Estonia at 100

The original Wabadus armored train during the war of independence.

Wabadus armored train to arrive in Tallinn Sunday

ERR's team is at Kalev Stadium, where it will be broadcasting the final performance of the XX Dance Festival live on Friday night. July 5, 2019.

Gallery: ERR preparing to broadcast final performance of XX Dance Festival

Haapsalu's newly renovated episcopal castle and museum.

Gallery: Haapsalu episcopal castle and museum reopened following renovation

Eerik-Juhan Truuväli (1938-2019).

Former Chancellor of Justice Eerik-Juhan Truuväli dies at 81

Reenactment of the Battle of Cēsis, June 22, 2019.

Latvia and Estonia celebrate 100th anniversary of Battle of Cēsis victory

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark attended a special service at St. Mary's Cathedral in Tallinn on Sunday morning. June 16, 2019.

Galleries: Queen Margrethe II attends gala dinner, Sunday service

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark visited Tallinn's Freedom Square together with President Kersti Kaljulaid on Saturday. June 15, 2019.

Galleries: Queen of Denmark visits Freedom Square, Danish King's Garden

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to visit Estonia this weekend

Communist crimes victims memorial

The dedication ceremony of the Victims of Communism in Tallinn's Maarjamäe neighbourhood. 23 August 2018.

Gallery: Victims of Communism Memorial opened in Tallinn

Cornerstone laid for new memorial for victims of communist crimes

"Teekond" ("Journey" in English) was chosen as the winning design for the Victims of Communism Memorial in Tallinn.

RKAS announces procurement for construction of communism victims memorial

Independence Day Celebrations

President Kersti Kaljulaid singing with the choir at the centennial presidential reception, Feb. 24, 2018.

Digest: Today's Estonia is far more than a speech, and so is the centennial

Former President Toomas Hendrik Ilves amid people celebrating Independence Day.

Ilves: Tomorrow's Estonia is of our own making

Terras: Independence and freedom never to be taken for granted

President Kersti Kaljulaid at the centennial reception at ERM on Saturday night. Feb. 24, 2018.

President Kersti Kaljulaid's speech at the Estonian National Museum

Festive flag-raising ceremony at Tall Hermann Tower in Tallinn on Saturday morning. Feb. 24, 2018.

'Estonia is a part of the free world, without it we have no air to breathe'

Jüri Ratas speaking in Tartu's Vanemuine theatre, Feb. 22, 2018.

Prime minister calls for national unity in Independence Day speech

Galleries

Estonian peacekeepers of the ESTPLA-24 platoon in Lebanon celebrate the Estonian centennial.

Gallery: Peacekeepers in Lebanon celebrate Estonian centennial

EKRE organized a torchlight procession dedicated to Estonian Independence Day for the fifth year in a row. Feb. 24, 2018.

Gallery: EKRE holds torchlight procession dedicated to Independence Day

Gallery: Independence Day parade on Tallinn's Freedom Square

Three pivotal days

Estonia's declaration of independence celebrated in Pärnu the day after its proclamation the night before. Feb. 24, 1918.

Part 1: Estonian independence proclaimed in Pärnu on Feb. 23

"The Proclamation of the Republic of Estonia 24. II 1918," by Maximilian Feichter Maksolly, depicting Salvation Committee members Päts, Vilms and Konik.

Part 2: Salvation Committee begins issuing orders on Feb. 24

An article that appeared in the Oct. 9, 1943 issue of regional newspaper Järva Teataja about the Feb. 25, 1918 battle in Ambla.

Part 3: First blood spilled for sovereign Estonia on Feb. 25

Toompea Castle, seat of the Riigikogu

Riigikogu celebrating 100th anniversary with open doors day

The opening of the

Gallery: 'My Song Festival Story' exhibition opens in Tallinn

Riigikogu is celebrating its 100th anniversary on 23 April.

Riigikogu to celebrate 100th anniversary with special sitting

Minister of Education and Research Mailis Reps (Centre).

Education minister: The future is educated, moral and enterprising

Queen Margrethe II will arrive in Tallinn on the HDMY Dannebrog (A540).

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to visit Estonia this summer

'Cut by Estdocs' to bring Toronto Estonian film festival to ESTO 2019

Film Vargamäe, where

'Truth and Justice' visitors' centre to open in Võru County

Nootdorp, Netherlands-based folk dance troupe Tuuletütred on International Dance Day. 29 April 2018.

