The Tallinn Music Week, a new music festival that took place from 10 to 14 May in the Estonian capital, hosted almost 190 performers from 41 countries and attracted over 18,000 visitors; Andrea Forlani captured some of the moments for Estonian World.
While the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest gets underway in Liverpool, the UK, the reigning champions, Kalush Orchestra, will be taking a detour to Tallinn before the live final for a free Europe Day concert at Freedom Square on 9 May; Adam Rang spoke to the person who issued their invitation, the secretary general of the Estonian foreign ministry, Jonatan Vseviov, to explore what 9 May means to Estonia and what message the country and Kalush Orchestra plan to send together.
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.
Almost eight million refugees have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February, Europe’s largest refugee wave since the Second World War, with the majority of those now in the European Union; according to the IMF, Estonia has accepted over 62,000 Ukrainian refugees – as a share of population, more than any other EU country.