Baltic American delegation witnessing President Reagan’s signature on a proclamation designating June 14, 1986 as Baltic Freedom Day. Photo source: Estonian Archives in the U.S.

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Published: September 26 2019

It will be 75 years this fall since the mass fleeing of Estonians in 1944, when tens of thousands of residents left their homeland before advancing Soviet troops to escape the on-coming Soviet terror.

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Published: September 17 2019

Language Week Offers Chance at Prize
The first ever worldwide Estonian Learning Week will take place on September 23-29 and everyone is encouraged to particiapate: learn, help teach or spread the word. More information and learning tools are available at https://keelest.estinst.ee/en/ and schoolchildren aged 10-16 of Estonian heritage living abroad have a chance to win a free week at camp in Estonia.

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Published: September 17 2019

Staunton, August 11
Six hundred kilometers from Krasnoyarsk is the village of Verkhny Suetuk, where to this day some 200 Estonians continue to speak their language, maintain their culture, and keep alive the memory of all those in their community who suffered under Soviet rule.

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Published: September 17 2019

Pillerkaar at Scanfest 2019

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Published: September 17 2019

Estonian Students Sell Over $10M in Books in the U.S.
374 students from Estonia took part in this summer's Southwest Advantage program, selling educational books door to door totalling over 10 million dollars. Estonians also supervised close to 300 students taking part from neighboring European countries. Estonian students, who receive extensive training before going, have been participating in what has become one of the Baltic's most successful student organizations since 2001.

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Published: September 10 2019

MÜ beginner language group. From the left: Rein Tammemägi, Jaak Walters, Jazz Tae Duff and Ava Võsu across from teacher Katrin Kütti-Otsa.    Photo: Tauno Mölder

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Published: September 10 2019

Baltic Prime Ministers Mark 30th Anniversary of Baltic Way in Riga
Prime Minister Jüri Ratas celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way together with Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš and Lithua-nian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis in Riga on August 23. The three prime ministers participated in an informal meeting of the Baltic Council of Ministers, where topics on the agenda included international cooperation as well as major joint projects such as Rail Baltica and the planned synchronization of the Baltics' power grids with that of Central Europe.

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Published: September 02 2019