The Long Road to Laulu- ja Tantsupidu, Part 2: Europe and beyond

Criticism & controversy

Urmas Reinsalu.

Opposition's no-confidence vote fails, justice minister to continue

Marina Kaljurand on ERR's Wednesday interview series, Jan. 17, 2018.

Kaljurand: Letting NO99 stage centennial reception unfortunate misjudgement

Tiit Ojasoo.

President faces criticism after awarding centennial program to NO99 theatre

Patriotic, but not traditional enough: concert on Tallinn's Freedom Square, Jan. 1, 2018.

Estonia's centennial year starts with 2018's first petty scandal

President of the Republic of Estonia Konstantin Päts, 1938

Justice minister Reinsalu: Monument to Konstantin Päts 'debt of honor'

Nootdorp, Netherlands-based folk dance troupe Tuuletütred on International Dance Day. 29 April 2018.

The Long Road to Laulu- ja Tantsupidu, Part 2: Europe and beyond

On th schedule for this year's Estonian Cultural Days is a performance of the Estonian Drama Theatre's

49th Estonian Cultural Days coming to New York

Moltex Energy's Simon Newton.

Estonian energy company looking into feasibility of molten salt reactor

A scene from

'Truth and Justice' sets record as most-watched film in Estonia

Estonian troops participating in Vikerraadio's e-dictation exercise. March 14, 2019.

Gallery: Nearly 8,000 participate in e-dictation on National Language Day

Vikerraadio will be broadcasting the 2019 e-dictation exercise on the radio and online at 10:30 EET on Thursday, 14 March.

Estonia's 12th e-dictation exercise to take place on Thursday morning

A drawing contest is seeking children's visions of the Song Festival of the Future.

'Laulupidu 2069' contest seeking drawings of Song Festival of the Future

Uku Randmaa.

Estonian finishes third in epic recreation of solo global yachting race

Archbishop Urmas Viilma, head of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELK).

Christmas interview with Archbishop Urmas Viilma

'The Little Comrade' chosen to compete at Palm Springs festival

Members of Estonia's volunteer Defence League during an exercise. Image is illustrative

Survey: Will in population to defend Estonia remains high

President Kersti Kaljulaid.

President to visit three African nations on ground-breaking trip

George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the US.

Estonia offers condolences to US on death of President George H.W. Bush

The present day memorial statue outside the former Tondi barracks in Tallinn, commemorating the 1924 coup attempt victims, is a copy of an earlier version unveiled in 1928 and later removed by Soviet authorities.

Security serivces honoured on attempted coup anniversary

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves on Latvian centenary: We are all Livonians together

The Latvian flag flanked by those of Estonia in front of the Presidential Palace in Kadriorg, Tallinn.

Gallery: Latvian independence marked in Tallinn, president in Riga

Tunne Kelam MEP (Pro Patria).

Tunne Kelam MEP honoured by US

President Kersti Kaljulaid on a recent visit to Vanuatu. She is likely to face less cordial encounters than this as her country gears up for the UN Global Migration Compact.

President facing questions of function in light of UN compact discord

President Kersti Kaljulaid in Narva, summer 2018.

President to work in Narva next week

Latvian drum and bagpipe band Auļi.

Tartu to celebrate Latvian centennial with eight days of events

President Kersti Kaljulaid running in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday. 4 November 2018.

President Kaljulaid combines US visit with 4-hour NYC marathon time

The talent behind the award-winning Estonian film

'The Little Comrade' crowned best debut film at Nordic Film Days Lübeck

Organisers of the 2019 Song and Dance Festival are going to be much stricter about the folk costumes worn by dancers at next summer's dance festival.

2019 Dance Festival hopefuls struggling to meet folk costume requirements

President Kaljulaid (right) presented Jacinda Ardern, who recently gave birth, with two dolls based on a popular Estonian animation.

Kersti Kaljulaid meets NZ prime minister in Auckland

The #EstonianWay site on Visit Estonia's homepage.

Enterprise Estonia: #EstonianWay promo hopes to entice 20,000 more tourists

The new building also houses a 150-seat auditorium.

Gallery: New Arvo Pärt Centre opening in Laulasmaa this week

Gen. Riho Terras (second left) and Prime Minister Jüri Ratas (right, facing the camera) in Mali, October 2018.

