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The Seattle Estonian Society commemorated Estonia’s 108th Independence Day on February 15th.  The event started with the traditional American and Estonian flag ceremony and singing of both national anthems. The welcome address was given by the recently elected Seattle Estonian Society President, Merike Käo, who thanked all of the attending...

Mõnikord pead lahkuma, et aru saada, kuhu sa tegelikult kuulud. My path back to Eesti wasn't direct. After a disappointing 2011 praktika in Tallinn – no real work, no pay, living over an hour from other noored – I disengaged from eestlus for the first time in my life. It...

This new year is off to a turbulent start: from the roller coaster ride of tariffs and national economy to the U.S. strikes in Venezuela on January 3 and Iran on February 28, and rapidly rising gasoline prices. Russia’s war against Ukraine grinds on. The winter there was extremely difficult,...

We hereby announce the upcoming election for EANC’s XXIV Council. If you are an Estonian American interested in sharing your experience, representing your fellow Estonian Americans, and making a meaningful impact, consider a run for the Estonian American National Council (Eesti Rahvuskomitee Ühendriikides, ERKÜ). Council members are elected for a...

The Boston Baltic Film Festival invites you to a special virtual film festival on March 2-23, 2026. The festival will present 26 films from the Baltic region, including seven Estonian productions, all of which will be available for streaming anywhere in the United States and Canada. Many of these films...

My daughter is four months old. She can't ask me what "Estonian" means yet, but when she does, I want to have an answer. I'm 35, American-born with pure Estonian blood. My grandparents fled Soviet occupation in the '30s and '40s, leaving behind everything except their language, their culture, and...

From February 8–11, the international circular design collaboration project Circular Dialogues took place in New York, combining a symposium and a design exhibition and bringing together designers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers from the United States and Europe. Held during New York Fashion Week, the program focused on practical and scalable...

The Boston Baltic Film Festival is proud to present The Arvo Pärt Trilogy, Dorian Supin’s three intimate documentaries about the renowned Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, who is widely regarded as the most performed living classical composer in the world. These online films are available for viewing anywhere in the US...

The Boston Baltic Film Festival returns to Boston on Friday, February 27 at 6:30 pm, opening its eighth season with a strong Estonian presence and the North American premiere of “Fränk”, one of Estonia’s most talked-about recent films. The screening takes place at the historic Emerson Paramount Center, where Edith...

Estonia’s 108th anniversary of independence is soon approaching. Let me take you on a short stream-of-consciousness journey.  All four of my grandparents were born in the 19th century and were young adults at the time of the nation's birth. I got to know three of them; however, I’m not aware...