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Kindlasti on paljud Väikese Eesti Sõna lugejad kuulnud ja isegi laulnud laulu "Saaremaa valss".   Selle viimane salm algab lausega: "Just sellisel heinamaal peamegi pidu, kus Hämarik Koidule ulatab käe."   Aga mis või kes on Koit ja Hämarik? Miks me nendest laulame? Miks nad Eesti suvega seotud on? Kas...

Eesti rahvuslill on rukkilill. Suvel on ka meie kalli Eesti Vabariigi taasisesisvumispäev. 20. augustil kogunevad paljud eestlased Tallinna laulukaare alla, et selle päeva puhul üheskoos isamaalisi ja ka muid laule laulda. Eesti Vabariik taasiseseisvus 20. augustil 1991. aastal.   Tere! Minu nimi on Margaret ja mul on palju plaane suveks....

14 knitting enthusiasts from USA and 2 from Sweden are visiting Setomaa during their knitting trip to Estonia with Nancy Bush.    Photo by Tiina Ets

Photo by Ardi Hallismaa/Estonian Defense Forces   The British defense secretary Michael Fallon paid a brief visit to Ämari Air Base in Estonia on Wednesday, meeting his Estonian counterpart Sven Mikser and greeting the UK's pilots and ground crew who are currently flying and looking after four RAF jets stationed...

Transferwise founders Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Käärmann.   Photo by Tiit Blaat/EPL   The Estonian startup, Pipedrive, won the Best B2B Startup of the Year award and the founders of TransferWise, Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Käärmann, were honoured as the best startup founders at this year’s the Europas Conference and...

Estonian border posts, soon to be seen on the eastern border (Photo Courtesy of the Ministry of the Interior)   ERR News - Estonia is planning to erect 760 border posts and 412 floating markers on the temporary control line between Estonia and Russia. The aim is to better inform...

Last weekend around 3,500 men gathered in Rakvere to dance at the third ever Estonian Men Dance Festival. The festival is inspired by the Estonian Dance Celebration that dates back to 1934, it takes place every five years in Tallinn and is part of UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage....

Photo by Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture   From June 22 through August 30, the Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Branch, will open an unprecedented exhibition of the Baltic diaspora, drawing on the memories, documents, photographs, and memorabilia of families and individuals who lived through the WWII experience. “No Home...

Estonia just released a new line of stamps featuring companies such as Skype and Transferwise, which both have some Estonian founders. Despite being the least populous country in Europe, with just 1.3 million people, Estonia is a bit of a paradise for startups.   Estonia's list of startup alumni also...

Jeb Bush will visit Estonia to speak about security concerns between Europe and America on Friday, before launching his bid to become President of the United States of America next week, writes ERR News. The Republican will will fly to Tallinn to tour NATO cyber defense center as part of...