There were many reasons why people all over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania took part in the Baltic Way, but for eight-year-old Anne-Marie Riitsaar, one of the biggest reasons was bananas.
Category: Estonia
Deutsche Welle: Estonia’s Soviet-era housing finds new eco-friendly future
Thousands of apartment blocks across Estonia were built in the 1950s as temporary housing. Now an EU project in Tartu is transforming some into sustainable housing as part of a sustainable cities initiative.
Estonian World: Gallery – The Estonian Song Celebration 2019
Estonia’s cherished Song Celebration that in 2019 celebrates its 150th anniversary, took place from 6-7 July in the country’s capital, Tallinn; Estonian World brings you some of the emotional moments from the celebration’s parade and the choral performances.
Estonian World: Gallery – More than 10,000 dancers participate in Estonian Dance Celebration 2019
The 20th Estonian Dance Celebration took place last week in a double celebration alongside the Song Celebration. Estonian World spoke with the Dance Celebration’s artistic director, Vaike Rajaste, about her experience directing more than 10,000 dancers.
Estonian World: Meet the Estonian expat and foreign choirs performing at the Song Celebration
The Estonian Song and Dance Celebration, celebrating its 150th jubilee this year, welcomes not only Estonian choirs – dozens of dance groups and choirs from all around the globe are also participating. Estonian World contacted several of them to find out why the celebration is special.
ERR News: Thousands gather for Tartu Song Festival
Almost 20,000 people attended the main concert of the Tartu Song Festival on Saturday, the first event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Song and Dance Festival. Read more here Image: ERR
ERR News: Estonia to take part in European Space Agency mission for first time
Researchers from the University of Tartu are for the first time participating in an international space mission with the European Space Agency to intercept a comet.
Estonian World: The World’s Largest Cyber Exercise in Estonia Brings Allies Together
At the world’s biggest real-time cyber security exercise, it’s not the winning but the taking part that counts.
Estonian World: Narva is aiming to become the European capital of culture in 2024
Narva is next – at least that’s what the organisers of the city’s bid to host the European capital of culture in 2024 think.
UNHCR: Ethiopian Refugee Shares Her Passion For Dresses With Lithuanian Women
When Eskedar Maštavičienė was relocated to Lithuania from Malta in 2007 after fleeing her home nation of Ethiopia, she found the new country and its people cold and wintery. Now, almost 10 years later, she considers the country her home.
Helen Wright 