Culture of Estonia

Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, reading his manuscript of the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg, painting by Estonian artist Johann Köler (1864).
Public education systems founded during prior Swedish rule made Estonia and Finland the two most literate areas of Russian Empire (map of 1897 census literacy data)

The culture of Estonia combines an indigenous heritage, represented by the country's Finnic national language Estonian, with Nordic and German cultural aspects. The culture of Estonia is considered to be significantly influenced by that of the Germanic-speaking world.[1] Due to its history and geography, Estonia's culture has also been influenced by the traditions of the Baltic Germans and Scandinavians as well as the neighbouring Baltic, Slavic, and Finnic peoples.

  1. ^ "Eestlus ja saksa keel".

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