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Estonian World is a global independent online magazine and one of the most popular Estonia-related media outlets published in English.

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Meet Silver 🧼🇪🇪

Silver is a Seto soap maker in Setomaa and the man behind the wonderfully colorful Vana Jüri Seebipood.

The moment you arrive, you can tell this isn’t an ordinary soap shop. The building, bicycles, shelves and even the furniture are covered in bright hand-painted designs, while inside you’ll find shelves filled with different handmade soaps.

But my favorite part of traveling around Setomaa has been meeting the people behind these places. Silver welcomed us into his little shop, showed us around, and gave us another glimpse into life and creativity in this unique corner of Estonia. 🤍

Another person I’m so happy we got to meet on this trip. #estonia #visitestonia #soaps #eesti #setomaa

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One evening in Setomaa, we were welcomed into this tiny candlelit church beside Eevi’s home. 🕯️

Inside were old icons, traditional textiles, handwritten messages from visitors, and the warm glow of candles filling the little wooden room.

But what I’ll remember most is Eevi herself. We had only just met, yet she welcomed us so warmly and shared this special place with us.

Before we left, she invited us to join her at church the next morning… and that ended up becoming an experience I never expected. 🤍

Setomaa keeps reminding me that sometimes the most meaningful travel moments aren’t the ones you plan. They’re the people you meet along the way.

#Setomaa #Estonia #VisitEstonia #EstonianCulture

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At Värska Farm Museum, we learned how to make traditional Seto 🇪🇪 cheese called, sõir 🧀. Sõir isn’t just any normal cheese— this traditional Setomaa cheese is so culturally important that the name became an EU-protected geographical indication in 2021. Seto sõir is so tied to this region that its name is protected by the EU — kind of like Champagne in France. There is no other place in the world besides Setomaa, where you can get Seto sõir 🧀 #estonia #visitestonia #traditionalcheese #eesti #cheesemaking

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Opening our season 26/27
With music of our Composer in Residence,Dieter Ammann!
Really enjoyed it !!
BRAVI TUTTI!

@tonhalleorchester
@ammanndieter

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✨ IT’S OUT! ✨

A very personal interview about HOME, voice, silence, Estonia, Switzerland … and the music that has accompanied me through it all. About losing my voice as a teenager and finding it again through music. About regilaul, Arvo Pärt, Nik Bärtsch. And about a question that has followed me for most of my life:

What does it really mean to feel at HOME?

We also speak about my new album HOME … a project that, in many ways, has taken me 25 years to write. HOME will be released in January 2027 ... and on 14 January 2027, we’ll celebrate its release with the HOME Albumtaufe at EXIL Zürich. 🤍
Save the date!

Thank you, Alina Birjuk, for this beautiful conversation and the wonderful photos ... and thank you, Silver Tambur and Estonian World, for making this interview possible and giving so much space to my story and music.

Read the full interview – LINK IN COMMENTS ↓

#IngridLukas #HOME #NewAlbum #AlbumRelease #EstonianWorld Estonia Switzerland Zurich Voice Music

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Palju Ônne, kallis Arvo❤️🙏

Happy Birthday,ARVO PÄRT!

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Really enjoyed the concert in Rudolfinum
at the @dvorakova_praha with Josef Spacek
and @tonhalleorchester !

Photo: Petra Hajska

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🇪🇪Minu esimene lastelaul Hell Helkur @portartur.ee @rahva.raamat ostke raamat Riimiraamat Ranitsasse…

🇬🇧My first children’s song, Hell Helkur. @portartur.ee @rahva.raamat… buy the book Riimiraamat Ranitsasse…

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(Source:EUToday) Estonia’s parliament has elected Ülle Madise as the country’s next president, with the long serving Chancellor of Justice securing the required two-thirds majority in the first round of voting on Wednesday.
Madise received 71 votes in the 101-seat Riigikogu. Under Estonia’s presidential election rules, at least 68 MPs must support a candidate for them to be elected by parliament. According to the official parliamentary record of Wednesday’s vote, 78 MPs participated and seven ballot papers were returned without a marked choice.
Her election avoided the possibility of further parliamentary rounds or the process moving to an electoral body. Estonia’s constitutional rules governing presidential elections provide that the president is elected by secret ballot and requires the support of two-thirds of all members of the Riigikogu. If parliament fails to elect a candidate after three rounds, an electoral body is convened.
Full article accessible in bio
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Eesti parlament valis Ülle Madise riigi järgmiseks presidendiks, kusjuures kauaaegne õiguskantsler saavutas kolmapäeval toimunud esimeses hääletusvoorus vajaliku kahekolmandikulise häälteenamuse.
Madise sai 101-kohalises Riigikogus 71 häält. Eesti presidendivalimiste reglemendi kohaselt peab parlamendi poolt valituks osutumiseks kandidaati toetama vähemalt 68 parlamendiliiget. Kolmapäevase hääletuse ametliku protokolli kohaselt osales hääletusel 78 parlamendiliiget ja seitse hääletussedelit tagastati ilma märgitud valikuta.
Tema valimine välistas edasiste parlamendivoorude või protsessi ülemineku valimiskogule. Eesti presidendivalimisi reguleerivad põhiseaduslikud sätted sätestavad, et president valitakse salajasel hääletusel ja selleks on vaja kahekolmandikulist Riigikogu liikmete toetust. Kui parlament ei suuda kandidaati valida ka pärast kolme vooru, kutsutakse kokku valimiskogu.
Täispikk artikkel on leitav biost.
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First photo:Pres-Elect Madise addresses the Riigikogu after her election as president
Second photo: Incumbent Alar Karis (2021-) speaks in Tallinn at an independence ceremony in August 2024
Third photo:Exterior of the Riigikogu building in Tallinn
#estonia #eesti #eu #europe

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Rye bread is more than just a typical bread in Estonia. It’s a tradition, an art, and a way to ensure you will not go hungry. At MUHK / Estonian Agricultural Museum in Tartu County, I got to learn how traditional rye bread is made by hand — and of course we had to enjoy it warm with homemade butter. 🥖🧈. After learning how to make rye bread by hand, I have such an appreciation now every time I see this bread in Estonia— espically learning its importance and significance to Estonian culture! #visitestonia #estonia #ryebread #estonianhistory #traditional

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While driving down the Onion Route in Varnja, Estonia, I saw a van full of church ladies leaving the church. I knew I had to make a quick U-turn and film it because it was such a sweet and picturesque moment.

I am such a sucker for everything old-fashioned. When I first came to Estonia, I thought the whole country was still in this era—old-fashioned clothes, scarves on their heads, and the old way of life. Little did I know that Estonia was one of Europe’s leading digital societies. 😅🤭

So, when I saw these little grannies wearing headscarves and dressing in the old traditional way, I gasped. I finally found it! I finally got to observe the old European way of life that I’d been craving to see with my own eyes.

I didn’t know I’d find it among the Old Believers, a religious community more than 300 years old. Can you imagine the conversations coming from this van? Lots of “da, da, da” (“yes, yes, yes”).

Stay tuned for the next Reel as I go inside the Varnja Old Believers Prayer House. 🇪🇪

#estonia #visitestonia #eesti #europe #european

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