The Estonian Song Celebration (Laulupidu) is a cultural phenomenon that, every five years, unites a vast choir for a single ...

The first academic year of the transition to Estonian-language education in schools that previously taught in Russian is drawing to a close. While initial fears may have been greater than warranted, ...

Under the auspices of the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu, open-source language models will be trained to speak Estonian more fluently and better understand Estonian culture.

NARVA, Estonia—The quick and glorious victory Vladimir Putin expected when he launched a war in Ukraine has turned into something of a punchline, and with each day bringing more humiliation to ...

Estonia is a distinctly Finno-Ugric nation with a unique linguistic heritage entirely separate from Slavic languages. When educational institutions market the country’s “Russian side,” they diminish ...

The Estonian government has set up Estonian language courses for refugees from Ukraine as part of an aid program that includes housing, employment, health insurance, and the right to study.

We strongly disagree with Veronika Kitsul’s recent Opinion piece, in which she argues that the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures must end its Russian language program in Estonia and ...