Tag: Estonian
Duo Ruut: an Estonian story of songs, friendship and folklore
At the age of 22, Anne-Lisett Rebane and Katariina Kivi (Duo Ruut) play and compose small minimalist nuggets on one and the same traditional 42-string instrument (the kannel) and thus…
LAST MINUTE | After the move that angered Putin… Rough response from Russia! They asked the Estonian Ambassador to Moscow to leave the country
Breaking news: A flash decision came from Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry asked the Estonian Ambassador to Moscow to leave the country. The ministers of Estonia, along with Lithuania and…
“It looks really bad, really bad now here yes” – 852 people died in the car ferry Estonian Turma
The Estonian car ferry M/S Estonia left Tallinn on its last trip on the evening of September 27, 1994. The ship had been sailing to Stockholm and Tallinn for a…
Estonian star Ott Tänak continues in the World Rally Championship – returns to his old team and aims for the championship
Ott Tänak and M-Sport have made an agreement for next year. 13:31•Updated 13:55 M-Sport informs that Ott Tänak returns to his old team in the World Rally Championship. M-Sport, which…
Russian citizens are about to lose their right to vote in Estonian municipal elections
The ruling party Isänmaa and the opposition party Ekre want voting rights removed from all citizens of third countries. The prime minister’s party would be satisfied with only Russians and…
Dogs and cats from Estonian puppy mills end up here – we visited a foundry zoo in Tallinn, where many Finns get a pet
The shelter for stray dogs and cats is an inconspicuous, low building in northwest Tallinn. Verkkoada’s advertising sheet asks for donations for dogs and cats. Locals heading to the neighboring…
Two Swedish men were sentenced to daily fines for violating the Estonian burial peace
The group that made the documentary series about the sinking of Estonia filmed the wreck with a diving robot in the fall of 2019. In Sweden, the Gothenburg district court…
This is how the swing rotates around its axis – kiiking is an Estonian extreme sport that combines tradition, strength and recklessness
The Estonian sport has its roots in the village swing tradition, which is also known in Finland. Today, Estonian-style swings can be found in at least five different countries. Kiiking,…
Estonian nature is more different from Finland than you might think, says the guide – these five things you might not have known about our neighboring country
Tourism in Estonia is recovering from the corona crisis, and Finns have returned to their favorite destination. For many, Estonia is just like the tourist crowd of the old town,…
Bigger parties on order! Masterful gestures from Kalle Rovanpera – the Estonian winner acted like Kimi Räikkönen again
The Jyväskylä World Rally Championship has now gone on for the longest period without a Finnish winner, but it has been longer without a new Finnish world rally champion. In…