Stories about Estonians
As the coronavirus hits Estonia, Estonian World informs you on the latest developments in the country and brings you some of the local as well as international opinions on the matter. 31 May 2020 – 1,865 coronavirus cases in Estonia As of today, there are 1,865 confirmed cases of the …
Estonia is on 1 June opening its borders to the passengers arriving from European countries – the country will admit people with no coronavirus symptoms arriving from the European Union, the Schengen area and the United Kingdom; asymptomatic passengers arriving from 24 European countries will not need to stay in quarantine. …
On 27 May, the Open Estonia Foundation bestowed its 23rd Concord Award to the English-language independent online magazine, Estonian World; the keywords of this year’s award are global Estonians and citizen-driven journalism. The Open Estonia Foundation, celebrating its 30th birthday this year, founded the Concord Award in 1997 with the …
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The three founders of Estonian World – Silver Tambur, Sander Saar and Sten Hankewitz – are holding a live event on Wednesday, 27 May, to talk about the online magazine and answer the readers’ questions. The live event will take place at 6:00 PM Estonian time (4:00 PM BST; 11:00 …
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Estonian World interviewed one of the first patients to have fallen ill with COVID-19 in Estonia; the patient, a Tallinn-based expat, has now recovered and shares his experience. As of 25 May, there were 1,824 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Estonia and over 76,000 tests had been conducted. …
One of the first coronavirus patients in Estonia: It was scary Read More »
The Baltic states reopened their internal borders on 15 May and now allow their citizens, residents and other people who legally reside in these countries to travel around in the so-called Baltic Bubble without having to submit themselves to a 14-day self-isolation; Estonian World has compiled a list of 15 …
The Baltic Bubble – 15 unique places to visit in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Read More »
The Estonian government has eased some of the coronavirus emergency restrictions and is keeping some of them in effect; the government approved the measures on the last day of the emergency situation, 17 May, when it still had the emergency situation powers. The government approved the order to continue to …
Estonia eases some restrictions after the end of the emergency; keeps others in effect Read More »
According to Statistics Estonia, 1,328,976 people lived in Estonia on 1 January 2020, which is 4,156 people more than at the same time a year earlier; in 2019, the population figure decreased by 1,302 people due to a negative natural change, but increased by 5,458 people as a result of …
Immigration helped increase the Estonian population Read More »
Estonian World asked several Tallinn-based expats, originally from around the world, how the coronavirus crisis had impacted their lives and how did they rate Estonia’s handling of the emergency situation. Charm Echiverri Age: 30 Country: The Philippines Job: Recruiter Been in Estonia for: Less than one year How are you …
Expats in Estonia share their verdict on the country’s crisis handling Read More »
The Estonian government has decided to end the over nine-week old coronavirus emergency situation at midnight 17 May and no longer extend it; however, some restrictions will remain. “We decided to finish the over nine-week long emergency situation in Estonia at midnight on Sunday, 17 May. Since thanks to all …
Estonia will end the emergency at midnight 17 May Read More »