Photo: Kadrina Saunaklubi's Facebook page

The Kadrina Sauna/klubi (club) in Lääne-Viru county, northern Estonia announced that their saun (Estonians drop the A from the end of the Finnish word) is temporarily closed. But they will open esimesel võimalusel, the first chance they get.

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Published: April 26 2020

Arvo Pärt, photo by Birgit Püve, Arvo Pärt Centre

Inés Martín Rodrigo interview with Arvo Pärt for the Spanish newspaper ABC, April 4th, 2020

In your opinion, what role do arts play as networks of social connections and reference points defining our identity in the current global crisis which we are undergoing?

Arvo Pärt: What is happening in the world today forces us all to make sacrifices and as if to reduce our life. In a way it is a kind of a “mega fast” for the whole world. All cultures know the concept of fasting, its benefits and impact. The current situation of self-restraint concerns us all, also in the world of arts, whether we want it or not.

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Published: April 20 2020

Since 1995, Estonian troops have been deployed to international operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Mali, Lebanon, Kosovo and elsewhere in defense of freedom and security of the world, NATO, European Union and our allies.

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Published: April 20 2020

First of all – any of you complaining how bored you are sitting at home; you DO realize that you are literally living the dream of every homeless person on this planet? The many millions of them that would love to feel the comfort and security of a safe haven.

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Published: April 20 2020

By Edgar Kaskla

“Nobody saw this coming.” That is the phrase that the president insists on every time that he steps up to a microphone. It also happens to be wrong.

For dozens of years, scientists — from epidemiologists to climatologists — have been aware that the risk of a pandemic was increasing every year. The world was overdue for such an outbreak; after all, the influenza that killed so many happened a century ago, in 1918-1919.

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Published: April 20 2020

Helme: Restrictions will continue in May and June

Minister of Finance Martin Helme said restrictions introduced for the emergency situation will continue for May and June.

Discussions on the restrictions for the second half of the summer are ongoing and an exit strategy is being discussed.

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Published: April 20 2020

A Royal Air Force Typhoon during a take-off in Iceland last year, when they executed NATO's Air Policing there. Photo courtesy Royal Air Force.
Photo by NATO Force Integration Unit Estonia Facebook page

While most of us are responsibly practicing our social isolation, NATO has also had to adapt its operations in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. Major exercises have been cancelled and NATO forces are responding to the COVID-19 crisis in several nations, while signs of normal missions and cooperation also remain. Even during this crisis, NATO’s main task remains sustaining its ability to conduct operations and to protect the almost one billion citizens of its member nations.

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Published: April 13 2020

Pactum’s founders Kristjan Korjus, Martin Rand and Kaspar Korjus.  Photo: estonianworld.com

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Published: April 13 2020