Valmistatud EestisMade in Estonia
Vabariigi AastapäevVabariigi AastapäevPortland, Oregon Portland, Oregon 26 veebruar 26 veebruar 20120111
How can such a small country do all that???
European Union27 Member States
EU DataPopulation Area Per Capita GDP
State Millions Rank 000 km2 Rank $ 000 Rank
Austria 8.4 84 39
Belgium 10.8 31 23 35
Bulgaria 7.6 111 12 27
Cyprus 0.8 25 9 25 29
Czech Republic 10.5 79 24
Denmark 5.6 43 22 36
Estonia 1.3 24 45 20 18 23
Finland 5.4 338 34
France 64.7 675 34
Germany 81.8 357 34
Greece 11.1 132 30
Hungary 10.0 93 19
Ireland 4.5 70 39
Italy 60.4 301 29
Latvia 2.3 65 14 25
Lithuania 3.3 65 17 24
Luxembourg 0.5 26 3 26 78
Malta 0.4 27 0 27 24
Netherlands 16.6 42 21 40
Poland 38.2 313 18
Portugal 11.3 92 22
Romania 21.5 238 12 26
Slovakia 5.4 49 21
Slovenia 2.1 20 24 28
Spain 46.1 506 32
Sweden 9.4 450 36
United Kingdom 62.0 245 35
Totals/Averages 502 4,456 30
USA 312 9,630 46
EU DataPopulation Area Per Capita GDP
State Millions Rank000
km2 Rank $ 000 RankBulgaria 7.6 111 12 27Cyprus 0.8 25 9 25 29Denmark 5.6 43 22 36Estonia 1.3 24 45 20 18 23Latvia 2.3 65 14 25Lithuania 3.3 65 17 24Luxembourg 0.5 26 3 26 78Malta 0.4 27 0 27 24Netherlands 16.6 42 21 40Romania 21.5 238 12 26Slovenia 2.1 20 24 28
EU Totals/ Averages 502 4,456 30USA 312 9,630 46
Portland MSA 2.2
Made in Estonia
Valmistatud Eestis
How can such a small country do all that???
Wife Carrying - International
Wife Carrying - USA
Estonian Wife Carrying
World Wife Carrying Contest
World Wife Carrying Contest
Year Winners Country Time
2010 Taisto Miettinen and Kristiina Haapanen Finland
2009 Taisto Miettinen and Kristiina Haapanen Finland
2008 Alar Voogla and Kirsti Viltrop Estonia
2007 Madis Uusorg and Inga Klauso Estonia 61.7
2006 Margo Uusorg and Sandra Kullas Estonia 56.9
2005 Margo Uusorg and Egle Soll Estonia 59.0
2004 Madis Uusorg and Inga Klauso Estonia 65.3
2003 Margo Uusorg and Egle Soll Estonia 60.7
2002 Meelis Tammre and Anne Zillberger Estonia 63.8
2001 Margo Uusorg and Birgit Ullrich Estonia 55.6
2000 Margo Uusorg and Birgit Ullrich Estonia 55.5 World Record
1999 Imre Ambos and Annela Ojaste Estonia 64.5
1998 Imre Ambos and Annela Ojaste Estonia 69.2
1997 Jouni Jussila and Tiina Jussila Finland 65.0
Winter Olympics
Kristina Šmigun
2 Golds 2006 Torino
2 Silver 2010 Vancouver
Winter Olympics
Andrus Veerpalu
1 Gold 2006 Turin
1 Gold + 1 Silver2002 Salt Lake City
Winter Olympics
Jaak Mae
Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City
Summer Olympics
Kristjan Palusalu
2 Golds: Heavyweight Freestyle and Greco Roman Wrestling
1936 Berlin
The only person in Olympic history to win golds in both styles of
wrestling
Summer Olympics
Gerd Kanter
Gold
2008 Beijing
Summer OlympicsTõnu Endrekson
Jüri Jaanson
Silver
2008 Beijing
Summer Olympics
2008 Beijing
Total medals per million population
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total MedalsMedals/ Million
1 Bahamas 0 1 1 2 6.5
2 Jamaica 6 3 2 11 4.0
3 Iceland 0 1 0 1 3.3
4 Slovenia 1 2 2 5 2.5
5 Australia 14 15 17 46 2.3
6 New Zealand 3 1 5 9 2.2
7 Norway 3 5 2 10 2.2
8 Cuba 2 11 11 24 2.1
9 Armenia 0 0 6 6 2.0
10 Belarus 4 5 10 19 2.0
11 Trinidad/Tobago 0 2 0 2 1.9
12 Estonia 1 1 0 2 1.5
14 Lithuania 0 2 3 5 1.4
16 Latvia 1 1 1 3 1.3
45 United States 36 38 36 110 0.4
Summer Olympics
2004 Athens
Total medals per million population
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Medals/ Million
1 THE BAHAMAS 1 0 1 6.3
2 AUSTRALIA 17 16 16 2.5
3 CUBA 9 7 11 2.4
4 ESTONIA 0 1 2 2.2
5 SLOVENIA 0 1 3 2.0
6 JAMAICA 2 1 2 1.9
7 LATVIA 0 4 0 1.7
8 HUNGARY 8 6 3 1.7
9 BULGARIA 2 1 9 1.5
10 BELARUS 2 6 7 1.5
19 LITHUANIA 1 2 0 0.9
39 UNITED STATES 35 39 29 0.4
Summer Olympics
2000 Sydney
Total medals per million population
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Medals/ Million
1 BAHAMAS 1 1 0 6.6
2 BARBADOS 0 0 1 3.7
3 ICELAND 0 0 1 3.6
4 AUSTRALIA 16 25 17 3.0
5 JAMAICA 0 4 3 2.7
6 CUBA 11 11 7 2.6
7 NORWAY 4 3 3 2.2
8 ESTONIA 1 0 2 2.1
9 HUNGARY 8 6 3 1.7
10 BELARUS 3 3 11 1.7
16 LITHUANIA 2 0 3 1.4
19 LATVIA 1 1 1 1.2
47 USA 39 25 33 0.4
Summer Olympics
Countries in Top 12 Medals/Million for the Last Three Summer Olympics
(but none have similar ratios in Winter Olympics than Estonia)
AustraliaAustralia BahamasBahamas BelarusBelarus CubaCuba EstoniaEstonia JamaicaJamaica
TennisKaia KanepiKaia Kanepi
RankRank: 16 : 16 (as of 2/21/11)(as of 2/21/11)
2010 12010 1stst WTA Tour Champion at WTA Tour Champion at PalermoPalermo
2010 Wimbledon in Quarterfinals2010 Wimbledon in Quarterfinals
NFL
Michael (Mihkel) RoosMichael (Mihkel) Roos
Tennessee TitansTennessee Titans
Margus HuntMargus Hunt
SMU (future NFL ?)SMU (future NFL ?)
