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In September, San Francisco  welcomes the mixed youth choir Vox Populi (voxpopuli.ee) from Estonia to the Bay Area Vox Populi is best known for its performances of the music of Veljo Tormis, and has received many international awards.   The SF Eesti Selts was successful in getting a small grant...

Vigala Reinlender: Jeff, Kadri, Andrus, Deborah, Jyri Erik, Kelsey   Pillerkaar, Estonian Folk Dancers of the Washington DC Metro Area, full of energy and vigor, spent half the day dancing at the 9th annual Estonian Embassy for the European Union Embassies' Open House on May 9, 2015 in Washington, DC....

Estonia holds a strong seventh position in OECD's biggest ever global school rankings based on math and science skills at age 15. Although the full report will only be formally presented at the United Nations World Education Forum next week, BBC has published the league table in advance. The rankings,...

I don’t have the Estonian alphabet on my computer, and nowadays I think in English and translate eesti keelde. I personally knew Mr. Raudsepp, and I always called him “Mr. Raudsepp!” How he knew me, I will never know. Perhaps from Geislingen, we lived on Werkstrasse. Maybe he lived nearby. ...

Helen Arnold’s pit bull Sparky and her friends   It is true that the hot summers in Texas do not draw many Estonians here. Still some have come and for a variety of reasons. Some were transferred here by their employers or had married a Texan. Some are here temporarily...

Photo: Group photo of representatives invited to the symposium. Senator Rob Portman is in the front row, fourth from left.    Photo by Erika Kikut Puussaar   In April, 2015, Ohio Senator Rob Portman traveled to Ukraine and Latvia to gain his own perspective on the situation in Ukraine, as well...

Estonian Parliament has approved constitution change that gives 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in the Estonian local government elections. Changes to constitution need to be approved by two parliaments to take effect. The bill was passed by the 12th Riigikogu in February and by the 13th today, with...

Pillerkaar, Estonian Folk Dancers of the Washington, DC Metro Area performed and marched in the NATO Festival/Parade on April 25, 2015 in Norfolk, Virginia! There were 10 Pillerkaar performers and several husbands, fathers, and sons and daughters helping to make the Estonian part of the NATO Festival a great success!...

Estonia, a tech-savvy and ever-globalizing country, has lately been busy developing many initiatives to help and encourage foreign talent to relocate here. Work in Estonia, launched on April 28 by Enterprise Estonia, a government agency, is the most ambitious welcoming program yet. The goal of Work in Estonia is to...

Kärt Johanson and Tõnis Mägi   Call for Sponsors Benefit Concert featuring Tõnis Mägi and Kärt Johanson from Estonia Saturday, July 18th, 2015 at 8:00 pm. Admission $30.00   Proceeds from the Event will go towards restoration of the Church. Your generous donation will help support the Estonian Church concert...