On December 15, 2015, the Embassy of Estonia hosted a holiday reception for the local Estonian community. We also had the pleasure of welcoming Foreign Minister Marina Kaljurand to Washington, DC.

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Published: December 28 2015

Jõuluvana, the Estonian version of Father Christmas, and his Russian colleague Ded Moroz met on December 18, on the Friendship Bridge in Narva, Estonia, that connects the two countries to exhange good wishes.

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Published: December 28 2015

The Police and Border Guard Board of Estonia will receive 8.6 million euros (9,9 million dollars) worth of hovercrafts, motorboats and jet skies for use on guarding the nation's seas and waterways.

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Published: December 28 2015

If we are to solve the biggest problems of our time — from climate change and food security to nuclear non-proliferation — we're going to need more scientists.

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Published: December 28 2015

Estonian Oscar Contender “1944”. Thursday, January 14, 7:00 PM at Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue @ 38th Street, New York, NY 10016 scandinaviahouse.org

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Published: December 28 2015

Dear Fellow Estonian American and Friend of Estonia! December, 2015

Last December EANC announced a special fundraising drive to raise $200,000 by the end of 2015. The goal: to enable us to better counteract the actions and lies of the Russian propaganda machine, and to strengthen our efforts in Washington DC on the political front. Since then, Russia has broadened its global military incursions, drawing U.S. attention away from its continued threat to the Baltics, East Europe and to Ukraine’s sovereignty.

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Published: December 21 2015

The tax office of tech-savvy Estonia said on December 11 that it had teamed up with ride-sharing service Uber to test a unique system of drivers’ income reporting, which could eventually be rolled out worldwide.

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Published: December 21 2015

The illustrations were made by Karmen Heinmaa. On the e-card, the illustration is complemented by the tune Mu süda, ärka üles by the group Heinavanker, conducted by composer Margo Kõlar. You can also participate by clicking the characters with singing voices (a hint: there are seven in total hidden on the card). The card was made by the agency Brand Manual with Mihkel Virkus. The online version of the card was created by Indrek Vainu with the Datalab team. You can read more about, and view the President's digital Christmas card on President’s website: https://www.president.ee/christmas/

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Published: December 21 2015