News and features about Estonia and Estonians
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 […]
A crazy Estonian idea urges people to clean up their countries in one day Read More
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
“Work hard, then comes love”– really? Read More
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
Oak tree in Estonia named the European Tree of the Year 2015 Read More
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
Minority report: the plight of Estonia’s ethnic Swedes Read More
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
20 pictures of Soviet-era Estonia Read More
For the past six years, the Estonian winter capital, Otepää, has played host to a sauna marathon where hundreds of competitors sweat to visit as
The world’s biggest sauna marathon to take place in Estonia Read More
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. Scott
An expat in Tallinn, Scott Diel, tells Estonians to “dream bigger” Read More
Entering its third year, Estonian World is more popular than ever. We take a look back at the top 10 most popular stories in 2014.
Estonian World’s ten most popular stories in 2014 Read More
Estonian World’s authors choose the events that have, in their opinion, shaped the life of Estonians and their country most this year. Claire Millard
The most important events for Estonia in 2014 – as chosen by Estonian World Read More
New York’s Times Square gave a grand welcome to an Estonian business delegation, led by Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, in the morning of 12 December
PICTURES: e-Estonia takes over Times Square in NYC Read More
