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War, treachery, intolerance, coming of age, and forbidden love – in the films of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The third annual Boston Baltic Film Festival will take place on February 25 – 27, 2022. Films will be shown in person at the ArtsEmerson Paramount Center in downtown Boston, followed by...

On June 27, the Estonian community of Cleveland Ohio gathered at the Estonian Cultural Garden for the annual commemoration of Estonia's final victory of the war of independence, June 21, 1919 and jaanipäev.   We had a special guest, former mayor of Cleveland and eight term Congressman, Dennis Kucinich, who...

Häly Laasme On June 4, 2021, the United States National Energy and Utility Affordability Coalition (NEUAC) announced the final nominees for the Sister Pat Kelley Achievement Award. Häly Laasme, the State of Delaware's Energy Assistance Director, is one of the three finalists. The award recognizes a person with exemplary achievement...

"Laud on kaetud!" writes jewelry artist Ülle Mesikäpp from her home in the Tallinn suburb of Nõmme. Katma lauda = to set the table in preparation for a meal and when the laud is kaetud, you're welcome to take a seat (asuma lauda, võtma istet). Katma is also simply to...

20. jaanuarist kuni 16. veebruarini eksponeeritakse Marseille's kuulsas Le Corbusier' projekteeritud hoones Cité Radieuse KOKO arhitektide koostatud näitust "Conversion in Contemporary Estonian Architecture". Näitus toimub 2020. aasta sügisel alanud tsükli „Living the Modernist City“ raames ning leiab aset koostöös agentuuriga l'Agence Kolektiv 313 Architecture. Reedel, 22. jaanuaril avatakse Pariisis asuvas...

The Estonian Navy (Merevägi) took delivery of two new, Saaremaa-built force protection vessels, the first ships built to order for the navy since the restoration of independence in 1991. A launch ceremony took place on December 10, at Nasva Harbor, Saaremaa, to mark the official handover of the two vessels,...

Estonia has been given permission by the European Commission to compensate labor costs affecting shipping companies which provide international passenger transport by sea.   The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications has sent the proposed reimbursement scheme to companies in that sector. Estonia acquired the permit from the European Commission,...

Starting September 1st, arrivals from COVID-19 high-risk countries to Estonia at both the Tallinn Airport and Tallinn ferry ports can take an optional coronavirus test.   If the test, which is free to Estonian residents, comes back negative, this means the 14-day quarantine period is eased, and fully lifted if...

Helga Merits   What do you write someone when there is no chance you are going to see each other within a short span of time?   What are you going to write when borders are closed and the person you would like to contact is out of reach?  ...