wide, with most of them living in Europe. The largest three groups are the Hungarians, Finns, and Estonians who own independent states. Other major groups include the Sámi people in northern Norway and Sweden as well as Karelians, Komi, Mordvinsl, and other groups in the Russian Federation. While these groups are highly heterogeneous, some common links exist between various members that go beyond language. For example, a common archaic creation myth in many of these cultures are that the Earth emerged from an egg.
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