Finnish Newspaper Promotes Anti-Estonian Stereotyping
byFinland’s leading daily newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, published an online poll last week, asking readers to suggest and vote on derogatory nicknames for Estonians. Estonian…
Analysis
Estonian World War II refugee story
byTITLE: Refugee: Refugee Life in Pictures AUTHOR: Endel Kõks, Arnold Sepp / Ilvi Jõe-Cannon, editor PUBLISHER: Eesti Diasporaa Akadeemia (Estonian Diaspora Academy) Already last…
A Premonition
byAt first you don’t notice it, but then, really, even to the contrary. The central figure on the painting reminds you of Putin. It…
Russian Leaders Doing Interesting Things
byFrom Vladimir Putin’s participation in a NASHI Youth pan crushing competition to Leonid Brezhnev’s naked late night phone calls to Finnish President, Urho Kekkonen:…
March 16 Rolls Round Again in Riga
byAs another March 16 prepares to roll around, exactly the same sequence of events as usual is set to unfold – hopefully. Because any…
Finnish Author Sofi Oksanen and Bill Browder To Speak in Toronto March 27
byAward winning Finnish author of “Purge” and “When The Doves Disappeared,” Sofi Oksanen visits Toronto on March 27 to give a keynote address at…
Russia Experts Call for Lustration in Finland
byA group of Finnish commentators has published a collection of articles analysing Finland’s position as Russia’s neighbour and the impact of Russian networks of…
Estonian Election Guide
byIt’s only a few weeks before the parliamentary election polls open for Estonians to cast their vote. The following is a brief comparison of…
Putin Will Move Against Baltic Countries, if US Doesn’t Arm Ukraine
byStaunton – If President Obama follows German Chancellor Merkel and doesn’t arm Ukraine, the US president will not only “be playing the role Putin…
Minority report: the plight of Estonia’s ethnic Swedes
byEstonia’s Swedes survived revolution, invasion and exile. Their struggles tell the story of 20th-century Europe. In 1993 I found myself living on a former…