Stories about Estonians
In the week of 5 July, people arriving in Estonia from three European countries need to self-isolate to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus and its strains. A ten-day self-isolation requirement applies on entering Estonia from a country in the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Schengen …
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Sauna enthusiasts from around the world will be invited to the Estonian capital, Tallinn, for World Sauna Race in the summer of 2022. Organised by the local sauna enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, Adam Rang and Anni Oviir, the race follows in the footsteps of the Otepää European Sauna Marathon that takes …
Estonian World compiled a list of 15 unique sites in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania worth a visit.* We asked our colleagues in Latvia and Lithuania to point out some of the most unique, the most interesting sites in their respective countries and added some of our own. These are the …
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In the week of 28 June, people arriving in Estonia from only one European country have to self-isolate to curb the spread of the coronavirus and its different strains. A 10-day self-isolation requirement applies on entering Estonia from a country in the European Union, the European Economic Area and the …
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The New York native, Rafael Zayas, has made Estonia his home – and wants to participate in the local culture and maintain the desire to keep the Estonian language alive to the best of his ability. In the last 10 years, Estonia has increasingly become a destination for talented people …
The Estonian theologian, Anne Burghardt, has been elected the general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation; the election marks the first woman and the first Central and Eastern European pastor to head the global communion of Lutheran churches. “Burghardt will take over as LWF’s new general secretary at the beginning …
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In the week of 21 June, people arriving in Estonia from two European countries need to self-isolate to curb the spread of the coronavirus and its variants. A 10-day self-isolation requirement applies on entering Estonia from a country in the European Union, the European Economic Area and the Schengen area …
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Three Estonian towns – Tallinn, Narva and Tartu – are in the top 10 of the European Environment Agency’s air cleanliness list. In the European Environment Agency’s city and town air quality list, they’re ranked from the cleanest city/town to the most polluted, on the basis of average levels of …
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Freedom House, a US-based human rights organisation, has in its Freedom in the World 2021 index given Estonia the freedom score of 94 out of 100 and declared the country as “free”; the index, however, lists a plethora of issues that are wrong in the country. According to Freedom House, …
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On 14 June 1941, the Soviet Union forcibly deported over 10,000 people from Estonia to Siberia – over 7,000 were women, children, and elderly people; the date is now observed as a day of mourning.* In the summer of 1940, the Soviet Union occupied Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as a …
