News from Estonia

I am once again asking for your help in support of Ukrainian refugee students at the University of Tartu. Their situation continues to be difficult. Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated by the University.  Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine continues. Ukrainians who fled their homeland continue to...

The Arkaader English VOD platform is now live, inviting cinephiles, estophiles and the Estonian diaspora worldwide to discover and rediscover the Estonian film legacy at www.arkaader.ee. Arkaader.ee, a video-­on-demand platform dedicated to showcasing Estonian film heritage, celebrated its first year with the opening of an English version of the platform...

It’s said that the first casualty of war is truth. The following totals of Russia-Ukraine war losses all start from February 24, 2022.   Source: Ukrainian Memory Book – 35,000 regular Ukrainian military killed, 15,000 missing, 3,400 captured, up to 100,000 wounded, to Nov. 14, 2023. Source: NATO estimates – 300,000+...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to  Estonia, which had been postponed several times, finally took place last week. It was the largest police operation in the history of Estonia, with more than 1,000 people ensuring Zelensky's security from his arrival from Lithuania on the evening of January 11  until he...

Estonia's Aleksandr Selevko has won a silver medal at the ISU European Figure Skating Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania. Selevko followed an impressive short program on  January 10 with an even bet- ter performance in the men's  free­skating on January 13 to bring home Estonia's first ever figure skating medal at...

The Estonian Song and Dance Festival Foundation revealed the foundational ideas, ethos, artistic choices and visuals for the XXVIII Song and XX Dance Festival next summer. This time, diaspora Estonian folk dancers are being given a distinct role as well. Titled "Iseoma" – meaning something like "My Own" in Estonian...

 The Estonian Students Fund supports students of Estonian heritage studying  full­time at a college or university by awarding scholarships to promising candidates, who demonstrate academic excellence, community activity and leadership, and participation in  and commitment to Estonian society.  We are making preparations for the 2024 application cycle and look forward...

A new record low ambient temperature for this winter so  far was set early on the morning of January 4th in Narva,  where a value of ­27.7 degrees Celsius was posted. This was a few tenths of a degree colder than the preceding day's low of ­27.3 degrees,  while with...

Back in the day, when young folks grew up, they had a sense of adventure and wanted to see the world. They signed up to work on a cargo ship and set sail for where the winds would take them. Why not try a modified version of that today, and...

DID YOU KNOW? September 2024 will mark the 80th anniversary of the Suurpõgenemine (mass flight to the West in 1944), when 80,000 Estonian citizens, including our parents and grandparents, were forced to flee ahead of the 2nd Russian occupation. To remain would have meant deportation to Siberia or certain death....