Digest: Why Estonia's contributions in Africa continue to make sense

Kersti Kaljulaid being presented with honorary citizenship of Seoul by the city's mayor, Park Won-soon, himself an Estonian e-Resident.

Kersti Kaljulaid in South Korea

Captain Uno Laur.

Estonia shipwreck investigator and nautical linguist Captain Uno Laur dies

The Earl and Duchess of Wessex visiting students at Tallinn English College. 8 October 2018.

Gallery: Earl, Countess of Wessex meet with Tallinn English College pupils

The Earl and Countess of Wessex were received by President Kersti Kaljulaid and her husband Georgi-Rene Maksimovski on Sunday. 7 October 2018.

Kaljulaid: UK has been Estonia's ally for 100 years

The statue of Gustav Ernesaks overlooks ongoing renovations at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, where the Gulf of Finland can currently be seen through the arch. October 2018.

Gallery, video: Song Festival arch renovations in full swing

Valdur Mikita is an Estonian author who will be appearing at the Turku Book Fair.

Turku Book Fair begins on Friday, featuring Estonian centennial theme

The official Estonia 100 programme already includes over 2,700 events in Estonia and abroad.

Estonia 100 committee: Centennial has reached Estonian people

President of the Riigikogu Eiki Nestor (SDE).

Estonian, Finnish parliaments holding joint seminar to celebrate centenary

The 30th anniversary of the Estonian Popular Front was marked with an event held at the Estonian National Library in Tallinn on Sunday. 30 September 2018.

On 30th anniversary, Ratas thanks contributors to Popular Front

The Earl and Countess of Wessex.

Earl, Countess of Wessex to visit Estonia next month

Pope Francis in Aglona, Latvia, where he celebrated Holy Mass.

Estonian president, prime minister to take turns hosting Pope

Station Narva information centre at the University of Tartu Narva College.

Station Narva festival kicks off in Northeastern Estonian border city

Pope Francis will be in Tallinn on 25 September.

Pope greets people of Estonia ahead of next week's visit

The exhibit is dedicated to the Baltic centennials and a century of US-Baltic relations.

Exhibit on Baltic centennials, US-Baltic relations opens at Riigikogu

People squeezing in a last-minute visit to the Michel Sittow exhibit at Kumu Art Museum in September.

Michel Sittow exhibit at Kumu attracts nearly 65,000 visitors

World Cleanup Day 2018. 15 September 2018.

World Cleanup Day: Total figures not yet final as some cleanups postponed

Previous World Cleanup Day in Ukraine.

Major artists support worldwide, Estonia-inspired cleanup day

Depiction of shelling of Bomarsund by Edwin T. Dolby/William Simpson. After the loss of this fortress, Tsarist Russia built up Tallinn's fortifications.

Crimean war battery excavated in Tallinn

Pope Francis.

Up to 10,000 to be allowed in Freedom Square for Pope Francis

Polish Navy logistics ship the ORP Kontradmirał Xawery Czernicki

GALLERY | Polish warship anchors in Tallinn

GALLERY | Ancient Lights night bonfires along Baltic Sea coast

Senator John McCain during his last visit to Estonia in December 2016.

US Senator John McCain dies

Joint meeting of the Estonian and Latvian governments in Riga on Tuesday. 21 August 2018.

Estonian, Latvian governments hold joint sitting dedicated to centennials

A joint singalong event held live at the Song Festival Grounds in Tallinn and virtually all over the world united over 50,000 singers on Sunday. 19 August 2018.

Summer week of centennial celebrations reaches halfway mark

Guests at the President of Estonia's 2018 Rose Garden reception.

Gallery: President hosts reception at Kadriorg Rose Garden

Former President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

President Ilves: Freedom not a state of being, but rather will and action

Tall Hermann tower in Tallinn.

Tall Hermann tower, Tallinn TV Tower open to visitors

Singers at the Estonia 100 singing event on Sunday evening.

Over 52,000 people join together in virtual choir celebrating independence

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at the Estonia 100 singing event.

Gallery and video: Crown Princess Victoria at Estonia 100 singing event

Singers worldwide will virtually join those at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds for Sunday night's concert.

Summer week of Estonian centennial celebrations underway

Estonia's former prime ministers and secretaries of state were invited to the Stenbock House for a reception on Friday. 17 August 2018.

Gallery: Former prime ministers celebrate centennial at Stenbock House

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Almost 11,000 fans turn out to see UEFA Women's U-17 Euros in Estonia

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