This coincided with the spread of the nationalist ideas of Johann Gottfried Herder, which greatly influenced the Baltic Germans to see value in native Estonian culture. The process soon resulted in ...

Estonia's second-biggest city is finally having its moment in the spotlight. Crowned one of three European Capitals of Culture for 2024, Tartu is located around 100 miles south of the buzzing ...

Last year I was in Tartu in Estonia, helping to organise an event as part of the city’s year as a European capital of culture. The theme of the programme was “arts of survival”. There was a ...

From one perspective, this is of little surprise. Estonia has been a global leader in digital transformation for decades now, ...

Princeton supplements these excursions with trips to Tartu, Estonia, and Riga, Latvia — bastions of Baltic culture — and students almost certainly pursue further cultural exploration. The learning ...

Ago Arro said: “the Estonian sauna tradition builds on the Unesco world heritage listed smoke sauna. Here in southern Estonia at least one in ten farms have a proper smoke sauna.” Estonians ...

Saunas are “deeply embedded in Estonian culture”, and you won’t struggle to find somewhere to experience one for yourself. From hotels to breweries, they crop up all over the city.