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Mysterious expat and his funny take on Estonia
April 20, 2013 · 13 comments

This week saw a new blog dedicated to Estonia taking the local social media by...

What’s in a name?
April 17, 2013 · 8 comments

Estonian proper names pronounced true to form, but spoken in an English speaking setting, can...

Lessons in Estonian culture for beginners: an introduction
April 7, 2013 · 6 comments

Lisa and Kristen Dobbin are two Canadian-Estonian girls with an Estonian mum and Canadian dad....

Estonia celebrates Lasting Liberty Day
March 28, 2013 · No comments

Estonia celebrated Lasting Liberty Day on 27 March. On this day, the country’s present period...

27 years after prank call to Soviet Union, American and Estonian cross paths
March 17, 2013 · No comments

People like to talk about how small Estonia is, but a recent coincidence testifies to...

For all that is great
March 4, 2013 · 5 comments

24th February is always a special day for Estonia. This year it celebrated the day...

Philippe Legrain: “People should be free to live, work and fall in love wherever they please”
February 21, 2013 · 9 comments

In an interview with Estonian World, writer and policy adviser Philippe Legrain says people’s fears...

Thoughts about Estonia from an Englishman’s perspective Vol 3
February 10, 2013 · 1 comment

David Foreman notices the high standards of Estonian concert-goers. I recently got back from my...

Musings of an American with Estonian roots
January 30, 2013 · 24 comments

Andres Simonson, an Estonian American, writes about the reactions he gets when he talks about...