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27.5.2026 | Columns

Healthy Life Years in Estonia Slightly Decline

Healthy Life Years in Estonia Slightly Decline

  Estonia’s average life expectancy has skyrocketed since independence was re-established 35 years ago, and today is only slightly lower … Read more

7.5.2026 | Columns

Is Estonia Selling Itself Off Piece by Piece?

Is Estonia Selling Itself Off Piece by Piece?

There are news stories that don’t explode into headlines, yet slowly and quietly change the direction of a country. … Read more

9.1.2026 | Columns

In the Same Boat

In the Same Boat

Finns often ask whether people in Estonia fear the threat of a Russian attack. Are Estonians afraid that Russia … Read more

7.1.2026 | Columns

A Hundred-Year Old Man’s Ice Cream

A Hundred-Year Old Man’s Ice Cream

Ville Hytönen’s columnVille Hytönen is the Chair of the Finnish Writers Union, and lives in Suurupi, Harku. In … Read more

5.11.2025 | Columns

Naissaar—An Island of War, Plague, and Anarchism

Naissaar—An Island of War, Plague, and Anarchism

Ville Hytönen, writer and chair of the Finnish Writers Union, living in Suurupi, Harku, Estonia. Three Russian MiG-31 … Read more

5.10.2025 | Columns

How to Become an Estonian

How to Become an Estonian

Stereotypes exist for a reason, and after 27 years in Estonia, I have decided to become Estonian. This is … Read more

29.8.2025 | Columns

Estonian Culture Leans on the Old When Creating the New

Estonian Culture Leans on the Old When Creating the New

Ville Hytönen, writer and chair of the Finnish Writers Union, living in Suurupi, Harku, Estonia. It’s a hot spring day … Read more

11.7.2025 | Columns

The World’s Envy of Taxes

The World’s Envy of Taxes

Although Estonians themselves say that no one is as envious as an Estonian toward another Estonian, this is not … Read more