Association of Ukrainian Organisations in Estonia

Since 2000, the Association of Ukrainian Organisations in Estonia has been preserving Ukrainian culture and folk traditions in Estonia, helping Ukrainians adapt to Estonian society, protecting the interests and rights of Ukrainians as a national minority in Estonia and of Estonians in Ukraine, and promoting cooperation between the peoples of Ukraine and Estonia.

We work on projects that develop the Ukrainian community in Estonia, creating opportunities for children and adults to play music and dance, sing and draw, learn the Ukrainian language and preserve their culture, and take part in civic work and current events.

For more than 20 years, the Association has run the Nadiia weekend school, and on its initiative optional Ukrainian language classes were created at state upper secondary schools in Tallinn and Sillamäe. Member organisations hold thematic concerts, literary and chamber evenings, vocal competitions, cultural and educational city events, exhibitions, conferences and other events for children and adults.

The Ukrainian Film Club, the “Get to Know Estonia” excursions and the ethno-festival “Vyshyvanka Unites” are new projects launched by the Association of Ukrainian Organisations in Estonia in 2023.

The Association of Ukrainian Organisations in Estonia has organised the International Festival of Children’s and Youth Creativity “Flowers of Ukraine” since 2001 and the Festival of Creativity “Northern Star” since 2002.

In 2023, the Association launched the Estonian-Ukrainian ethno-festival “Vyshyvanka Unites”. Since then, it has been held every year around World Vyshyvanka Day: for the second time in 2024, for the third time in 2025, and in 2026 at Kultuurikatel in Tallinn.

Since 2014, the Association has been actively supporting the Ukrainian people in their struggle for independence and freedom!

In 2022, with the beginning of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Association set up the Aid for Ukraine Headquarters, which still operates today and provides various assistance to the Armed Forces and civilians of Ukraine.

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