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Women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences inside an Estonian smoke sauna. Cleansing their bodies and baring their souls, they embrace the healing power of sisterhood. This Sundance-winning documentary celebrates the centuries-old smoke sauna tradition, recognized on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
One of the most telling indicators of fundamental change in public attitudes is a shift in a topic’s treatment in school textbooks.
Amending Soviet and Russian history in school programs has helped to impose a positive image of Josif Stalin and this conclusion is easily derived – after all, he led the Soviet Union to glorious victory and liberated Europe from the scourge of Nazism.
The latest economic forecast from Eesti Pank finds that the recession in the Estonian economy will last for longer than previously thought, mainly because Estonia’s export markets are in a poor position and competitiveness has been lost. The forecast expects the Estonian economy to shrink by 3.5% this year and by 0.4% in 2024, while faster growth is expected from 2025. The shrinking economy will see unemployment rise a little next year, though people’s purchasing power will improve as inflation has backed off.
This year’s annual Esto Ski Day at Georgian Peaks is booked for Friday, February 16, 2024 (Family Day weekend). Events will include a day of skiing for family and friends, a fun race and an evening get-together at a local pub to be announced during the awards ceremony.
The lifts will open at 9 am. Lift tickets are $48.00 for adults and $35.00 for children under 10. All participants pay for their lift tickets individually. Please purchase tickets from the main lodge, registering under “Esto Ski Day”.
Christmas ain’t always pretty and happy. In fact for many it is a downright glum and nasty time of the year, no merry-making for those on skid row, without jobs or shelter, who are substance dependent or just plain down on their luck. Pays to remember that after the taste of liberally laced eggnog has long been washed away by dirty rain. Replaced by bills to pay for impulse purchases as well as those made necessary by family. At this time of year few of those on the ropes have any expectations. Bah, expectorations are more like it.
Estonia, the northernmost of the Baltic states, is having its moment in the sun. With a groundswell of design hotels, buzzy restaurants, and detour-worthy wellness destinations, the nation of just 1.3 million people is emerging as Eastern Europe’s new hotspot, giving travelers reason to skip neighboring Scandinavia in favor of a more underrated design- and culture-filled getaway.
While Belarus has not been designated as Russian-occupied territory, Russianization here has been an inevitable development and now fully entrenched in the country. This includes suppression of any political opposition. Not since the protests of 2020, not a single demonstration from the democratic opposition has been allowed. Some 500,000 have left the country.
In 2024, cultural diversity will be celebrated in Estonia upon initiative from the Estonian Ministry of Culture — the unique qualities of communities and cultures which contribute to the cultural diversity of Estonia. The organization of the year’s events has been entrusted to the Integration Foundation. Everyone will work together in order to showcase and help bring cultural diversity to the forefront. There will be discovery and sharing, valuing and creation, preservation and enrichment of the cultural idiosyncrasies of communities and cultures through everything that unites people: starting from experiences and myths to creations and the future in day to day life and special occasions, in research projects and events. Cultural diversity is the face of our society, which we will all share next year, is what the leaders and organizers of the year declare.