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Queen of Denmark Visits TallinnQueen Margrethe II of Denmark was on an official visit to Tallinn on the weekend of June 15, the 800th anniversary of the date when, according to legend, the Dannebrog, the red and white flag of Denmark, fell from the skies during the Battle of Lyndanise...

Estonia Gains Non-Permanent UN Security Council SeatEstonia has gained a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2020-2021, following a vote at the international body's headquarters in New York. The announcement came after a second secret ballot gave the seat to Estonia, with four other nations earlier picking up...

Estonia Sent Additional Diplomats to NY Ahead of UN VoteEstonia sent additional diplomats to New York, who, together with officials already working there, are making final efforts to persuade representatives of other countries to give their vote to Estonia for non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on June 7....

The ESTO Flag Awaits at the Estonian National MuseumThe ESTO flag, which made its debut at the first Global Estonian Festival in Toronto in 1972 and has been part of the Eesti Rahva Muuseumi (ERM) collection since 1999, was brought out of the museum's storage on May 28. In five...

Estonian Film Wins Best Children's Film in U.S."The Little Comrade" ("Seltsimees laps"), voted best film of 2018 in Estonia, was chosen the best best children's film of the year at the 18th Tiburon Film Festival in California. Global Estonian Program Discussed with Population MinisterEstonia's Minister of Population Riina Solman met...

Vaba Eesti Sõna" Celebrates Serving American Estonians for 70 YearsThe first edition of the "Vaba Eesti Sõna" (Free Estonian Word) newspaper was published on Saturday, June 11, 1949. The editor-in-chief was August Waldman. A single issue cost 15 cents and a subscription until the end of that year was $3....

Exhibition "Estonia Through 100 Pairs of Eyes" in San FranciscoThe travelling exhibition and accompanying book "Estonia Through 100 Pairs of Eyes", completed for Estonia's centenary, has now reached San Francisco. It tells the story of Estonia through the portrait photographs and stories of one hundred Estonians, aged 100 to 1...

Over 300 Scouts Attend St. George's Day Camp and ParadeOver 300 boy, girl, and cub scouts gathered in the seaside town of Haapsalu last weekend to participate in the annual Jüripäeva (St. George's Day) camp, which wraps up with a parade and marks the start of the long-awaited outdoor activity...

New Estonian Government AppointedOn April 24, President Kersti Kaljulaid appointed the new Estonian government, led by Jüri Ratas, to office. During the formal ceremony, statements were made by the chairmen of the three governing coalition parties: Jüri Ratas of the Centre Party, Mart Helme of the Conservative People's Party of...

President Kaljulaid in New YorkPresident Kersti Kaljulaid was on a working visit to New York on April 6-8, where she opened the Louis Kahn exhibition at the UN headquarters, spoke at a support event of the Arvo Pärt Center and met representatives of Arab countries and French-speaking African countries to discuss...