News and features about Estonia and Estonians
Johann Urb is one of the most famous Estonian actors in the world – even though not many realise he’s anything but American, thanks to […]
Johann Urb: becoming an actor just happened to me – but it clearly needed to happen Read More
To achieve a more inclusive society, Estonia should combat discrimination and abuses against older people, tackle the gender pay gap and violence against women, and
European human rights authority: Estonia needs more social cohesion Read More
A South African couple, Rüdiger and Antonel Roach, packed up their things and moved to Estonia in March 2017; now that they’ve settled in, they’re
A South African couple shares their tips on moving to Estonia Read More
Andrey Ivanov, an ethnic Russian Estonian novelist, says in a new and well-regarded novel, “A Handful of Dust,” that the reason for Estonians not liking
Novelist: Estonians don’t like Russians because the Soviet occupation denied them choices Read More
Swedish government announced that it intends to allocate SEK30 million to promote a broad exchange between Swedes and Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, with a special
Sweden to allocate SEK10 million to promote “special relations” with Estonia Read More
The Estonishing Evenings series continues in Tallinn, this time taking a closer look at tolerance and diversity in Estonia. “It’s not that gays and diversity equal high
Estonishing Evenings: Could tolerance boost Estonia? Read More
Estonia is one of the most homophobic countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, according to a recent LGBTI inclusiveness index compiled by
Estonia is one of the most homophobic countries in the OECD Read More
The Estonian parish of Kanepi (kanep is cannabis in Estonian) picked the cannabis leaf as its symbol that is to be used on its flag
An Estonian parish picks the cannabis leaf as its symbol Read More
Liisi Esse, an associate curator for Estonian and Baltic Studies at Stanford University, says that Estonia has a strong reputation as a tech leader in
Liisi Esse: Estonia has a strong reputation as a tech leader in Silicon Valley Read More
According to the data by the World Health Organisation, Estonia is among the countries with the cleanest air. According to the WHO, the countries with
Estonia’s air is one of the cleanest in the world – WHO Read More
