Remembering Estonia’s WWII refugees
In the autumn of 1944, fearful of the advancing Red Army, approximately 80,000 Estonians left their country behind and escaped to Germany and Sweden, later […]
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Estonian history
Lennart Meri, the president many loved, and everybody respected
On 29 March 2024, the former president and foreign minister, Lennart Meri, would’ve celebrated his 95th birthday; a Statesman with a capital S, he’s one
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The very first Estonian feminists – Lilli Suburg and Marie Reisik
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, it is worth taking a look at the stories of two strong and highly influential women who played leading
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Gallery: Deported Estonians in Siberia
The Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom in Tallinn holds some memories and pictures of Estonians who were deported to Siberia by the Soviet Union.
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Christmas traditions in Estonia
Christmas time is still the most important holiday celebrated in Estonia. For Estonians, Christmas is a mixture of the traditional, the modern, the secular and
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Five most bizarre things ever to happen in Estonian history
Estonia is a country with a long history that is, in large parts, made out of the stuff that histories are usually made out of
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Tuhala Witch’s Well and ancient Estonian mythology
Tuhala Witches’ Well, a karst spring located at the 3,000 years old settlement in Estonia’s Kose Parish, represents an ancient Estonian folk tale. Estonia has experienced
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The day the Soviets invaded Britain to capture an Estonian
The Shetland Islands are the northern-most part of the United Kingdom. A group of islands situated between the Atlantic and the North Sea, they are
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When Putin couldn’t take the truth spoken by Lennart Meri
The late Estonian president, Lennart Meri, once delivered a remarkable address in Hamburg, Germany, that caused the then-deputy mayor of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin, to
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Of potatoes, land and Estonian grandmas
In Estonia, the countryside has always meant a lot more than a rural area where some people prefer to live; the countryside determines identities, the
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