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The Estonian American National Council, Inc. (EANC) requires a full-time director for its Washington, DC, activities and programs.   Responsibilities include: •    Represent the EANC at meetings and at official functions primarily in the Washington, DC area, but also elsewhere, as required.•    Work closely with organizations to which EANC belongs...

Estonian start-up ReLaDe is developing reusable biological enzymes that will change the way you wash your clothes. And with the company recently taking third price at ClimateLaunchpad 2015 competition, chemical detergents could soon become a thing of the past. ReLaDe's representative Mart Ustav Jr. said their solution will make biological...

Growing number of Finnish retirees are moving to Estonia for cheaper prices and more comfortable living. The number of retirees has increased steadily in recent years, writes Swedish-language daily Hufvudstadsbladet. According to them, in 2014, 1,184 Finnish pensioners lived in Estonia, some 200 more than the previous year. The lower...

NOTICE: The Estonian American National Council will hold its annual meeting on October 3, 2015, at the Sheraton BWI Airport.   The meeting is open to all interested parties, but prior registration is required and space is limited.   Contact: Linda Rink, EANC Executive Director, [email protected], or 215 546-5863.

Renard GT, the first motorcycle designed and built in Estonia, was presented to the buyer.   Motorcycle manufacturer Renard Motorcycles handed the first bespoke motorcycle, designed and produced in Estonia, to its new owner. In 1938, Estonian entrepreneur J. Lään founded a motorized bicycle manufacturer Renard Cycles in Tallinn. Seven...

Photo: Erik’s fishing buddy and coach Sören Ruutsoo from Otepää.   "Vee peal" is the title of a new autobiographical novel by Olavi Ruitlane, which has been likened to a new Kevade (“Spring”, the beloved 1912 novel by Oskar Luts).   "Vee peal" is set in the small southern Estonian...

The Estonian American National Council, Inc. (EANC) requires a full-time director for its Washington, DC, activities and programs.   Responsibilities include: •    Represent the EANC at meetings and at official functions primarily in the Washington, DC area, but also elsewhere, as required.•    Work closely with organizations to which EANC belongs...

  Did you know that Estonian meadows have the highest plant species diversity in the world? Rain forests may have the largest amount of species on one hectare but Laelatu wooded meadow is the holder of not one but two world records for diversity!   An area of 10x10 cm...

Pictured are commemoration speakers, from left to right: Lithuanian Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas; VOC Executive Director Marion Smith; Latvian Deputy Chief of Mission Ilmars Breidaks; and Estonian Deputy Chief of Mission Marki Tihhonova-Kreek.   Photo: Marju Rink-Abel   Up: On August 23, The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) and the Victims...

According to Foreign Minister Marina Kaljurand, Estonia strongly condemns the judgement rendered by the Pskov regional court on August 19th, on Eston Kohver as well as the entire trial.   “The abduction of Eston Kohver from the territory of the Republic of Estonia by the FSB on 5 September, and...