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.
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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.
New Eastern Europe: Meanwhile in the Baltics…
My feature about Mission Siberia was published in 'Meanwhile in the Baltics...' an anthology of Baltic writing put together by New Eastern Europe and the Solidarity Academy.
Estonian World: The Estonian National Museum, making people proud
The state-of-the-art Estonian National Museum, built on a former runway, was designed to represent the country’s emerging history.
Estonian World: Flying like a swan – Sacha Dench in Estonia
Despite snow, fog, rain, injury and exhaustion a woman who has flown 7,000 kilometres from the Russian Arctic to the UK, via Estonia, charting the migration patterns of endangered swans, has almost completed her journey.
Estonian World: Anete Elken brings Estonian bread making to China
Most long-term expats know there is nothing quite like the taste of home, but one Estonian is now trying to recreate the taste of her homeland in China.
Baltic Times: Estonia’s ‘Equal Pay Day’ blemished by lingering inequality
TALLINN - Lack of pay transparency, reenforcement of stereotypes, and maternity leave are all contributing to Estonia having the highest gender pay gap in the EU, equality campaigners say.
Baltic Times: Estonia marks Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day takes place in Estonia today (April 13) to highlight the average wage gap between men and women.
Estonian World: Photographer Birgit Püve – capturing identity and memory
Birgit Püve is an Estonian photographer whose work has been shown around the world. A former journalist and editor, Püve’s work focuses on memory and identity. In 2014 she received the third prize at The Taylor Wessing Photographic Prize 2014 at London’s National Portrait Gallery.
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