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On 4th July, the Foundation for Estonian Arts and Letters in the USA invites all Estonians living abroad, those participating in ESTO, and their friends to the USA night ‘SecretSongAndDanceParty’. The event will begin immediately after the last Dance Festival performance from 21:00 -01:00 at Fotografiska (in the hall on level 1), which is located in the Telliskivi district, next to the Old Town.

Narva was a very beautiful city before World War II. With its baroque old town, its cultural life and its people, it was a true Nordic gem. It was a city of trade and merchants, factories and workers. A border town, where you could hear Estonian, Russian and Swedish spoken on the streets. What became of this Narva? What happened on 6 and 7 March 1944? Who made the decisions to bomb Narva and raze it to the ground, replacing the unique historic buildings with only memories of them? The city was reduced to ashes by a sea of fire and became a pile of building rubble. But who were the people who lived in Old Narva and what were their stories?

The most glamorous event of the XIII Global Estonian Days ESTO 2025 “Together” – the ESTO Gala Evening with dinner and dancing will take place in Tallinn’s Seaplane Harbour on July 2 from 19:30

Participating in ESTO is your chance to be part of something extraordinary! This unique event unites youth and communities with Estonian roots worldwide to share experiences, build connections, and strengthen our global Estonian community. At the previous ESTO, 50 brilliant young delegates from 18 countries participated. The delegates engaged in significant discussions and formed lifelong friendships. The successful youth program led to the founding of the Global Estonian Youth Network (ÜENV). 

The ESTO volleyball tournament (both indoor & beach) will take place on July 1st in Tallinn. We welcome representative teams as well as individual interested participants from all countries. Where required, we are willing to assist in the formation of the representative teams. Participant teams may include men as well as women, of all ages and skill levels.

Dear ESTO friend! Sign up for participation in the organization of ESTO 2025! For this purpose, we have created a registration form where you can choose in which committee you want to participate in the organization of ESTO 2025 and let us know if you want to be a member of the Main Committee of the NGO ESTO 2025.

ESTO laulupeo dirigendid on Ida-Virumaalt pärit Hirvo Surva ja Kirill Gorjušin ning eluaegne koorijuht Jaan Seim Stockholmist, kes praegu juhatab seal sega- ja naiskoori. Nemad kolm panevad kokku repertuaari ja käivad ka Kanadas, Ameerikas ning mujal koore ette valmistamas,

ESTO 2025 toimumiskoha valikuks korraldati demokraatlikud kärajad, kus kõik huvilised said oma sõna sekka öelda. "Enamuse hääl kaldus Stockholmi-Narva poole. Eks see ole Rootsi ja Narva ajalooline taust ning praegused väljakutsed, mis teevad Narva atraktiivseks," ütles ESTO 2025 peakorraldaja, Rootsi eestlaste liidu esimees Sirle Sööt

A youth congress dedicated to multilingualism will be held in Narva in cooperation with the global Estonian youth network and local youth organizations. In addition, a high-level business forum, cultural events and religious services are planned in Narva.

The 2025 Global Estonian Cultural Festival, ESTO, will be hosted in Stockholm, Tallinn and Narva between June 26-July 2, 2025.  The ESTO Festival has called together Estonians from around the world since 1972, to celebrate their shared culture, heritage, and achievements – and to promote unity and reinforce the bonds between Estonians around the world.