In Estonia

Posts from ‘November, 2010’

Wed, 24 Nov 2010, Old loan comes due…

“No loan contracts were concluded, but it has been proven that Estonia’s Consulate General requested a loan and the Latvian embassy offered it. Money transfer has also been made,&rdquo...

Wed, 24 Nov 2010, Agreeing on history…

“We propose to look to the future, but leave history to historians,” he said. Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said that Estonian historians have the freedom to pursue any coop...

Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Court denies Russian military pension claim…

The aforementioned Estonia-Russia agreement, however, does contain this stipulation. In their complaint, the accusers based their argument on the European Convention for the Protection of Human Ri...

Wed, 10 Nov 2010, Who needs this trash?…

I’m calling for everyone to take back the unopened euro calculators to the Ministry of Finance,” he said. The calculators arrived in Estonia on Nov. 2, 2010, and will be distribute...

Wed, 3 Nov 2010, High hopes in Northern Dimension…

Prioritizing cultural exchange and export is one trend that will improve the competitiveness and visibility of the Northern Dimension region,” said Kokk. “Cultural partnership give...

Wed, 3 Nov 2010, Harku parish tax revolt…

The parish has calculated that if they gained 400 new registered residents this year, it would cover the land tax concession that would cost the parish 3-4 million kroons. According to studies, ...



ESTONIA is a state in Northern Europe which has borders with Latvia and Russia. Across the Baltic Sea lies Finland in the north and Sweden in the west. Estonia covers around 45 thousands square kilometers. The Estonians are part of Finnic people. The only official language in Estonia is Estonian, which has too much in common with Finnish language. Estonia as a state is a parliamentary republic with internal division of 15 regions. The largest city and the capital as well is Tallinn. Estonia is one of the least-populous countries of the European Union - its population is less than 1.5 million. Various international ogranizations highly ranked Estonia regarding press, democracy and political freedom.