Silver Tambur

Silver Tambur is the cofounder and publisher of Estonian World. He has previously studied journalism at the University of Tartu, and politics and society at the Birkbeck College, University of London. Silver has been the editor at the Estonian Public Broadcasting’s news service in English, as well as contributing for the Business Sense magazine in the UK, Deutsche Welle and Radio New Zealand. You can also follow him on Twitter and like his page on Facebook. You can write to Silver at silver@estonianworld.com.

Estonian-Finnish movie “The Fencer” earns a Golden Globe nomination

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The Estonian-Finnish film, “The Fencer”, has been nominated, along four other films, for the 73rd Best Foreign Language Golden Globes. Following the footsteps of the Estonian-Georgian movie, “Tangerines” (“Mandariinid” in Estonian), which was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 87th Academy Awards in January (the Oscar went to the […]

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Estonian president releases a compilation of his favourite songs

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The Estonian president, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, is to release a compilation of his favourite songs, called “Teenage Wasteland – Favourites 1963-1978”, on 4 December. According to Ilves, the songs in the compilation have all shaped his later taste in music, from the new wave to punk and grunge down to today’s British bands Wolf Alice

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INFOGRAM: Estonia has the second best public wifi in the world

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According to a new survey, based on users’ experiences, Estonia provides the second best public wifi in the world, while Lithuania has emerged as the leader. Lithuania is the country providing the best public WiFi services, according to the survey, followed by Estonia. The two nations beat out wealthier nations such as Singapore and Switzerland.

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Estonia joins a UK-led joint force to tackle common threats

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The United Kingdom will be at the forefront of a high-readiness force that includes Estonia. On 30 November, the British defence secretary, Michael Fallon, committed the UK to a leading role in the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), which will include Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands and Norway, and could mean the mobilisation of up

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Estonian choreographer’s Anna Karenina premieres in Milan

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Estonian choreographer Teet Kask’s ballet “Anna Karenina”, set to Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s music, on Friday premiered at the Teatro di Milano in Italy. Kask created the ballet exclusively for the ballet company of the Teatro di Milano. The production combines classical and contemporary ballet and highlights themes that have not been featured in previous interpretations of

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Estonian language learning platform Lingvist attracts USD8 million investment

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Lingvist, an Estonian startup that aims to teach a new language in 200 hours, has announced an investment of USD8 million, led by the global internet services company, Rakuten, Inc. Rakuten will invest alongside existing investors Smartcap, Inventure and Skype’s co­founder Jaan Tallinn. The financing will be used to fund the company’s growth in Europe,

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There’s a new self-driving robot on the road – and it’s Estonian

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Estonian entrepreneurs have launched a new company, called Starship Technologies, in London, manufacturing self-driving delivery robots. Founded by former Skype co-founders, Estonian Ahti Heinla, and Dane Jaanus Friis, Starship Technologies aims to improve local delivery of goods and groceries. The company will introduce fleets of small and earthbound delivery robots, running on batteries and therefore

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Pärnu’s Ammende Villa among “most charming hotels” in Europe

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Pärnu’s historical mansion house, the Ammende Villa, now housing a hotel and a restaurant, was nominated in the “Best Charming Hotel in Europe” category at Villegiature Awards in Paris. Ammende Villa was among the six hotels in the 2015 list of nominees at the international competition. The annual Villegiature Awards was created in 2003. The

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The Estonian pavilion wins the third prize at Expo Milan

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The Estonian pavilion, titled the “Gallery of Estonia”, has won the third prize at the “Expo Milano 2015 Awards” in the category of “Exhibition Design”. The pavilion was visited by over three million people. “We are extremely happy and proud of having received this acknowledgement, which represents one more proof of the international value of

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