Survey: every other Estonian adult donates money
Last year, 50.4 per cent of Estonian residents or every other adult donated money to charities; the most popular charitable causes include medical treatment and …
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Video: Police helps swans cross the road in Estonia
A police patrol helped a swan family cross the road in the Estonian town of Pärnu. Estonia has apparently become so safe that the country’s …
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Estonians burn fourth-most calories during sex among Europeans
According to a recent study on key calorie-burning indicators in each European country, Estonians burn the fourth-most calories during sex among Europeans. The study, conducted …
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Gallery: The Baltic Way in pictures
On 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius, …
Estonia celebrates the restoration of independence
On 20 August 1991, Estonia declared formal independence during the Soviet military coup attempt in Moscow, reconstituting the pre-1940 state. In the evening of 20 August 1991, Estonian politicians …
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Pictures: A giant Estonian flag on display by the Tallinn TV Tower
For the Estonian Day of the Restoration of Independence, there is a giant Estonian flag on display by the Tallinn TV Tower; the flag, called …
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Estonians’ favourite season is – surprisingly – not the summer
Even though Estonian summers seem to be the time people enjoy the most, surprisingly, according to a recent survey, the summer is not the Estonians’ …
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Hunters have shot 31 bears in Estonia this year
The bear hunting season, which began in Estonia on 1 August, has started vigorously, and as of 9 August, 31 bears have already been killed. …
Video and pictures: Estonian slackline athlete Jaan Roose breaks a world record
The slackline world champion Jaan Roose walked the longest single-building slackline, across one of Qatar’s architectural landmarks, the Katara Towers, at a height of over …
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Poll: Most Estonians against allowing a gender change without doctors’ consent
Just fifteen per cent of Estonians believe it should be possible for to change their gender without doctors’ consent, a survey conducted by pollster Norstat …
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