0 >President Kersti Kaljulaid giving her speech at last year s Independence Day event. Source: Siim Lõvi / ERR
This year s Estonian Independence Day festivities will be broadcast by ETV without the traditional reception or invited guests, as a result of coronavirus considerations. The events on the day, February 24, will take place in the central Estonian town of Paide.
President Kersti Kaljulaid s press adviser Taavi Linnamäe told BNS that: This time, the epicenter of all events on the evening of February 24 will be Paide, the heart and center point of Estonia. We had actually weighed Paide as a location before; however, under ordinary circumstances, the Paide Cultural Center would not have been able to accommodate all reception-goers. As things are different this year, we can continue the good custom of bringing the celebrations to as many places in Estonia as possible, Linnamäe added.