International

  The sauna builder’s grandson has just been granted permission to recover the smoke sauna and restore it in the Rocky Mountains   The more we write about Estonian saunas, the more people write to us about weird and wonderful Estonian saunas for us to cover, writes Adam Rang in...

Dropcap the popularization of the “ideal measure” has led to advice such as “Increase font size for large screens and reduce font size for small screens.” While a good measure does improve the reading experience, it’s only one rule for good typography. Another rule is to maintain a comfortable font...

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is listed as one of the 10 best choirs in the world by classicalmusic.com.   Little surprise that a nation famous for song – its independence from the USSR was preceded by a ‘Singing Revolution’ of massed voices in Tallinn in 1988 – should boast...

On October 7th, the embassies of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC) held their first meeting since the start of the pandemic.    Under normal circumstances, the embassies and JBANC meet three to four times annually to discuss upcoming events, policy and legislative priorities,...

Photo by Aare Hindremäe   A memorial to Estonians who died fleeing their country by sea in 1944 in the face of invading Soviet forces, as well as to remember all those who fled, was formally unveiled on Puise beach, Lääne County on September 19th. "An estimated 5,000 people entered...

Estonia's purchase last month of 92 Javelin missiles through the US European Command Assistance Program is an example of the kind of programs these bills fund. Source: Eesti Kaitsevägi/Estonian Defense Forces/mil.ee   The Estonian American National Council (EANC) is tracking several bills in process in Congress that include significant funding...

Pactum’s founders Kristjan Korjus, Martin Rand and Kaspar Korjus.  Photo: estonianworld.com The Estonian-founded startup, Pactum, an AI-based platform that helps companies to automate personalised commercial negotiations, is to supply its technology to Walmart, the US retail giant, writes Estonian World. Pactum’s artificial intelligence system enables partners to negotiate more valuable...

This year Estonia celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Estonian Song Festival with the biggest show ever welcoming over 30,000 singers and over 90,000 viewers to the song festival grounds in Tallinn. There's no better way to continue this celebration of a beautiful tradition by spreading awareness about ways how...