Over three quarters of Estonians speak a foreign language
WEBDec 12, 2022 · The number of foreign language speakers has increased steadily over the last three censuses – in 2011, 69% of the population spoke a foreign language, up from 64% in 2000. One in two inhabitants of Estonia with command of foreign languages speak one foreign language (48%), one in three speak two (35%), 13% speak three and 3% …
A global neo-Nazi organisation led by a 13-year-old Estonian …
WEBApr 10, 2020 · Estonia’s Internal Security Service (KAPO) captured a ringleader of the extremist Feuerkrieg Division (“Firewar Division” in German; FKD for short) – a 13-year-old schoolboy, known online as “Commander FKD”; the boy lived in a small Estonian town.
Religion in Estonia - Estonian World
WEBMar 22, 2016 · Religious freedom is guaranteed in Estonia as one of the constitutional rights. Still, there were about 60% of people who do “not feel an affiliation to any religion”. So, if you are a religious person working and living in Estonia, don’t be surprised if your colleagues don’t share your enthusiasm towards fulfilling your duty to the ...
MS Estonia’s damage much greater than previously thought
WEBJun 21, 2022 · The investigators of the Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau have discovered that the damage on the starboard side of the wreck of MS Estonia is considerably greater than previously estimated.
Fire, flower crowns and fern blossoms: Midsummer night in …
WEBJun 22, 2022 · Fire, flower crowns and fern blossoms: Midsummer night in Estonia explained. Midsummer night is arguably Estonia’s most important cultural celebration; for those not yet familiar, Adam Rang explains why Estonians celebrate, as well as other (somewhat disputable) facts about this special night. It’s the white night season in …
Alar Karis elected president of Estonia - Estonian World
WEBOn Tuesday, 31 August, the Estonian parliament, Riigikogu, elected Alar Karis the new president of Estonia in a second round of voting; the incumbent president, Kersti Kaljulaid, was not supported by the governing Centre Party and the Reform Party.
Obituary: Johannes Kert, the former Commander of the Estonian …
WEBMar 6, 2021 · Johannes Kert, who as the former Commander of the Estonian Defence Forces led Estonia towards NATO and helped rebuild the Estonian military, has died at the age of 61; the boots of this straightforward military man, who didn’t waste words or spare time for niceties, will be impossible to fill, the Estonian MP, Eerik-Niiles Kross, writes.
Estonia picks the wolf as the national animal - Estonian World
WEBApr 27, 2018 · It’s official – Estonia has a national animal now; the grey wolf beat competition by the beaver, the badger, the fox, the hedgehog and the roe deer in a contest.
A new Estonian centre to be built in Toronto
WEBApr 16, 2022 · The cornerstone for an international Estonian centre called the Keskus was recently laid in Toronto, Canada, marking the first time in over half a century that a new Estonian community hub is being built abroad.
the longest unbroken human chain in history - Estonian World
WEBOn 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius, spanning 675 kilometres, or 420 miles. It was a peaceful protest against the illegal Soviet occupation and also one of the earliest and longest unbroken human chains in history.