GEOGRAPHY/NATURE
Estonia is located on this sea in Northern Europe.
What is the Baltic Sea?
Estonia is famous for being a global leader in this type of government system, allowing people to vote online.
What is e-government (or digital government)?
Estonia declared independence from Russia for the first time in this year.
What is 1918?
In 1917, women in Estonia gained this political right, shortly before the country declared independence in 1918.
What is the right to vote (women’s suffrage)?
This Estonian composer is famous for minimalist sacred music and works like “Spiegel im Spiegel.”
Who is Arvo Pärt?
This blue wildflower was chosen in 1968 as Estonia’s national flower and became a symbol of resilience and national identity.
What is the Cornflower (rukkilill)?
Translate into English: Non scholae sed vitae discimus
It means: “We learn not for school, but for life.”
Estonia regained independence in this year after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
What is 1991?
This Estonian figure skater made history by winning Estonia’s first-ever medal at the European Figure Skating Championships in 2025.
Who is Niina Petrõkina?
This contemporary photography museum in Tallinn, part of an international museum brand that began in Stockholm, is located in the Telliskivi Creative City.
What is Fotografiska Tallinn?
This shallow gulf separates Estonia from Finland and connects to the Baltic Sea.
What is the Gulf of Finland?
Estonia is often described as one of the least this in Europe, referring to clean government and transparency.
What is corrupt?
This medieval trading network included Tallinn as an important member city.
What is the Hanseatic League?
This Estonian prime minister comes from a political family — her father also served as prime minister and later as a European Commissioner.
Who is Kaja Kallas?
This famous patriotic poem by Juhan Liiv, whose title translates to “He Flies Toward the Beehive,” became a powerful symbol of Estonian national identity.
What is Ta lendab mesipuu poole?
This small Estonian island in Lake Peipus is known for its Old Believer community and onion farming traditions.
What is Piirissaar?
Estonia pioneered this digital program in 2014 that allows non-residents to access Estonian online services and start EU-based companies.
What is e-Residency?
This peaceful movement in the late 1980s helped Estonia gain independence and involved mass singing events.
What is the Singing Revolution?
This Estonian tennis star reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 2 in 2022, the highest ever for an Estonian player.
Who is Anett Kontaveit?
Ütle, et suitsupääsud seekord jäävadki
Luba, et päike ei passi pilves enam päevagi
Mull' tuleta meelde, et kõigil ilma rahvastel on olla vapustavalt hea ja siis
Korda mull' veel, on homme on ka päev.
The title of the song and singers.
Lausu tõtt; Nublu ja Vaiko Eplik.
This small coastal village in northern Estonia is known for its abandoned Soviet-era submarine base in Lahemaa National Park.
What is Hara?
This Estonian president earned a degree in veterinary medicine from the Estonian University of Life Sciences, then known as the Estonian Agricultural Academy.
He later earned a PhD and built a career as a molecular biologist and academic leader before becoming president.
Who is Alar Karis?
This nickname, meaning “The Rebel with a Bow Tie,” was often used to describe Estonia’s outspoken president known for his distinctive style and sharp wit.
Who is Toomas Hendrik Ilves?
This acclaimed Estonian poet and novelist wrote the internationally recognized novel “The Seventh Spring of Peace,” reflecting on life in Soviet-era Estonia.
Who is Viivi Luik?
This renowned Estonian conductor founded the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and is internationally known for interpreting the music of Arvo Pärt.
Who is Tõnu Kaljuste?