Why do Estonians choose Malta?
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 […]
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100 ways to know that you are from Estonia
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
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Estonians beat Columbus to north America
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
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Kihnu wants to build an authentic rock-ship model
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
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Preparations start for Estonia’s 100th anniversary celebration
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
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A crazy Estonian idea urges people to clean up their countries in one day
When the Estonian entrepreneur, Rainer Nõlvak, announced his team wants to bring together 50,000 Estonians to clean up the entire country from illegal waste in
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“Work hard, then comes love”– really?
Estonian writer Anton Hansen Tammsaare wrote in his most famous book, “Truth and Justice”, that one must work hard and love will follow. Piret Kuusik contemplates
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Oak tree in Estonia named the European Tree of the Year 2015
An oak tree in the Estonian island of Saaremaa has been voted the European Tree of the Year. Nearly two hundred thousand people from all
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Minority report: the plight of Estonia’s ethnic Swedes
Estonia’s Swedes survived revolution, invasion and exile. Their struggles tell the story of 20th-century Europe. In 1993 I found myself living on a former collective
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20 pictures of Soviet-era Estonia
Tomas Alexandersson, a young Swede, who moved to Tallinn, started collecting the postcards and travel brochures of the Soviet-era Estonia, ultimately dedicating an entire website
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