SUMO Wrestling & World’s Strongest Man
Baruto Kaito Baruto Kaito
(Kaido Höövelson)(Kaido Höövelson)
Tarmo MittTarmo Mitt
Top ten finishesTop ten finishes
2005 - 2008 2005 - 2008
WeightliftingGustav Ernesaks
1896 – 19321922 World Championship: 3rd
1924 Paris Olympics: 6th
MusicGustav Ernesaks1908 – 1993
Mu Isamaa On Minu Arm
MusicSong Festival
Music
Arvo PärtClassical Composer
Spiegel im Spiegel used in 10 movies(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxI87CF0XT8&feature=related)
Musical Score for “Gerry”starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck
Music
Cyrillus Kreek1989 – 1962Composer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VlQziKc48g
MusicHeino Eller1887 – 1970
Composer
Instructor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu_JIEGfNmE
Music
Eri Klas (Conductor, Music Director)L A Philharmonic
Estonian National OperaBolshoi Opera
Royal Opera of StockholmFinnish National OperaTampere Philharmonic
MusicConductors, Music Directors
Neeme JärviGothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Detroit Symphony OrchestraNew Jersey Symphony OrchestraHet Residentie Orkest, The Hague
Paavo JärviCincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie, Bremenhr-sinfonieorchester, Frankfurt am Main
Orchestre de Paris
MusicEuroVision
2001 Winner was from Estonia“Everybody” performed by Tanel
Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL; written by Ivar Must, Maian-Anna
Kärmas
2011 Esto ContestantGetter Jaani
Dance
http://www.360cities.net/image/estonian-dance-festival#-95.89,0.39,70.0
Estonian Dance Festival
Tuljak: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKWP1i0PYP8&feature=related
ArtKristjan Raud1865 - 1943
Eduard Wiiralt1898 - 1954
Art - Cinematography
Tanel Toom“The Confession”
Director, Co-Writer
2011 Oscar Nomination for Live Action Short Film
(in top 5 out of 76 submitted)
Literature Lydia Koidula1843 – 1886
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34mYlYkzPVU
Karl Eduard Sööt1862 - 1950
Architecture - Traditional
Architecture - Transitional
Architecture - Today
Architecture - Today
Foreign Aid
AfghanistanHealth Training
Medical EquipmentAnti-Terrorism
Archive Development
Business
MSN Hotmail
Steven T. Jürvetson (born in Arizona,1967) is Managing of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). DFJ provided initial venture capital for MSN Hotmail in 1995.
GuardTime
GuardTime provides a service architecture that independently verifies proof of data integrity.
The Company raised $8 Million
venture capital in May, 2010.
GuardTime
GuardTime is headquartered in Singapore and founded in Estonia by cryptography experts Dr Märt Saarepera and Dr Ahto Buldas along with Joi Ito and Ambient Sound Investments (ASI), an investment fund formed by the founding engineers of Skype.
Offices in Mountain View, CA Singapore Tallinn Tokyo
Tech Startup Companies
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Esto Startup CompaniesInnovate!100 for 2010
#13 Now!Innovations#13 Now!Innovations
#53 TaxiPal#53 TaxiPal
#84 Edicy#84 Edicy
#87 Fits.me#87 Fits.me
#96 Nutiteq#96 Nutiteq
#97 GrabCAD#97 GrabCAD
Innovate!100 for 2010
Population Companies
Country MM Companies per MM
Australia 22.6 8 0.35
Estonia 1.3 6 4.48
Finland 5.4 4 0.74
France 65.5 13 0.20
Germany 81.8 2 0.02
Ireland 4.5 3 0.67
Israel 7.7 5 0.65
Italy 60.5 6 0.10
Netherlands 16.6 5 0.30
Norway / Spain 4.9 1 0.20
Spain 46.1 11 0.24
Sweden 9.4 3 0.32
Turkey 72.6 4 0.06
United Kingdom 62.0 7 0.11
United States 310.9 21 0.07
People
Carmen Kass
Supermodel and president of the
Estonian National Chess League
Samuel Harvey Shapiro (1907 – 1987) 34th Governor of Illinois
Ludvig Puusepp (1875 – 1942)
World’s First Neurosurgery Professor
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