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Los Altos Town Crier ran a story about local mother and daughter Margaret and Elizabeth Barnett of Los Altos, CA, who recently traveled to Estonia to perform in front of thousands of people at Laulupidu, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Estonian festival’s Song Celebration. The Barnetts sang with the...

From June 27 through July 3, Estonians from across the world came together to celebrate their Estonian culture and identity at the 12th ESTO festival. ESTO 2019, dedicated to the theme "Our Future," took place immediately prior to the XXVII Song and XX Dance Festival, beginning in Helsinki and moving...

Russian president Vladimir Putin is traveling to Helsinki, Finland, on August 21, meeting with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinistö, says ERR News. Niinistö announced the meeting on his own social media page, saying he was looking forward to interesting and fruitful discussions, according to Finnish public broadcaster Yle. According to...

A brand new book – "An Introduction to Estonian Literature" (editor Hilary Bird) has now been published by the Estonian Institute. "Hilary Bird’s “Introduction to Estonian Literature” is truly a pioneering work, and a welcome contribution for anyone with an interest in the lively and flourishing literature of this small...

Estonia is set to get its first ever Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food franchise in October, according to BNS. Apollo Group also operates the Apollo chain of cinemas in the capital, as well as in Tartu, Pärnu and Narva, Apollo bookstores, O'Learys sports bars, Blender juice bars and other entertainment...

Tähelepanu endised Seabrooki elanikud! Helga Merits, the acclaimed filmmaker of historical documentaries about Baltic refugees after the Second World War, is starting a film project about Seabrook Farms. She will be visiting the U.S. in the beginning of September to conduct preliminary research at the Estonian Archives in Lakewood, NJ...

Kaitlyn Vesterstein (number 4). Katie Vesterstein from Duluth, MN, a successful downhill ski racer, has been on a roll this summer with consistently winning the Women’s Division in the District 23 Harescramble and Enduro Race Series. The typical season starts in April and ends in October with races almost every...

The Fall 2019 issue of Journal of Baltic Studies (Vol 50, Issue 3) is now available online! The issue contains articles on the Latvian adaptation of Communicative Development Inventories, trilemmas of recognition in the Baltic states’ foreign policies, post-Cold War economic ties between Kaliningrad and Europe, music education literature in...

On the proposal of Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa), the Cabinet on August 1, approved objectives for how to improve the accessibility of consular services for Estonians living abroad, according to a ministry press release. Within the framework of these objectives, the processing of identity documents in foreign...

Did you know that Estonia has our very own princess? Princess Adriana is representing Estonia in Indonesia as an honorary consul. Having Estonia close to her heart runs in her family – Princess Adriana's mother, Princess Dr C.A. Ariyanti was also the Honorary Consul of Estonia in her time. Princess...