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Flag waving in front of San Francisco City Hall.  Photo by Carolyn van Spyk For the first time in recent years, the Estonian flag flew from San Francisco City Hall on February 24th, to honor the 102nd anniversary of Estonian independence. Arranged by the Consulate General of Estonia in San...

Bay Area Estonians' EV102.   Photo by Vaido Vald. On Saturday, February 22nd, Bay Area Estonians gathered again to celebrate Estonia’s independence. One hundred and two years after Estonia first declared its freedom, guests at Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale were greeted with a program that reflected ongoing activities...

On behalf of the people and government of the United States, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday congratulated the Republic of Estonia on the 102nd anniversary of independence and the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Tartu. "Both the Treaty of Tartu and the U.S. Declaration of Independence...

Korp! Vironia Suusapäevad 2020 in Lake Tahoe at the home of vil! dr. Toomas Rebane in Incline Village, Nevada. Twelve members of the fraternity and their families joined in the weekend-long festivities of skiing, saunas and the annual dinner (as photographed) at the home of vil! Toomas Rebane.  Photo by...

Indiana University’s Summer Language Workshop is proud to host the 2020 Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI), a cooperative project of the Baltic Languages Consortium and the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies, offering intensive Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian language courses. BALSSI was founded in 1994 and is supported by...

Jaan Kross.     Photo by Peeter Langovits. On February 19, 100 years ago, an absolute Estonian classic, and one of the greatest storytellers in Europe – Jaan Kross was born. The Estonian Writers' Union celebrated Kross' birthday with a two-day international conference, which also awarded the Jaan Kross Literary Prize to...

Hundreds of fairy tales, dozens of magical objects and numerous strange encounters – the Estonian National Museum (ERM) exhibition ‘Once Upon a Time...’ takes visitors on a journey through a magical forest and the underworld to meet holograms of heroes in the exhibition hall and guides them out of hell...

From left: CEPA Executive Vice President Réka Szemerkényi, Major General Herem, and EANC's Karin Shuey.   Major General Martin Herem recently made his first official visit as the Chief of Estonian Defence Forces to our nation’s capital and was hosted by the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) think tank...

The U.S. Congressional Research Service has published a new report looking at Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and U.S.-Baltic relations. As the report concludes: "The Baltic states are likely to remain strong U.S. allies and important U.S. security partners in Europe.   Analysts believe close cooperation between the United States and the...

Dr. Olavi Arens, Ambassador Jonatan Vseviov and Professor Andres Kasekamp giving their remarks in front of the audience.  Photo by Karin Shuey   The Embassy of Estonia to the U.S. has recently hosted several events of interest to the local community and beyond. Three of these were held at the...