Programme

STOCKHOLM  |  NARVA  |  TALLINN

STOCKHOLM

Wednesday, 25 June

ESTO Eve
19:00 CONCERT: Cyrillius Kreek’s “Requiem”, Gustav Vasa Church
21:00 SECRET PUB, Stockholm Estonian House

Thursday, 26 June

12:00 – 13:00 Seminar: “The Baltic Sea – Environment and Sense of Security”, Baltic Sea Science Center, Skansen
12:00 – 20:00 Estonian Handicraft Fair, Skansen, Bollnästorget
13:00 – 15:30 Traditional Social Dances, Skansen, Bollnästorget
13:00 – 15:30 Folk Music Open Stage, Skansen, Tingsvallen
16:00 – 17:30 ESTO 25 Opening, Skansen, Solliden
21:00 Secret pub, Stockholm Estonian House

Friday, 27 June

Excursions
– Estonian Cultural Trails in Stockholm
– Life of Young Estonians in Stockholm

Seminars & Exhibitions
– Estonian Artists in Sweden, Stockholm Estonian House
– Estonian Writers in Sweden: Marie Under, Stockholm Estonian House
– Refugee Boats and Camps in Sweden 1944-45, Stockholm Estonian House

Group Trip across the Baltic Sea
17:30 M/S Baltic Queen, Värtahamnen


NARVA

Saturday, 28 June

10:45 Arrival in Tallinn, Tallink D-Terminal
11:30 Buses depart from Tallinn to Narva
13:50 Arrival in Narva-Jõesuu (Hotel check-in)
Buses Narva-Jõesuu – Narva – Narva-Jõesuu
15:00 – 18:00 Youth Congress: “Multilingualism Opens Doors”, University of Tartu Narva College

Sport
– Skatepark
– Tennis
– Volleyball
– Basketball

Excursions
– Swedish-era Narva, Narva Museum, Peetri Plats 7
– Virtual Old Narva, Town Hall, Raekoja Plats 1
– Kreenholm Factory: Past and Future, Joala 21
– Narva and Sinimäed 1944, Sinimäed Museum
– River Cruise on the Narva River

Exhibitions

Performances
– ESTO Choir’s rehearsal
– Concert-Service, rehearsal, Alexander’s Cathedral

19:00 Theatre: “Narva – The City We Lost”, Vaba Lava
19:00 Language CAFÉ: “Estonian Language & Culture”, Estonian Language House
21:00 Secret pub, Vaba Lava
Buses Narva – Narva-Jõesuu

Sunday, 29 June

11:00 – 12:30 Concert-Service, Alexander’s Cathedral
Language CAFÉ: “Estonian Language & Culture”, Eesti Keele Maja

Sport
– Narva City Runs

Excursions
– Swedish-era Narva, Narva Museum, Peetri Plats 7
– Virtual Old Narva, Town Hall, Raekoja Plats 1
– Kreenholm Factory: Past and Future, Joala 21
– River Cruise on the Narva River

12:00 Estonian Food and Handicraft Fair
16:00 Reception of the Song Festival Flame
16:30 Concert: “ESTO SONG”
18:00 Folk Festival, Hermann Castle, Northern Courtyard

Monday, 30 June

11:00 Business Forum, Narva-Jõesuu

Excursions
– Vaivara Sinimäed Museum
– Narva-Jõesuu Local History Museum
– Swedish-era Narva, Narva Museum, Peetri Plats 7
– Virtual Old Narva, Town Hall, Raekoja Plats 1
– Kreenholm Factory: Past and Future, Joala 21

Sport
– Beach Volleyball

18:00 Group Trip to Tallinn
21:00 Secret pub, Restaurant “Slava Ukraini”, Kopli 2c, Tallinn


TALLINN

Tuesday, 1 July

Memorial Ceremony at the Communist Victims Memorial, Maarjamäe

Meetings, Vabamu
– Estonian Language Teaching Centres, Children’s and Youth Camps Abroad
– Estonian Houses, Outdoor Associations, and Other Properties Abroad
– Estonian Information Channels Abroad
– Estonian Churches and Congregations Abroad
– Estonian Scientists Abroad
– Estonian Academic Associations and Organisations Abroad

Sport
– Volleyball Tournament
– Basketball
– Football

Exhibitions

Excursions

Secret pub – Canada Day

Wednesday, 2 July

National Congress

Sport
– Volleyball Tournament
– Basketball
– Football

Excursions

Exhibitions

ESTO GALA – Closing of ESTO 2025

Secret pub, Restaurant “Slava Ukraini”, Kopli 2c