Language lovers should make a beeline for the Museum of Natural History! Together we will find out about the exciting lives of bats, follow the maritime adventures of the sturgeon and practise our Estonian.  

The event will last for two hours, with participants then able to explore the museum further at their leisure.  

• Where: Estonian Museum of Natural History (Lai 29a, Tallinn)   
• Time: June 15, 2021 from 10:00 
• Number of participants: up to 20 people 
• Recommended language level: A2 + 
• Registration:https://forms.gle/zoEHbr4KdAm5LnEz6 

All events of the Estonian language house are intended for adults and take place in Estonian! 

NB! When organizing an event, we take full account of the health and safety restrictions in force in Estonia.  

Additional information: Erika Ader (erika.ader@integratsioon.ee) 

Do you know which buildings and monuments are linked to which writers in the Kadriorg district? During this tour we will find out all about them and get to practise our Estonian in the process. To mark the occasion we will also be reciting extracts from the national epic.  

• Where: Kadriorg Park (meeting in front of the café by the pond at Weizenbergi 22) 
• Time: June 16, 2021 from 16:30 to 18:30 
• Number of participants: up to 20 people 
• Recommended language level: B1 + 

Registration:https://forms.gle/AU2jZnopq8V6sWoX9

All events of the Estonian language house are intended for adults and take place in Estonian! 

NB! When organizing an event, we take full account of the health and safety restrictions in force in Estonia.  

Additional information: Erika Ader (erika.ader@integratsioon.ee) 

Architecture tours support language-learning and are designed for adult students of Estonian who speak another language as their mother tongue and who are interested in architecture. The tours showcase local architecture in Estonian and are led by guides. Those taking the tours have the chance not only to learn more about architecture but also to hone their Estonian skills. 

• Where: Kadriorg (meeting at the Koidula tram stop at the intersection of Narva Highway and Weizenbergi & Koidula streets)  
• Time: June 17, 2021 from 11:00 to 13:00 
• Number of participants: up to 15 people 
• Recommended language level: B1 + 
• Registration:  https://forms.gle/aTYcq1GJWhr292yL7

Advance registration is required. Registration will close as soon as places on the tour are filled or on 15 June at the latest.  

A tour focussing on the timber architecture of the Kadriorg district will be taking place on 17 June.  

Also planned as part of the series are a Soviet architecture tour, a tour of the Rotermann Quarter and a tour of the Museum of Estonian Architecture. The dates for these tours will be announced in due course.  

NB! When organizing an event, we take full account of the health and safety restrictions in force in Estonia. 

Additional information: Liisi Kattago (liisi.kattago@integratsioon.ee) 

Fotografiska is an internationally recognized photography center with Stockholm roots. It is an open-minded meeting place where world-class photography, honest and delicious food and music come together.  

On 15 June, we will be exploring modern food culture with Estonian language learners under the aegis of sustainable restaurant spokesperson Peeter Pihel. We will get to taste some seasonal delicacies and practise our Estonian.  

• Location: Fotografiska Tallinn 
• Time: June 15, 2021 from 16:00 to 19:00 
• Number of participants: up to 20 people 
• Recommended language level: B1 + 

Registration:https://forms.gle/DtMTK2pTHPj66LFT6

All events of the Estonian language house are intended for adults and take place in Estonian! 

NB! When organizing an event, we take full account of the health and safety restrictions in force in Estonia. Please bring mask with you.  

Additional information: Pille Veisserik (pille.veisserik@integratsioon.ee) 

This series of cooking evenings being run in a cooking class in Pärnu will take Estonian language enthusiasts on a journey through the cuisines of different continents and cultures.  

Over three hours, people living and working in Pärnu and Pärnu County who speak languages other than Estonian can practise the national language and dive into the cultures of different nations on different continents. Since the cooking evenings will be conducted in Estonian, this will encourage the participants to talk to one another and share their thoughts in the language – providing them with language practice they won’t even realise they’re getting! The cooking evenings represent an active and attractive way of spending time together. 

The focus of this month’s event, which is being held as part of the cooking class at Pernova Education Centre in Pärnu, is Estonian food. Advance registration is required.  

• Where: Pernova Education Centre (Kooli 6b, Pärnu) 
• When: 16 June 2021 (17:00-20:00) 
• Max. number of participants: 15  
• Min. language level recommended: B1

 Registration:https://forms.gle/Q5tZMB1fu9tnHY768

All events of the Estonian language house are intended for adults and take place in Estonian! 

NB! When organizing an event, we take full account of the health and safety restrictions in force in Estonia. Please bring mask with you.  

Additional information: Silja Joon (55615559, silja.joon@gmail.com

Everyone is welcome to join us on this daytrip to the island of Prangli.    

Together we’ll practise our Estonian, explore the island in an open-top truck tour, hear all the exciting stories it has to tell and take part in a fun orienteering game.  

Participation (including lunch on the island) is free of charge to those who register!    

• Where: Prangli (incl. transport to the island from Tallinn and back again)  
• When: 18 June 2021 (7:30-18:00) 
• Min. language level required: A2 
• Registration:https://forms.gle/9bubmU3yi3nbRL8T8

Places are limited, so advance registration is required. Please fill in the form below to take part. Registration closes on 7 June. 

Meeting point: In front of the Estonian Language Centre in Tallinn (Rävala 5, Tallinn) at 7':30. Those driving themselves should be at Leppneeme Harbour by 8:30. 

All events of the Estonian language house are intended for adults and take place in Estonian! 

