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Last weekend around 3,500 men gathered in Rakvere to dance at the third ever Estonian Men Dance Festival. The festival is inspired by the Estonian Dance Celebration that dates back to 1934, it takes place every five years in Tallinn and is part of UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage....

Photo by Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture   From June 22 through August 30, the Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Branch, will open an unprecedented exhibition of the Baltic diaspora, drawing on the memories, documents, photographs, and memorabilia of families and individuals who lived through the WWII experience. “No Home...

Estonia just released a new line of stamps featuring companies such as Skype and Transferwise, which both have some Estonian founders. Despite being the least populous country in Europe, with just 1.3 million people, Estonia is a bit of a paradise for startups.   Estonia's list of startup alumni also...

Now you can support both EANC and Vaba Eesti Sõna! The Estonian American National Council announces a special promotion:  every person who donates $500 or more to EANC will receive a free subscription to Vaba Eesti Sõna, the only Estonian-language newspaper published in the U.S.! You can choose either a...

On June 3, Col. Aivar Salekešin was presented the Legion of Merit award (degree of Commander) by U.S. Ambassador Levine at EDF headquarters in Tallinn in recognition of his outstanding performance as the former Estonian Defense, Military, Naval and Air Attaché in Washington D.C. Col. Salekešin’s citation, signed by former...

The chances of winning a Nobel Prize will increase significantly for Estonian scientists soon, when the world’s brightest synchrotron light source facility will be opened in Lund, Sweden, where Estonians will share a beamline with the Finns. A beamline is a key component or conduit for the synchrotron light source...

It’s less than 100 days until we welcome you to Lääneranniku Eesti Päevad (West Coast Estonian Days) at beautiful Whistler, British Columbia, August 5 through 9, 2015.   We are thrilled to be able to present to you many talented groups of singers, dancers and musicians from Estonia – Noorkuu,...

The European Commission (EC) today officially proposed migrant quotas, under which each individual European Union member state should provide safe haven for a certain number of refugees. In the light of one of the worst migration crises for years in the Mediterranean, the EC set out immediate and long-term responses...

Flashback to emade/päev (Mothers’ Day): In English you say that someone is the apple of your eye.   In Estonian, someone can be the tera of your eye; your silma/tera. Literally, the silma/tera is the pupil of the eye and that’s why kids at Tallinn’s Kopli laste/aed (kindergarten) painted themselves...