All about becoming a Hungarian citizen

Christmas is approaching quickly. If you are in Hungary and invited to a Christmas party, you will most probably come across one or more of our staple Christmas pastries. Can you match each to our cover image? Make sure to try them if you get the chance.

Changing your name when getting married Traditionally, women change their name upon getting married to reflect that now they belong with the family of the husband. Nowadays this approach is getting considered more and more outdated, so more modern options are also available. Find an overview below, with examples added for each option. Husband: Horváth […]

UPDATE (21 November 2022): The deadline for filling in the online survey and filling the survey with a visiting data collector passed. If you have not yet filled in the survey, you can still visit your local town hall until 28 November. Please note: Helpers is not affiliated with KSH, the government institution managing the […]

Making wine in Hungary Hungary has been well known for its excellent wine since ancient times. Even though the country is not big, there are 22 separate wine regions in 6 major territories. Tokaj in the North Hungarian Mountains was declared the first official wine region in Europe in 1737, and wine made there was […]

Word order in Hungarian names First of all, Hungarian names are back to front (compared to the majority of the Western world). The family name comes first, followed by the given name, of which there might be one or more. What the English calls the first name is in fact the given name, which never […]