Life satisfaction among Estonians is low, according to a new study which lists low levels of disposable income as one of the factors in the outcome.
Category: Society
ERR News and ERR: Vao – the small village most Estonians had never heard of until the refugee crisis
This summer, a small village even most Estonians had never heard of, suddenly became the epicenter of public discourse. There are a lot of stories about Vao – where the country's largest refugee center is based – and most of them are untrue.
Baltic Times: Right wing parties launch 24 hour anti-migrant rally in Tallinn
TALLINN - Protestors marched through the Estonian capital today bearing flags, banners, and torches of fire — part of a 24 hour anti immigrant rally calling for stricter EU border controls and a national referendum on whether Estonia should take in EU quotas of refugees.
ERR News: Plaque unveiled in Oslo to remember Estonia’s exiled government
A blue plaque to mark the inauguration of the Estonian government in exile in 1950s was unveiled last week in Oslo.
Baltic Times: Estonia and Italy sign agreement over acceptance of refugees
Estonia and Italy have signed an agreement this week outlining the terms of relocating refugees who have arrived in southern Europe and are seeking asylum.
Estonian World: Hope and freedom – remembering Estonia’s occupations
It might seem strange, but the main message to take away from the Tallinn Museum of Occupations is one of hope, at least that’s what managing director Merilin Piipuu wants visitors to think about when they come to see the museum’s exhibitions.
ERR News: Report highlights concerns about Estonia breaching human rights obligations
Concerns have been raised by a new report that Estonia is breaching its human rights obligations for the LGBT community, the stateless, refugees and asylum seekers, and restricts the use of Russian language.
Baltic Times: Striking Estonian kindergarten teachers cycle to the capital
TALLINN - Estonian kindergarten teachers have handed over a petition to Parliament signed by more than 27,000 people after they called for the creation of a national minimum wage.
ERR News: Language is not the only way to integrate says foundation
There are more ways to integrate than simply speaking the same language, Estonia's Integration and Migration Foundation has said.
Baltic Times: Estonia Commemorates 1941 deportations
TALLINN - Thousands of people across Estonia paid their respects to the memories of more than 10,000 of their fellow countrymen and women, who were deported in 1941 by the Soviets.
Helen Wright 