My Estonia

Viljandi hosts one of the largest folk music festivals in Europe – pictures

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The Viljandi Folk Music Festival is an annual music festival in Estonia with a central focus on European folk music. It is traditionally held during the last weekend of July, when the otherwise quiet town of Viljandi is completely transformed as the small town centre is suddenly flooded with people. On average, over 200 performers play about 100 concerts and […]

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Lottemaa – the largest family theme park in the Baltic States to open in Estonia

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There is Walt Disney’s original theme park Disneyland in southern California in the USA and in Paris in Europe, and Astrid Lindgren’s World – a theme park where children can meet Pippi Longstocking, Emil and Karlsson from the Roof – in Sweden. Finland, Estonia’s neighbour, has Moomin World, based on the Moomin books by Tove

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Kilometre of Sculpture – Rakvere steps up with an ambitious art event

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This summer, the premiere of one of Estonia’s most ambitious art events will not be found in Tallinn or Tartu, but in Rakvere. In addition to hosting the biannual Baltoscandal Theatre Festival, which draws thousands of theatre troupes and lovers from across Europe to the Estonian town, Rakvere will also host Estonia’s first large scale

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The 10 most photographed spots in Estonia (pictures)

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Using crowdsourcing, the Estonian-founded Sightsmap.com lists the most photographed places in any country of the world. Based on the number of Panoramio photos taken at each place in the world and Foursquare check-ins, it estimates the sightseeing popularity of each spot. These are the top 10 most photographed places in Estonia, according to Sightsmap (click

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Lessons in Estonian culture for beginners #4: “Dark tourism” at the Patarei prison

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Lisa and Kristen Dobbin are Estonian-Canadian sisters from Toronto. Last year, they relocated to Tartu to try and become a little more like their Estonian grandmother. This is the fourth part in their series of articles, “Lessons in Estonian culture for beginners”. The previous parts can be found here, here and here. Their photo blog can be found at http://kalevi71.tumblr.com.

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Estonia as a metaphor

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Estonia. A small northerly precious Baltic gem, with beautiful scenery that would indelibly astonish you; picturesque coastal villages, woods, meadows, lakes, islands, and beautiful blond maidens… This is the package in one of the smallest countries in Europe. Metaphorically speaking, a visit to Estonia will leave you a moment of that first encounter with a

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My grandmother’s shoes, my grandfather’s hat – my rediscovery of Tartu

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My grandparents grew up in Tartu, leaving after WWII to escape the Soviet occupation. This is a little story of  how I rediscovered the intellectual capital of Estonia. I was shocked when my Canadian university approved my visiting student application. To Tartu? Really? Many Canadians couldn’t even point to Estonia on a map.  I’ve also

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Thoughts about Estonia from an Englishman’s perspective

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David Foreman, an Englishman who splits his time between London and Pärnu, shares his thoughts about Estonia and Estonians. At the forefront of the English persons outlook on life is to wonder what others think about what they do. I wouldn’t say that this is absent from a typical Estonian viewpoint, but it certainly doesn’t seem to

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