Stories about Estonians
In a talk delivered at the recent TEDxTallinn, Adam Rang, who previously worked at Estonia’s e-residency programme, explained how he and his partner are introducing the word “leil” – “sauna steam” in Estonian – to new communities of sauna enthusiasts around the world seeking a more authentic sauna experience. Rang …
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A travelling video exhibition on gender violence, “Voices of Violence”, will open from 22 November until 3 December in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and tells the stories of women who have been exposed to sexual violence, sexism and gender harassment. “Voices of Violence”, organised by the Danish Cultural Institute, tells …
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Hollywood actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has posted on social media that he’s looking for photos of and from Estonia for a new project he’s involved in. “Last call, Estonia. I’m still looking for a couple photos of Estonia for a new project,” Gordon-Levitt posted on his Facebook page back in May. …
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Tartu, Estonia’s second largest city, will open an ice-skating rink, aquarium, a poetry bank and an ice cream pavilion at its Town Hall Square before Christmas. The festive season in Tartu will get a proper start on 16 November, with the placement of the Christmas tree at the city’s Town …
The Estonian capital’s city government has signed a contract with the Italian companies ATIproject srl and 3TI Progetti to design the new Tallinn Hospital; the city’s mayor Mihhail Kõlvart called the existing hospital buildings “outdated”. The city government argued that the new modern hospital is needed due to the age …
According to Statistics Estonia, the country’s official statistics agency, 2.2% of the population of Estonia lived in absolute poverty and 20.6% lived at risk of poverty in 2020; compared with 2019, both the share of people who lived at risk of poverty and who lived in absolute poverty fell by …
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Estonia has nominated the King’s Pine, a 380-year-old tree, for the 2022 European Tree of the Year competition. Currently about 380 years old, it is known to be the largest tree in Estonia in terms of volume – the volume of the trunk is 13 cubic meters. “There are larger …
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Silver Tambur, the editor-in-chief of Estonian World, and Tõnis Saarts, an associate professor of comparative politics at Tallinn University, discuss the 2021 Estonian local election results in a Tallinn Talks video podcast, hosted by Chantel Rowe. Cover: From left to right, Chantel Rowe, Silver Tambur and Tõnis Saarts.
Anett Kontaveit, an Estonian professional tennis player, won the inaugural Transylvania Open in Romania on 31 October, securing the final spot at the WTA Finals – the women’s championship tennis tournament run by the Women’s Tennis Association; Kontaveit is now ranked the eighth best female tennis player in the world. Kontaveit defeated Simona Halep …
Estonia’s seven-day per capita coronavirus infection rate is the highest in the world among independent countries – with 128 new cases per 100,000 residents. According to the data, compiled by the New York Times, Anguilla tops Estonia with 146 new coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents in the last seven days, …
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