The first northern Estonian language version of the New Testament was published in 1715, with the whole Bible of Anton thor Helle appearing in Estonian in 1739. [1] [2]
Estonian is a Finnic language and the official language of Estonia. It is written in the Latin script, and is the first language of the majority of the country's population; it is also an official language of the European Union. Estonian is spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia, and 160,000 elsewhere.
The Estonian Football Association is the governing body of football, beach soccer and futsal in Estonia, established on 14 December 1921. It organizes the football league, including the championship which is called Meistriliiga, Estonian Cup and the Estonian national football team. It is based in Tallinn. EJL became a member of FIFA in 1923, but following Estonia's annexation by the Soviet Union it was disbanded. It became a member again in 1992 after Estonia reinstated its independence.
The Estonia national rugby league team represents Estonia in the sport of rugby league football. Estonia started competing in international rugby league in 2005. They have competed in several tournaments, including the Central Europe Development Tri-Nations and the European Bowl.
Populated places in Estonia, are cities or settlement units of rural municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions.
Kuressaare Airport is an airport in Estonia. The airport is situated 1.5 nautical miles south southeast of Kuressaare on Saaremaa island.
Kärdla Airport is an airport in Estonia. The airport is situated 7 nautical miles east of the town of Kärdla on Hiiumaa island.
Kaarma is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia. The Estonian communist politician Viktor Kingissepp was born here in 1888.
Estonia Theatre is an historic building in Tallinn, Estonia, which houses the Estonian National Opera and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.
The Estonia national beach soccer team represents Estonia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Estonian FA, the governing body for football in Estonia. The Estonia national football team played their first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier in August 2007, losing 1–3 to Ukraine.
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of 45,339 square kilometres (17,505 sq mi). The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language.
Murika is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Kõljala is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Kaali-Liiva is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.
Statistics Estonia is the Estonian government agency responsible for producing official statistics regarding Estonia. It is part of the Ministry of Finance.
Estonian Canadians are Canadian citizens or residents of Estonian descent or Estonian-born people who reside in Canada. Currently 24,530 people of Estonian descent live in Canada.(according to some sources up to 50,000 people).
Anne Nature Reserve is a nature reserve situated in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the smallest nature reserve in Estonia.
The Under-19 Baltic Cup is an annual football competition for under-19 national football teams organised by the Baltic states and Finland.
The Under-21 Baltic Cup is an biennial football competition for under-21 national football teams organised by the Baltic states.
The Estonian Athletic Association is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Estonia.
Estonian Poetry is poetry written in the Estonian language or in Estonia.