Friday, 14 March 2025

Head emakeelepäeva! Happy Estonian Language Day!

Today we celebrate Mother Tongue Day in Estonia. March 14 marks the birthday of poet Kristjan Jaak Peterson who was one of the founding fathers of Estonian literature. Estonian Language Day was first recognised as a national holiday in 1999 and is now celebrated not only in Estonia but in many Estonian Houses, schools and universities around the world.

Estonian is a beautiful sounding language and we all have our favourite words, here are some of the most popular.