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The Vepsians are a Finno-Ugric ethnic group, meaning they share linguistic and cultural roots with other peoples from that language family in northern Europe. They matter historically and culturally as a distinct minority population whose language and traditions represent part of Europe's diverse indigenous heritage.
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The Veps, or Vepsians (Veps: vepsläižed), are a Baltic Finnic people who speak the Veps language, which belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages.
According to the 2002 Russian census, there were 8,240 Veps in Russia. Of the 281 Veps in Ukraine, 11 spoke Vepsian according to the 2001 Ukrainian census.