From the very first song festival in 1956, every four years Southern Ontario's Estonian Community and Cultural Centre 'Seedrioru' (Cedar Vale) has been hosting celebrations of Estonian music and culture.
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Estonian World brings you the latest reactions from Estonia – one of the few NATO member states that is bordering with Russia.
Wednesday saw the launch of an architectural competition to renovate the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, with the goal of making the surrounding urban area more enjoyable even when the festival is not in progress.
On Sunday evening, thousands of singers from across Estonia gathered at the Song Festival Grounds in Tallinn to sing a new choral arrangement of Ukrainian folk song "Oi u luzi chervona kalyna" ("Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow"), which was recorded and will be aired on ETV on Monday night.