News and features about Estonia and Estonians
In the early twentieth century Estonian artist Ants Laikmaa created beautiful portraits of Ethiopians and North Africans, while still developing a distinct Estonian art. The range of his portraiture reveals the tolerance and acceptance in Estonia over a century ago. Estonia has always been multicultural, yet recent debates about EU migration quotas tend to suggest otherwise. […]
An Ethiopian in Tallinn, circa 1903 Read More »
Saburi Ken, a Singaporean student who graduated from the University of Tartu, shares his thoughts, impressions and opinions of Estonia and its people. My thoughts are not systematically written nor ranked in any significant order. They’re random at best. They include the good, the bad and the awkward. I don’t want to be biased and
Saburi Ken: 66 impressions of Estonia Read More »
I think Estonia is awesome. I came here for the first time in 2004 and fell in love with it. But no place is perfect, and neither is Tallinn. After living here for a while, I feel like there are aspects of city life that can easily be improved. With this article my aim is
Joao Rei: Ten things Estonia needs to do to attract all the international talent Read More »
The Canadian-Estonian summer camp, Seedrioru, is to celebrate its 60th anniversary this year and invites Estonians everywhere to join them for their anniversary, Suvihari 60. It is a celebration of the summer solstice (Jaanipäev), of Seedrioru itself, a very special place for generations of Canadian-Estonians, and simply of the Estonian spirit, both yesterday and tomorrow. In the
Canadian-Estonian celebration Suvihari turns 60 Read More »
BuzzFeed had a few Americans try out Estonian sweets and candies. Watch their reaction…
Video: Americans try Estonian sweets for the first time Read More »
With its 3,000 hours of sunshine a year, Malta should sound like a heaven for Estonians, shouldn’t it? We asked the local Estonian community about the pros and cons of living on this tiny Mediterranean island. If you search Malta online, all these beautiful pictures and postcards pop-up straight away. You might not believe that,
Why do Estonians choose Malta? Read More »
Every nation has its characteristics. Some time ago, a few Tallinn-based expats compiled a tongue-in-cheek list that distinguishes Estonians. Estonian World republishes the list in a slightly modified form. You know you are from Estonian when… 1. You use the word “normal” if something is OK. 2. When visiting friends abroad you bring along a
100 ways to know that you are from Estonia Read More »
New evidence indicates Estonians may have been the first Europeans to settle North America.* Archaeologists excavating in the rocky coast of Maine in the United States have discovered a historical encampment, which, if their theory holds true, will represent the earliest known European settlement in North America – predating Christopher Columbus by centuries and even
Estonians beat Columbus to north America Read More »
Kihnu, a small island in the Baltic Sea, with a population of 600, has a lifelong dream to rebuild an authentic rock-ship model. Originally used by seal hunters and fishermen, Kihnu is now one of the most culturally significant societies in Estonia. The women guard the cultural heritage while the men go off to sea
Kihnu wants to build an authentic rock-ship model Read More »
The Republic of Estonia will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2018, in anticipation to the anniversary, the dedicated web page EV100 has now been launched by the Estonian government. The website is published in Estonian, Russian and English and it is aimed to keep people up to date about the upcoming events and preparations. It has now
Preparations start for Estonia’s 100th anniversary celebration Read More »
