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Smoke Sauna Sisterhood screening in Canberra, Sep 18

The Embassy of Estonia in Canberra warmly invites you to a special screening of the award-winning documentary Smoke Sauna Sisterhood on Sep 18.

The Estonian Cultural Foundation in Australia announces grant recipients for 2025/2026

The ECFA is pleased to announce the following funding for projects and has allocated $38,000 to various groups across the country.

Most dedicated readers in the world? Estonians, of course!

Estonians are world-class readers. Dr Sirje Kiin reminded us that overflowing bookshelves aren’t clutter, they're how we stay ourselves — anywhere.

Global Estonian August 2025 newsletter brimming with stories and surprises

The Global Estonian August newsletter is here — packed with stories from space psychology to mushroom wisdom, and even some Estonian Australian highlights.

Finding your Estonia (book lovers edition)

One click, one coffee, and a room full of readers defending their favourite novels. 26 August. Be there — Dr. Sirje Kiin is coming.

Speech: Happy Re-Independence Day from AESL

Freedom always deserves words as well as celebration. Here is the traditional greeting from the Council of Estonian Societies in Australia on Re-Independence Day.

Estonia gets its sassiest cultural podcast yet: Meet Võõrkehad

Feeling like you don’t belong has never been this funny — Võõrkehad turns outsider life into laugh-out-loud cultural therapy.

Vitamin N, Estonian style

Estonia’s nature is part fairytale, part endurance test — 51% forest, thousands of lakes, and just enough mosquitoes to keep you moving. Here’s how to soak it all in, Vitamin N style.

New English edition brings Lydia Koidula’s story to the world

A new English edition of Symbol of Dawn by Madli Puhvel invites readers into the life and times of Lydia Koidula — a great Estonian poet and a voice of national awakening.

Ahem… Estonia wants your thoughts

Estonia is asking for your input — seriously. Share your ideas by 20 August to help Estonia create better, stronger global connections.

If Rio Tinto ever wanted to support the arts, here’s the show for them… from Estonia

What do you get when you mix Shakespeare, excavators and a red Ford Ranger playing Juliet? Estonia’s Romula & Julia is the love story you didn’t know your inner construction site romantic needed.