In Finland and Estonia, Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May — a day to honor the strength, care, and love of mothers everywhere.
During the Soviet occupation of Estonia, the holiday was not officially celebrated, but survived through family traditions & regained prominence starting in 1988.
Today, we continue that tradition with gratitude towards motherhood.
Hyvää äitienpäivää! 🇫🇮❤️
Head emadepäeva! 🇪🇪❤️
During the Soviet occupation of Estonia, the holiday was not officially celebrated, but survived through family traditions & regained prominence starting in 1988.
Today, we continue that tradition with gratitude towards motherhood.
Hyvää äitienpäivää! 🇫🇮❤️
Head emadepäeva! 🇪🇪❤️
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Forwarded from Suomen Sisu
Järjestimme Espoossa paneelikeskustelun suomen kielen asemasta osana suomalaisuuden päivän ohjelmaamme. Suomen Sisun vuoden 2026 teemana on kansalliskielen suojelu. Panelistit lähestyivät suomen kieltä eri näkökulmista, mutta heitä yhdistää arvostus ja rakkaus suomea kohtaan. Videotallenne on katsottavissa osoitteessa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vhAaLk2hFg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vhAaLk2hFg
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Today, on the 4th of June, we proudly celebrate not one, but two important flag days: The Estonian Flag Day and the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces. 🇪🇪🇫🇮
The Estonian Flag Day marks the blessing of the Estonian flag as the flag of the Estonian Students' Society on May 23, 1884 (June 4 according to the new calendar). This tricolour was later (1918) accepted as the National Flag of Estonia. The original flag still exists.
The Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces is celebrated annually on June 4 in Finland — on the birthday of Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim (1867–1951). The day honours Finland's armed forces and their enduring service to the nation.
(Pictured here are the original EÜS fraternity flag, consecrated in Otepää on June 4, 1884, now on permanent display at the Estonian National Museum (ERM) in Tartu and the swallow-tailed state flag of Finland, also called Naval Ensign of Finland, which is used only by the Finnish Defence Forces installations, units, garrisons, and ships.)
The Estonian Flag Day marks the blessing of the Estonian flag as the flag of the Estonian Students' Society on May 23, 1884 (June 4 according to the new calendar). This tricolour was later (1918) accepted as the National Flag of Estonia. The original flag still exists.
The Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces is celebrated annually on June 4 in Finland — on the birthday of Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim (1867–1951). The day honours Finland's armed forces and their enduring service to the nation.
(Pictured here are the original EÜS fraternity flag, consecrated in Otepää on June 4, 1884, now on permanent display at the Estonian National Museum (ERM) in Tartu and the swallow-tailed state flag of Finland, also called Naval Ensign of Finland, which is used only by the Finnish Defence Forces installations, units, garrisons, and ships.)
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Today, 85 years ago, Soviet authorities violently carried out a mass deportation operation. Tens of thousands of innocents from the Baltics, present-day Belarus, Moldova & western Ukraine were forcibly taken from their homes and transported to remote regions of the Soviet Union.
More than 10000 people were deported from Estonia alone with over 7000 of those being women, children, and the elderly. The June Deportations were a crime of political repression & terror. We will not forget their suffering.🇪🇪🕯
More than 10000 people were deported from Estonia alone with over 7000 of those being women, children, and the elderly. The June Deportations were a crime of political repression & terror. We will not forget their suffering.🇪🇪🕯
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Today, June 23, Estonians celebrate Võidupüha (Victory Day), commemorating our Victory over the Baltic Landeswehr in 1919. A pivotal moment in the War of Independence, it helped secure our freedom. It is celebrated every year with a parade, this time in the town of Rapla. 🇪🇪
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Today at #FinnoUgricFriday we discuss Lauri Einari Kettunen (10 September 1885 – 26 February 1963), a prominent linguist. He studied Finnish and Estonian dialects & the Finnic languages. He also served as professor at the Universities of Tartu & Helsinki. 🇫🇮🤝🇪🇪
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Kettunen strengthened the Estonian language & national identity by guiding language planning, supporting surname Estonianization, and promoting Estonian as the state language. He researched dialects & other Finnic-speaking communities and produced an influential dialect atlas.
He helped found the Estonian Mother Tongue Society, received major recognition, and also wrote fiction, poetry, and plays. After returning to Finland, he advocated for Estonia, organized volunteers during the War of Independence, and fostered lasting Finnish-Estonian cooperation.
Pictured here are the professors of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Tartu in the early 1920s (Kettunen is seated first from the right.)
He helped found the Estonian Mother Tongue Society, received major recognition, and also wrote fiction, poetry, and plays. After returning to Finland, he advocated for Estonia, organized volunteers during the War of Independence, and fostered lasting Finnish-Estonian cooperation.
Pictured here are the professors of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Tartu in the early 1920s (Kettunen is seated first from the right.)
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Today we honour Tõnis Kint (1896-1991). Kint was born in Viljandi County, current day Estonia. He fought in the Estonian War of Independence, helped build the Estonian state as a statesman, and became one of Estonia's most prominent agricultural experts in the 1920s & 1930s. 🇪🇪
In the government-in-exile, Kint was Minister of Agriculture & Acting Minister of War (1953-1963), Deputy Prime Minister (1963-1970), and Prime Minister and Acting President of the Republic (1970-1990). Thus, he has been called the longest-serving head of state of Estonia.
Tõnis Kint was one of the most important bearers of national continuity during the occupation years. He died less than a year before the restoration of independence, but his work helped maintain Estonia's legal continuity throughout the decades of occupation. 🇪🇪
In the government-in-exile, Kint was Minister of Agriculture & Acting Minister of War (1953-1963), Deputy Prime Minister (1963-1970), and Prime Minister and Acting President of the Republic (1970-1990). Thus, he has been called the longest-serving head of state of Estonia.
Tõnis Kint was one of the most important bearers of national continuity during the occupation years. He died less than a year before the restoration of independence, but his work helped maintain Estonia's legal continuity throughout the decades of occupation. 🇪🇪
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