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“Estonianism in Australia” — EP2024 Event

At Eesti Päevad Festival, 2024 Adelaide, AESL held MÕTTETALGUD – an Open Mic afternoon to gather thoughts about “Estonianism in Australia”. Organised way of being Estonian in Australia, where lays […]

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A Sea of Fire: Fleeing Estonia in 1944 – Saima’s Story

AESL is inviting everybody to collect and share stories related to the current donations drive to build a Memorial in Parnu for Estonians who had to escape and leave our […]

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Key Discussions from AESL’s Board Meeting #3 in 2024

AESL Meeting – May 2024 The Council of Estonian Societies in Australia (AESL) is an umbrella organisation that unites around 20 Estonian organisations all over Australia, belonging to the Estonian […]

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Key Discussions from AESL’s First Board Meeting of 2024

The Council of Estonian Societies in Australia (Austraalia Eesti Seltside Liit – AESL) board meets monthly to discuss initiatives that support Estonians all over Australia. March marked the first board […]

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30th Anniversary of Restored Independence

Dear Estonians in Australia, In the 20th century, Estonia was a sovereign state from 1919 to 1940. From there after, Estonia suffered under the military occupation for 50 years until […]

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Eesti Päevad 2022 – Program Update

The latest version of the Eesti Päevad 2022 program is now available All events are described in detail on Facebook page: Eesti Päevad organisers are very thankful for everyone who […]

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AESL Donation Drive – Final Call for 2021!

Dear Estonians and Estonian Organisations in Australia, In 2021 we continue our ethnic and cultural unity and connection going over Australia by zoom. Local events sometimes go ahead, sometimes get […]

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Victory day greetings on 23rd June, 2021

Estonian Victory Day is an anniversary of crucial military victory against foreign forces. At the end of World War I, Estonia was engaged in a War of Independence with two […]

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80th Anniversary of the first mass deportations of the Baltic people in June 1941

On the 14th of June The Occupation Museum, at the heart of Tallinn, has records of one of the country’s darkest hours, of 14 June 1941, when over 10,000 people […]

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Annual AESL Donations Appeal

Dear Estonians and Estonian Organisations in Australia, In 2021 we unite in Australia, with Estonia and with Estonians all around the world, for two major occasions and milestones. On the […]

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Independence Day Greeting 2021

Australia is far from our homeland Estonia, and far from the other Estonians around the world.  The majority of Estonians who landed in Australia arrived after the second world war– […]

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AESL 2021 Donation Drive

Let’s kick off the Donation Drive for this Independence Day, 2021 AESL has been residing in Melbourne for the past three years. Donations are collected as a result of invitations […]