Estonian News
Estonia’s roads are getting self-driving cars. What could possibly go wrong?
Just when we got used to Estonia's delivery robots roaming the streets, self-driving cars are arriving too. Estonia has become the third EU country to allow the technology on public roads — and yes, we have questions.
Ancestry & Genealogy
Estonian roots for Aaron Pedersen on SBS?
Australian actor Aaron Pedersen is set to uncover Estonian ancestry in the next episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?" on SBS — or so multiple sharp-eyed HEIA tipsters tell us. Frankly, this is exactly the sort of unexpected Estonia plot twist we live for.
Interesting Stuff
Video: Piip ja Tuut in conversation with filmmaker Anthony Noack
Behind the laughter, there’s a story. Piip ja Tuut, Haide Männamäe and Toomas Tross, reflect on life, family and performing together in this warm conversation with filmmaker Anthony Noack.
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Video: Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna speaks with filmmaker Anthony Noack in Sydney
Filmmaker Anthony Noack captured a conversation with Estonia’s Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna during his Sydney visit. Watch the full interview here.
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Four Estonian films – and where to watch them in Australia this summer
Four Estonian movies. Four very different moods. Here’s where to watch them in Australia this summer.
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Lecture notes: Estonia’s AI leap in education
Estonia’s Minister of Education and Research, Dr Kristina Kallas, told an RMIT hall how a small, digital nation is redesigning schooling for the age of AI – and we all leaned in a little closer to catch every word.
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Podcast alert: Estonia’s education minister on early learning, equity and AI
Estonia’s Education Minister Kristina Kallas sits down with Teacher Magazine to discuss early learning, equity and Estonia’s bold AI Leap. A thoughtful, future-focused conversation recorded in Melbourne last week.
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EstTube: A review of three Estonian YouTubers
Three Estonian YouTubers — a restorer, a fisherman and a homesteader — are quietly winning global audiences with slow living, dry wit and beautifully filmed slices of everyday Eesti life.
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A photographer’s view — can a smartphone do the Estonian Song and Dance Festival justice?
Can a smartphone really hold its own at a world-class cultural event like the Estonian Song and Dance Festival? Photographer Peeter Põldre shares how his smartphone camera became an indispensable tool — from capturing spontaneous moments in the rain to breathtaking panoramic shots.
Estonian News
Postcard: Unpacking a suitcase full of Estonian summer 💙
From rainbow-tinted beach walks to snail invasions and a suitcase full of warm memories (and one oversized Mõnnakas), this Estonian summer was anything but ordinary. A cheeky postcard from one Aussie-Estonian still mentally stuck somewhere between Laulupidu and a forest lake.
Estonian News
Postcard from Tallinn, 4 July 2025 💙
A joyful postcard from Tallinn, where the Song and Dance Festival turns everyday life into a moving celebration of identity, belonging and beautifully swishing national costumes.
