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Kaljulaid Invites Presidents of Three Finno-Ugric Peoples to World CongressPresident Kersti Kaljulaid has invited Finnish President Sauli Niinistö, Hungarian President János Áder and Russian President Vladimir Putin to the 8th World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples taking place at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu on June 17-19, 2020. In addition...

Largest U.S. Military Training in Decades Will Reach EstoniaThe largest and most expensive U.S.-led military exercise on the European continent in 25 years "Defender Europe-20" will also reach Estonia. 37,000 troops will take part, including about 20,000 American soldiers. "Military drills will take place in 10 different nations, but the...

New U.S. Ambassador to Estonia NamedOn Sept. 30, U.S. President Donald Trump announced William Ellison Grayson as the new candidate for U.S. Ambassador to Estonia. Grayson has extensive experience working in the public sector. The United States had been without an ambassador to Estonia since last summer. The previous U.S....

President Kaljulaid at the UN General AssemblyPresident Kersti Kaljulaid was on a working visit to New York this week to attend the annual UN General Assembly. In addition to bilateral meetings with other heads of state and participation in various debates, the President of the Republic delivered a state address...

75 Years Since the Great Refugee Flight to the West75 years have passed since the Great Refugee Flight to the West, during which close to 80 000 people fled Estonia in the fall of 1944. The event is being commemorated from September 18 to 22 in Tallinn, Tartu, Haapsalu and...

Language Week Offers Chance at PrizeThe first ever worldwide Estonian Learning Week will take place on September 23-29 and everyone is encouraged to particiapate: learn, help teach or spread the word. More information and learning tools are available at https://keelest.estinst.ee/en/ and schoolchildren aged 10-16 of Estonian heritage living abroad have...

Estonian Students Sell Over $10M in Books in the U.S.374 students from Estonia took part in this summer's Southwest Advantage program, selling educational books door to door totalling over 10 million dollars. Estonians also supervised close to 300 students taking part from neighboring European countries. Estonian students, who receive extensive...

Baltic Prime Ministers Mark 30th Anniversary of Baltic Way in Riga Prime Minister Jüri Ratas celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way together with Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš and Lithua-nian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis in Riga on August 23. The three prime ministers participated in an informal meeting...

30 Years Since Baltic Chain For FreedomIt has been 30 years since the Baltic Way (also Chain) peaceful political demonstration on August 23, 1989. Approximately 2 million people joined hands to form a human chain spanning 419.7 miles across the three Soviet-occupied Baltic states. The demonstration originated in "Black Ribbon...

Estonian Nature Film Wins Top Prize in MexicoThe Estonian monumental nature film "The Wind Sculpted Land" ("Tuulte tahutud maa"), directed by Joosep Matjus, has won the best feature film award at the Tulum World Environment Film Festival in Mexico. Over 200 000 Estonian Articles Now on WikipediaThe Estonian version of...