News from Estonia

  Estonian children’s physiotherapist Maarja Säde has released a book, now for sale on Amazon, featuring daily baby exercises that help to shape a child's proper movement patterns and encourage their physical development. The author of the books “My Active Baby” and “Baby Massage and Yoga”, Maarja Säde demonstrates exercises...

Children of Tallinn's Old Town's schools traditionally visit Riigikogu (Parlament) on Martinmas, where they were greeted by Henn Põlluaas, the Speaker of the Riigikogu. Photo by Postimees   Late autumn is the time when harvests conclude, the weather cools and the days grow shorter.   In Estonia, as in many...

Head of the Citizenship and Migration Policy Department at the Mi nistry of the Interior Ruth Annus has written about 12 myths related to foreigners' stay, studies and employment in Estonia and why they are not true.   ERR News has translated Annus' post from the Ministry of the Interior's...

  Chairman of the Center Party, Prime Minister Jüri Ratas proposed a possible question for the upcoming marriage referendum on an ERR talk show. Ratas said that the phrasing of the question should be specific.   He proposed the following question. "Should marriage remain a union between a man and...

  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is inviting Estonians across the world to give feedback. We would like to know how Estonian communities around the world are satisfied with consular services and the level of inclusion.   Valuable feedback will help us plan development activities in a way that best...

Estonian-founded Skeleton Technologies has raised €41.3 million in equity capital from investors. Skeleton was advised by investment bank UBS in the financing round.   Ellex Raidla was the legal advisor to the transaction, Skeleton Technologies said. Most of the investment was subscribed by new investors.   All current investors joined...

Photo by Ksenija Kurs / pealinn.ee   Tallinn's traditional Christmas market is to be replaced this year by a more dispersed event, encompassing the entire Old Town and other districts of the capital, due to coronavirus concerns.   The city government itself is overseeing the festivities.   "We have a...

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is listed as one of the 10 best choirs in the world by classicalmusic.com.   Little surprise that a nation famous for song – its independence from the USSR was preceded by a ‘Singing Revolution’ of massed voices in Tallinn in 1988 – should boast...

Tiina Ann Kirss   Tiina Ann Kirss.    Source: Ly Lestberg / ERR   Literary scholar Tiina Ann Kirss writes  about her family, who were among the 75,000 Estonians who fled in 1944, to mark the unveiling of a new monument to those known as boat refugees on the Puise Peninsula,...