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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Estonians in Australia
Sir Arvi Parbo, an Estonian-Australian mining entrepreneur and a knight – obituary
Sir Arvi Parbo, one of Australia’s most well-known and recognised mining entrepreneurs, and probably the only knighted Estonian, died on 1 May at the age
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For Estonian refugees, a masthead made a new home, half a world away
Estonians fleeing the aftermath of the Second World War and the Soviet occupation found their voice in Australia via a newspaper that continues to this
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Australia opens its first pop-up embassy in Estonia
Australia is the latest of nations that has decided to test out a new concept of modern diplomacy – opening a pop-up embassy in the
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Beebi Boomers – the children of fate
Andres Simonson writes about the Beebi Boomers – the children born in the United States, Canada, Australia, Sweden and other countries to native Estonian political
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Estonia opens an embassy in Australia
Estonia has finally opened an embassy in Australia, 25 years after regaining independence. The Estonian foreign minister, Marina Kaljurand, opened the embassy – the first
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An Estonian arts and culture festival to open in Melbourne
Estonia is set to celebrate its twenty–fifth international arts and culture festival in Melbourne, Australia, 28-31 December. Eesti Päevad – the Estonian Days – is
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Estonians taking on the world in Brisbane: where we are at and where we have come from
Estonians are certainly making an impact on and their presence felt in Australia. The way in which Estonians integrate into an existing culture without forgetting
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Estonia participates in the Brisbane Scandinavian Days for the first time
The Estonian community of Brisbane will participate in the local Scandinavian Festival on 14 September. Bringing together the local clubs of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland,
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Estonian communities around the world: keeping the flag flying in Sydney
Australia hosts the fifth largest Estonian community in the world. Among the Estonians currently living in Australia, the Sydney community is the liveliest one. The
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