While Estonia is historically a tree-dense country, by the early 20 th century much of its forestland had been converted to farms. Under Soviet rule, however, private landownership, ...

But Estonia has other gift-giving traditions, which continue until the present day. "While in many countries presents are simply under the tree, in Estonia a gift has to be earned. As early as the end ...

Latvia and Estonia – Two of the three nations that make up the Baltics – are battling it out over who can claim to be the home of the decorated Christmas tree.

KURESSAARE, Estonia (Reuters) - Estonians have always headed to the forests in their thousands to cut down Christmas trees, but these days they will probably have a smartphone in their hands. The ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Christmas trees started appearing in Central Europe and the Baltic States, including Estonia, as early as the Middle Ages and have now become traditional across much of ...

Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, ... ILVES: All of the trees you see here, except basically the big, big spruce there, I have planted in the past 30-plus years.