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Marie Under was one of the greatest Estonian poets. She was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature no less than eight times.
Estonia sent 28 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Half of them competed in cross-country skiing, where Estonia won all of their three Turin Olympic medals. Olympic champion Andrus Veerpalu participated on his 5th Winter Olympics.
The German Luftwaffe and Soviet Long Range Aviation bombed the Estonian capital Tallinn several times during World War II. The first instance was during the Summer War of 1941. A number of bombing missions followed in 1942–43.
Kambja Parish is a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia.
Ilmar Laaban, was an Estonian poet and publicist.
University of Tartu basketball team, is a professional basketball team based in Tartu, Estonia. The team plays in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. They play their home games at the University of Tartu Sports Hall.
Gert Kullamäe is an Estonian basketball coach and a former professional basketball player who last coached Estonian team Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ. Kullamäe mostly played at the shooting guard position and was a great 3-point shooter. As a player he is a seven-time Estonian Champion and Soviet Union, Lithuanian, Belgian and Dutch champion.
Mihkel Lüdig was an Estonian composer, organist and choir conductor. As a composer, he particularly worked on a cappella choral songs. Lüdig is considered one of the major organisers of large-scale musical events in 20th century Estonia. He was a student of Nicolai Soloviev.
The Siuru literary movement, named after a fire-bird in Finno-Ugrian mythology, was founded in 1917 in Estonia. It was an expressionistic and neo-romantic movement that ran counter to the Young Estonia formalist tradition.
The Estonian Writers Union, is a professional association of Estonian writers and literary critics.
Toila is a small borough in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is located about 10 km (6 mi) northeast of the town of Jõhvi, on the coast of Narva Bay. Toila is known as an important sea resort in Estonia, with a spa hotel, beach and a beautiful park. Toila is the administrative centre of Toila Parish. As of the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 780, of whom the ethnic Estonians made up 628 (80.5%).
The Estonian Cup, also known as the OlyBet Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual cup competition for Estonian basketball teams. It is organized by the Estonian Basketball Association.
Helme is a small borough in Helme Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. It's located only 2 km (1 mi) northwest of the town of Tõrva by the Valga–Pärnu road. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 167.
Martten Kaldvee is a former Estonian biathlete. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he finished 74th in the 10 km sprint and 81st in the 20 km individual.
Toomas Leius is a former tennis player from Estonia who competed for the Soviet Union.
Audentese SG/Noortekoondis, known as G4S Noorteliiga for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team plays in the I Liiga. The team was founded as division of the Audentes School. Their home arena is the Audentes Sports Centre.
