This article focuses on the places where Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians and Finns reside in the US. It examines (1) nationally the number of people, (2) number by state, (3) the percent of the total US ethnic group by metro area and (4) the proportion of the metro population, per 100,000 residents. The Finns and Lithuanians constitute by far the largest populations with approximately 650,000 each. By comparison, there are 85,000 Latvians and 28,000 Estonians. The assessment was not extended to include Poles, since there are more people of Polish descent in the Chicago area, 850,000, their largest center, than there are Lithuanians or Finns nationally and nearly 9.5 million in the US.

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Published: November 13 2016

On October 31, The New York Times wrote about Estonia's Defence League (Kaitseliit).

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Published: November 06 2016

From L-R: Valev Laube, Jaanika Peerna, David Rothenberg, Diina Tamm, James Koroni, Evan Basta. Photo: Siiri Lind

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Published: November 06 2016

Chicago Estonian House Christmas Market "Jõululaat" is coming up on November 12th form 10am-5pm.

Selection of unique vendors, raffle, whole day cultural entertainment, food, beverages and so much more!

Visit goo.gl/fA8JWl for a full list of vendors & performers.

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Published: November 06 2016

Kristjan Randalu Trio.   Photo by ERR / (Kaupo Kikkas)

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Published: November 06 2016

Russian disinformation is a hot topic these days as more people, here in the U.S., in Europe, and presumably also in Russia, are becoming more aware and more discerning consumers of what is presented as news across the worldwide web and other media outlets. The four articles outlined below provide snapshots of what has been observed in the Nordic countries, a Ukrainian-based view of the extent of propaganda infiltration in the EU, and a U.S. military assessment of the impact on strategy and policy decisions of deceptive information promulgated by Russia. While there is no shortage of press on the topic, these articles stood out as relevant to the Baltic region and to the broader scope of the problem.

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Published: November 06 2016

A research group at the Tallinn University of Technology has created an innovative digital computer chip that can localize all of its faults and inform the system using the chip, writes estonianworld.com.

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Published: October 30 2016

Tanel Veenre. The Will, neckpiece, 2016, wood.

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Published: October 30 2016