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Estonian gift guide

Estonian Gift Guide

Shop local Gift Guide 2021 Snow has fallen, winter tires are mandatory again in Estonia, “päkapikk” is starting his daily visits really soon and Christmas is approaching. Are still looking for gifts for your friends and family? Estonia might be small, but entrepreneurship is very popular here. That makes shopping local easy and at the …

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Found in Estonia: Estonian Sauna traditions

Estonian Sauna traditions – How to enjoy the sauna in Estonia?

Estonian Sauna traditions – How to enjoy the sauna in Estonia? “Take off your clothes, step into a tiny, darkroom. Don’t worry about the heat, it’s normal that you start sweating and it’s hard to breathe. There are also some birch tree branches, tied together. Most likely they are soaking in a water bucket. But …

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Do you know these metaphors describing living in Estonia?

Based on podcast interviews As much as there are people, there are opinions. When people come from totally different cultural spaces – is it even possible, that they end up using similar metaphors and descriptions about Estonia and Estonians? Throughout our interviews in the podcast Found in Estonia, some of the guests have a really …

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