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Tallinn’s “Oak of Russalka” shortlisted for the European Tree of the Year

For the third year in a row, a tree in Estonia is competing for the title of the “European tree of the year”; this time, the “Oak of Russalka”, located by the Tallinn seashore, is competing with 15 other trees from all over Europe in a contest that has been running since 2011. The tree […]

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The Economist Intelligence Unit ranks Estonia as a borderline “flawed democracy”

The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index 2016 has ranked Estonia as a borderline “flawed democracy” with the score of 7.85 out of 10; a “full democracy” ranking begins from the score of 8.0. In the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index, 167 countries scored on a scale of 0 to 10 based on 60 indicators across

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Kalamaja district in the Estonian capital is one of the “hippest” in Europe

According to TravelSupermarket, a UK-based price comparison website, the district of Kalamaja in Tallinn, the Estonian capital, is the ninth “hippest” neighbourhood in Europe. The website created the index by looking at the ratio of trendsetting and creative industry indicators, such as independent coffee shops, vintage fashion stores, record shops, vegan cafes, independent bike shops,

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Estonia’s centenary celebration engages Estonians and their friends across the world

The Republic of Estonia will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2018; in anticipation to the centenary, the preparations have already started and are likely to add confidence to the country and its people across the globe. An imaginary countdown timer to celebrate the country’s centenary in 2018 was switched on last year, when the Estonian

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The UN classifies Estonia as a Northern European country

The United Nations has classified Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as Northern European countries instead of Eastern European.* According to the United Nations, Northern European countries are Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Eastern European countries are, according to the classification, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland,

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The family of Queen Victoria (1819 – 1901). Painting by Franz Xaver Winterhalter.

Tatler lists Estonia as one of the “poshest” names to call a baby girl

According to a list published in Tatler Magazine, a London-based publication that chronicles the whims and frolics of Britain’s aristocracy, “Estonia” is listed as one of the “poshest” names to call your newborn girl. The magazine’s list of the poshest girls’ names includes, in addition to Estonia, the likes of Alfreda, Blanche, Czar-Czar, Debonaire, Figgy, Gethsemane, Hum, Idabelle, Jori,

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