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Silver Tambur, a cofounder and the editor-in-chief of Estonian World, was a recipient of the Estonian foreign ministry’s Citizens Diplomacy Awards, for his consistent and sensitive leadership of the English-language publication that brings together Estonians
Edgar Savisaar, one of the leaders of the Estonian independence movement in the late 1980s as well as the head of the government when Estonia regained its independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991, died on 29 December at 72.
According to Statistics Estonia, last year, Estonian concert promoters organized 3,092 concerts, selling over 375,000 tickets through online portals. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in recent years, the number of concert promoters, concerts in Estonia dropped significantly in 2021, as did attendance levels.
Estonian flags will be hoisted on Friday (August 20) to mark the Day of Restoration of Independence (Taasiseseisvumispäev), which is a public holiday in Estonia.