Note: All of the restrictions enacted in Estonia to safeguard people’s health are being taken into account in the organisation and running of the event. Disinfection products will be provided and the bus will have a max. capacity of 50%. Before entering the bus, please provide electronic or printed proof of vaccination or Covid-19 disease. In the absence of proof, it is mandatory to take a saliva-based rapid test for COVID-19, all equipment and instructions for which will be provided by the organiser.

Prangli tour organisers Elo Zobel and Kadri Raigo (elo.zobel@integratsioon.ee, kadri.raigo@integratsioon.ee) 

June’s Estonian culture workshop will be taking place at Lahemaa Heritage House and on long-established Iisaka Farm.  

We’ll learn about the history of the farm, Estonian folk handicrafts and the wedding traditions and national costumes worn in Kuusalu. 

We’ll try our hand at braiding and raise our voices in song! There will also be a refreshment break.  

Showcasing Estonian culture for us will be the head of Lahemaa Heritage House, Liis Burk MA, who is a handicrafts expert and the director of development for the Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union. In addition to handicrafts, she works tirelessly to promote and arrange Estonian folk weddings. 

• When: 11 June 2021 (departure at 11:30 from in front of the Estonian Language Centre in Tallinn at Rävala pst 5, returning at 16:15)  
• Min. language level recommended: A2 
• Max. number of participants: 25  
• Registration: https://forms.gle/i4jdouqwVd63UDCKA

The excursion and language practice are free of charge for participants. All activities are designed for adult learners and are conducted in Estonian. The farm produces beautiful handicrafts for purchase made from wool from its own sheep.  

All events of the Estonian language house are intended for adults and take place in Estonian! 

 Note: All of the restrictions enacted in Estonia to safeguard people’s health are being taken into account in the organisation and running of the event. Disinfection products will be provided and the bus will have a max. capacity of 50%. Please bring masks with you to ensure safety. Before getting on the bus you must take a mandatory saliva-based rapid test for COVID-19, all equipment and instructions for which will be provided by the organiser. 

Fotografiska is an internationally recognized photography center with Stockholm roots. It is an open-minded meeting place where world-class photography, honest and delicious food and music come together. 

During the language study visit on June 8, we will get acquainted with the art of photography under the guidance of a guide, interpret the stories behind the pictures and interpret them in a discussion circle. Together we practice Estonian and create an interesting experience. 

• Location: Fotografiska Tallinn 
• Time: June 8, 2021 from 16:00 to 19:00 
• Number of participants: up to 20 people 
• Recommended language level: B1 + 

Registration: https://forms.gle/N5tnyPRLb6TQbPEY9

All events of the Estonian language house are intended for adults and take place in Estonian! 

NB! When organizing an event, we take full account of the health and safety restrictions in force in Estonia. Please bring mask with you.  

Additional information: Pille Veisserik (pille.veisserik@integratsioon.ee) 

Estonian language learners with a mother tongue other than Estonian in Pärnu County are welcome to take a tour of local farms and food. In Pärnu County tourist farms we meet wonderful vegetable gardens, tropical butterflies and happy chickens. There are horses with fluttering varnishes and black cows milking organic milk. Does a fish dish taste better on a coastal fisherman's yard? What is the most valuable drink in the wine manor? What makes the new port of Varbla proud and special? 

The aim of the tour is to support a deeper understanding of the life and culture of Pärnu County and to test the language knowledge learned. An overview of the countryside of Pärnu County concerns agriculture, husbandry and fishing. Insights that are also offered in Estonian, are focusing on history, traditions, family life, nature and architecture, as well as economics and politics. 

• Time: June 6, 2021 from 8:30 to 20:30 
• Participants: up to 30 
• Recommended language level: A1 + 

 Registration:https://forms.gle/muynJ9aFG2AdFPmV7  

Schedule: 

At 8.30-9.00 we will gather in the parking lot of Pärnu Central Library, everyone can take the Covid-19 saliva quick test, the tests are by the organizer.

At 9.30 departure from the parking lot of Pärnu Central Library. 

At 10 o'clock we arrive at Tamme herb farm. The hostess introduces her collection of hundreds of different plants and offers herbal teas and pies in the café. 

At 11.30 we arrive at the Mätiku organic farm, where we look at the dairy and taste different products. 

At 12.30 we arrive at a tropical butterfly house built on a farm. 

At 13.30-14 we arrive at the port of Varbla. The founder of the port introduces us to the whole new complex and follows the restaurant of the south port in Kroot. 

At 15.30 we reach the Pootsi wine manor. We will get acquainted with the manor, its dramatic history and taste wines. 

At 4.30 pm we will drink coffee and tea and eat cake at Maria Farm. We will visit the unique Seliste wooden church nearby. 

At 6 pm we arrive at the Captain's Farm, where we taste fish products. 

At 20-20.30 we will reach Pärnu by driving along the beach road. 

Trips and language training are free for participants. All activities take place in Estonian and are intended for adult language learners. 

NB! When organizing an event, we take full account of the health and safety restrictions in force in Estonia. 

Additional information: Silja Joon (silja.joon@gmail.com, +372 55615559) 

Ootame osalejaid eesti – vene keele tandemõppetundidesse. Tandemõpe tähendab seda, et erineva emakeelega inimesed vestlevad omavahel igapäevastel teemadel, õpivad uusi väljendeid ja aitavad vestluspartneril teist keelt omandada. Osalema on oodatud nii vene kui ka eesti emakeelega inimesed. Tunnid toimuvad veebis!
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• Suhtlustase: B1+
• Aeg: 04.05, 11.05, 18.05, 25.05 kell 17.30-19.00
• Koht: Veebis
• Registreerimine: https://forms.gle/zNgva18f49qWeA1U6
• Lisainfo: Kristi Markov: markov.kristi@gmail.com