Flying like a swan: Sacha Dench in Estonia
Despite snow, fog, rain, injury and exhaustion a woman who has flown 7,000 kilometres from the Russian Arctic to the UK, via Estonia, charting the […]
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News and features about Estonia and Estonians
The “Back to our roots” programme helps Estonians abroad connect with their origin
In cooperation with the Estonian ministry of education, the Estonian Youth Work Centre and the Brotherhood of Adventurers, people with Estonian roots, but who live
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Austria’s new president has Estonian ancestry
Alexander Van der Bellen, whose mother was Estonian, has won Austria’s presidential election, preventing Norbert Hofer from becoming the EU’s first far-right head of state.
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The Rakvere Christmas tree this year has giant cogwheels
The small Estonian town of Rakvere has, for the third year in a row, installed a rather different Christmas tree; this year’s installation consists of
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Survey: Estonia is the most optimistic country in the EU
According to a recent survey by Intrum Justitia, a Swedish credit management services company, Estonians are the most optimistic nation in the European Union. The
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The history of Buddhism in Estonia: from saints to Soviet-era resistance
While the first Estonian to be declared a saint was a Buddhist, this religion also served as a form of resistance for certain Estonian intellectuals
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Estonia’s quality of life 23rd in the world
According to the non-profit organisation, Social Progress Imperative, Estonia’s quality of life is 23rd in the world. The “Social Progress Index” collates the scores of
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Expats corner: Carlos Ivan Vargas, attracted to Estonia by a digital society
In “Expats corner”, we catch up with foreign-born residents who have made Estonia their home, to find out what they really think of the country. Carlos Ivan
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Estonia one of the most obese countries in the EU
According to the European statistics bureau, Eurostat, Estonia is one of the most obese nations in the European Union with 20.4% of the population aged
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Estonians in the post-Brexit Britain: the UK is about to lose many talents
In June, the United Kingdom held a referendum on its future in the European Union and the result – to leave the EU – came
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