Estonian Institute
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The Estonian Institute is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation aiming to promote Estonian culture abroad. The institute was founded in 1989 as a shadow foreign office for the Estonian independence movement by Lennart Meri, later the first foreign minister and first president of Estonia after the Soviet occupation.
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[edit] Activities
Presently, the Estonian Institute concentrates on cultural diplomacy. Its main areas of activity are publishing diverse brochures, organising cultural events abroad and maintaining several web sites, which include the online encyclopaedia Estonica and the Estonian cultural events calendar. The Estonian Institute also organises conferences, festivals, exhibitions and seminars about Estonian culture, replies to Estonia-related queries, and receives translators, journalists, researchers, writers, and lecturers.
[edit] Publications
- Estonian Art (biannual)
- Estonian Literary Magazine (biannual)
- Estonian Culture (magazine)
- Annual calendar of major cultural events in Estonia
- Assorted colour publications reflecting Estonian life
- Facts About Estonia, a series of fact sheets
[edit] Locations
The Estonian Institute also has offices abroad located in Helsinki (1995), Stockholm (1999), Paris (2001) and Budapest (1998). The main office is in Tallinn.
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