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20 mesmerising images of Estonian wildlife

The annual “Nature Photography of the Year” competition, where the best Estonian nature photographers are recognised, took place for the 16th time. Everyone who is interested in photography and has managed to capture the essence of wild nature, could participate. Estonian World brings you our favourite images and the winning picture. Evalotta Zacek “Under the […]

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Fifty-five years of advocating on Baltic issues in the US celebrated

The Joint Baltic American National Committee looks back at 55 years of advocating on Baltic issues in the United States. The Joint Baltic American National Committee, Inc, came together 55 years ago on 27 April 1961, documented by the decision and signatures of the heads of the leading national Baltic organisations. In doing so, it

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An Estonian man is knitting the world’s largest flag for the country’s centenary

Estonian Valtrik Pihl, a Helsinki-based construction worker from Paide, is knitting a huge, 160-square metre (1,722-square ft) flag as a gift for Estonia’s centenary, celebrated in 2018. Pihl started to think three years ago, what a privilege it is to live at a time when Estonia is celebrating its most important birthday in history, its centenary in 2018. He

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Estonians – the nation of neo-Pagans?

Anna-Maria Zarembok asks whether the neo-Paganism, not Christianity, is the true religion of Estonia.* The Estonian capital city of Tallinn is known to have kept the best condition of medieval structures from the thirteenth century. Despite Estonia’s well-maintained churches and other medieval tourist attractions, Estonia is considered to be one of the least religious countries in the

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Expats corner: Tim Heath encourages Estonians to embrace those who are different

In “Expats corner” we catch up with foreigners who live or have lived in Estonia, to find out what they really think of the country. Tim Heath is a British author, who has lived in Tallinn for four years. Tim, what brought you to Estonia? It’s going to sound a little strange to some (especially

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How I fell in love with Hiiumaa and discovered the Estonian passion

Iris van Genuchten, originally from the Netherlands, writes how she ended up in the Estonian island of Hiiumaa and fell in love with it, discovering the Estonian passion along the way. Some encounters pass by gradually, almost unnoticed, until some years later that encounter turns out to be a key moment for your future life. I

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Religion in Estonia

Estonians are a small nation, unknown to many. But when we’re given the chance to present us, we do it with great splendour. It’s the world famous things, leading the whole universe straight to the future, we like to identify with: Skype, TransferWise, e-elections, the number of mobile phones per capita; and secularity. Estonians are

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