Estonia - Paradise of the North

Ilus Eesti, beautiful Estonia. My family's homeland. Estonia's countryside and people have an endearing gentleness about them which you fall in love with slowly and imperceptibly. I have nothing but respect and admiration for Estonians' courage and determination to survive despite centuries of repression, tyranny and foreign occupation. This blog aims to promote Estonian news, history and culture and seeks to enlighten readers about everything this unique country has to offer.

Tuesday, 19 August 2025

Arnold Ruutel recalls how Estonia's independence was restored

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Saturday, 16 August 2025

The lost Estonian county of Petserimaa

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Petseri County (Petserimaa) was a historical Estonian county that existed from 1918 until 1944.  As a settlement, Petseri was built around a...
Wednesday, 13 August 2025

Estonia ranks number one in the world for human rights in 2024

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Once again Estonia outshines its peers when it comes to fundamentally important issues in society. Estonia's constitution and laws provi...
Monday, 11 August 2025

Ernst Rudolf Jaakson: The world’s longest serving diplomat

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Today marks 120 years since the birth of Ernst Rudolf Jaakson who was the longest-serving diplomat in history. Jaakson had an unwavering bel...
Saturday, 9 August 2025

Symbol of Dawn: The life and times of Estonian poet Lydia Koidula

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A new revised edition of Madli Buffalo's book Symbol of Dawn has been published by the University of Tartu Press. Symbol of Dawn  intro...
Tuesday, 5 August 2025

Estonia ranks 8th most relaxing place in the world

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BookRetreats.com has created the Global Relaxation Index to find the world’s most relaxing destinations. Based on the analysis of nine metri...
Friday, 1 August 2025

Celebrating the Estonian Year of the Book

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This year we celebrate the Year of the Estonian Book to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the first known mention of a book written in th...
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Tania Lestal
I am an Estonian-Australian with a deep love for my ancestral homeland. My family originate from Nõo county near Tartu which is located in Southern Estonia. Many members of my family left Estonia due to the Soviet occupation and have since branched out and resettled across the globe. After WWII my grandparents spent time living in a DP camp in Hamburg before emigrating to Australia. Today we are the only Lestal family in Australia. We have relatives in Germany, England, Canada, Austria and of course Estonia. This blog showcases all the things I love about Estonia and I also promote Estonia as a travel destination through my work as a freelance travel writer. My articles have been published in Explore History Magazine, Wanderlust, Estonian World, Azuria, to name but a few. If you would like to get in touch, please direct any comments, enquiries or suggestions to the following email address: estonia.paradise.of.the.north@gmail.com
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