Kati and Me

Short film about a girl called Kati and Estonia through the eyes of two Canadians.

America Ranks Behind Estonia In Internet ‘Freedom’.

Estonia ranking # 1! Go e-Stonia!

Freedom on the Net 2012 by Freedom House

View bigger map here: http://goo.gl/8bGer

"This year's findings indicate that restrictions on internet freedom in many countries have continued to grow, though the methods of control are slowly evolving, becoming more sophisticated and less visible. Brutal attacks against bloggers, politically motivated surveillance, proactive manipulation of web content, and restrictive laws regulating speech online are among the diverse threats to internet freedom emerging over the past two years. Nevertheless, several notable victories have also occurred as a result of greater activism by civil society, technology companies, and independent courts, illustrating that efforts to advance internet freedom can yield results."

Why Estonia ranks first? Here's why:

Estonians, in addition to having widespread public WiFi and more than 200 ISPs, enjoy access to some of the most advanced public services on the planet:

• Estonians can vote online (last election, 25 percent voted online — more than Sweden, Latvia and Switzerland, which also permit online voting).
• Estonians have access to their medical records online. The U.S. has a similar program for federal healthcare recipients with Blue Button and is attempting to broaden it to private insurers.
• School children and their parents can access their test scores, daily activity, and homework online.
• Reportedly, it can take as little as 18 minutes to set up a business online.

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152145733895521&set=a.10150265549855521.489523.99403315520&type=1

http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/24/report-america-ranks-behind-estonia-in-internet-freedom-heres-why/

Which are relative languages to Estonian?

Here are all relative languages to Estonian (click on the picture to see bigger image).

Estonian Presentation

"This is a video was actually made to present Estonia to fellow students in Prague..."

Weather girl in Estonia

Source: http://9gag.com/gag/4774630

E-stonia, the hidden tech giant

Estonia is one of the smallest countries in Europe, but despite its size it has become the tech titan that the EU has been seeking to generate growth in times of crisis. The country has a population of 1,340,415 citizens and one of the world's most advanced e-governments, in addition to an e-health and cybersecurity system that many countries envy.

Read the article here:
http://www.neurope.eu/article/e-stonia-hidden-tech-giant

Euro success in Estonia?

Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip says the country has benefited since adopting the euro just over a year ago.


Click link below to see short CNN interview with Andrus Ansip:

http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/business/2012/03/29/marketplace-europe-andrus-ansip-a.cnn

True Estonians singing true Estonian song

Have you heard about that singing nation? In this videoclip true Estonians are singing together one true Estonian patriotic song called "Eestlane olen ja eestlaseks jään" (I am Estonian and I will be Estonian).

Quite a funky tourist video

A quite funky tourist video that shows Tallinn from different perspectives. It is maybe a bit too quick and not too informative, but I do like the approach.

Singing Revolution Movie

First occupied by the Soviets in 1939, then by the Nazis, and then by the Soviets again, Estonia lived through decades of terror. By the end of World War II, more than one-quarter of the population had been deported to Siberia, been executed, or had fled the country. Music sustained the Estonian people during those years, helping to maintain the Estonian language and sense of culture. It was such a crucial part of their struggle for freedom that their successful bid to re-establish their independence is known as the Singing Revolution.
Estonians didn't fight to get their freedom, we gained it by singing. Get the DVD and see why we rather sit and sing a song than go surfing.

Official site.
IMDB link.

Tallinn TV tower went to the Moon

01.04.2012

President Ilves: the man who made E-stonia

How did Toomas Ilves, a former student radical from New Jersey, end up as president of the most successful of the Baltic states? He tells his old high-school friend.

The Guardian
Wikipedia page about our beloved President
President home page

Estonian Cyber Defence

Estonia became the first country in the world to suffer a large-scale cyber attack, in 2007. Soon after the country became host to NATO's cyber experts, housing them in a modified barrack block first built by the Russian tsarist army, in the capital Tallinn. Here, NATO holds regular exercises to test alliance members' readiness to cope with an attack.

3 minute BBC videoclip about that.

Simple Dream

13 minute video about one boy and his dream of participating in one of the biggest indoor extreme competitions in Europe called Simpel Session.

SIMPLE DREAM (a short documentary) – online premiere! from Simple Session on Vimeo.

New York Times 36 hour guide to Tallinn

New York times has put together a quick tour with some nice sightseeing stops and great restaurants. If you are not the biggest fan of old buildings and fancy food this short tour should do the trick for you.

Tallinn, Estonia - 36 hours

The Simpsons Estonian version

If Simpsons were Estonian.

The Renovated Tallinn TV Tower