For the second year in a row, a tree in Estonia is competing for the title of the “European tree of the year”. An oak, called “Tamme-Lauri”, the thickest and oldest tree in Estonia, is “competing” with 12 other trees from all over Europe in a contest that has been running since 2011. The purpose of […]
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A children’s tale by Kertu Sillaste, “It’s Pancake Time!”, has been published in London in English. While Estonia has in the last few years become internationally better known for its musical heritage, its literature is still relatively little known of – simply because so little has been published in English, the most universally spoken language
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The renowned Estonian author, Jaan Kaplinski, has been named the Laureate of the European Literature Prize (Prix Européen de Littérature). The aim of the European Prize for Literature is to put the spotlight on the creativity and diverse wealth of Europe’s contemporary literature, to promote the circulation of literature within Europe and encourage greater interest
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The former US ambassador to Tallinn, Jeff Levine, has joined the Estonian startup, Teleport, a company that helps people find the best and most affordable place to live and work. Teleport announced Levine will join the company to lead its “user engagement efforts”. With the assignment, Levine, who recently retired from the US Department of
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According to the 2016 Environmental Performance Index, which ranks 180 countries on how they protect human health and ecosystems, Estonia is the eighth most environmentally friendly country on Earth. The annual Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is compiled by researchers from the US-based Yale University and Columbia University. The index ranks how well countries perform on
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Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has, for the fifth year running, been given the title of the “world’s most performed living composer” by the classical music event database, Bachtrack. “Arvo Pärt continues to be the most performed contemporary concert composer, leagues ahead of John Adams and John Williams,” Bachtrack said. The top contemporary opera composer is Jonathan
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The Estonian-Finnish film, “The Fencer”, has advanced, along with eight other films, in the race for the Oscar for best foreign-language film, moving on to the next phase of voting for the 88th Academy Awards. “The Fencer” was originally submitted in September by Finland, since the film’s director Klaus Härö is Finnish. The list has
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An electoral compass that was partly developed by the University of Tartu (UT) scientist helps Americans find their ideal candidate for president in the 2016 election. The compass, called Societly.com, has been launched in the US for the presidential election that will take place on 8 November 2016. One of the main architects of the
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The second largest Estonian town, Tartu, has been accepted to UNESCO’s network of creative cities and has been awarded the title of the international City of Literature. Several years ago, Tartu’s literary circles had suggested it should apply for membership in UNESCO’s network of creative cities and for the City of Literature title. This summer, Tartu
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British daily newspaper the Guardian has included When the Doves Disappeared by the Finnish-Estonian writer, Sofi Oksanen, in the list of the best novels of 2015. The newspaper said that “this has been quite a year for the novel, one of those exquisite vintages that come along every decade or so and scotch any critical
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