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Vineland High School. From left: N’Talia Wilson, dance students and pianist Patricia Cummins   Two Estonian folkdances were featured at the Multi-Cultural Evening of Dance on April 21, 2016. The dances were performed by students of N’Talia Wilson dance class, assisted by Eevi Truumees and Helgi Viire from the Estonian...

92nd Civil Affairs Battalion, Civil Affairs Team Mission Readiness Exercise at the Estonian Honorary Consulate at Eckerd College, May 10, 2016, St. Petersburg, FL. (l to r) Estonian Society of Central Florida (Kesk Florida Eesti Selts) members Jüri Toomepuu, Anneliis Kuusik, Jaan Kuuskvere, and Maare Kuuskvere and the Civil Affairs...

A total of 15,413 people immigrated to and 13,003 people emigrated from Estonia in 2015, making for a net migration total of 2,410. Subtracting from that the country’s rate of natural increase (RNI) of -1,336, immigration to Estonia still compensated for the population decrease caused by its negative RNI with...

According to an overview provided by the Estonian Institute of Economic Research, alcohol consumption in Estonia decreased for the third year in a row in 2015 — to the lowest level seen in over ten years. Converted into liters of absolute alcohol, 13.8 liters of legal alcohol per resident were...

Peter Kentie, the Dutch marketing and branding specialist, has proposed an ambitious and clever nation branding for Estonia, where emphasis is on the ‘-est’ concept and new slogan, “just estonishing”, writes the online magazine EstonianWorld.com   Kentie is the managing director of Eindhoven365 and responsible for the place branding and...

Quite a bit of time has passed since our last event, KLENK-IEP 2015. What a time; meeting old friends, making new friends, enjoying the music, learning about our culture at lectures, dancing, singing, visiting exotic islands, taking part in yoga, learning "rahvatants" at a interactive workshop, enjoying the fine dining, the...

The Estonian American National Council is pleased to announce that it is taking pre-orders for “Estonians in America, 1945-1995: Exiles in a Land of Promise,” the history of Estonians in the United States from the time of the World War II.     The hardcover book will have over 500...

The Estonian National Congress in Sweden (ENCS) received a reply to their letter of February 5th, 2016, to the Swedish Foreign Minister, Margot Wallström, regarding the leasing of Gotlands harbor Slite facilities to Nord Stream. In her reply the Swedish Foreign Minister stated that Sweden will follow international agreements and...

After the success of the Mother’s Day Concert on May 1st, one could imagine that a concert six days later would only be sparsely attended. What a surprise then to find the suur saal filled with an appreciative and enthusiastic audience, who would be amply rewarded with a thrilling program...

Miia Martinson-Ollesh together with members of the Estonian team   The strong sun warmed the crowds as thousands of spectators waited to enter Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports for the second annual Invictus Games opening ceremony. Gates opened at 6pm and by dusk the program began with...