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Citizen's Day quiz 2025

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There is no obligation to pay a deposit in local elections.

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On 18 November 2025, a section of street in New York was named after distinguished Estonian diplomat Ernst Jaakson.

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The best Estonian rally team, Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja, finished second in this year’s Rally Estonia with a time of 02:37:00.3, less than 25 seconds behind the winners.

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Estonia’s youngest national park, Alutaguse National Park, was established in 2018 to preserve, value, study, and promote the typical and rare bog, forest, and coastal landscapes and cultural heritage of Eastern Estonia.

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In Estonia, villages corresponding to the European place names are Läti, Rootsi, Norra, Pariisi and Soome.

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Trams in Tallinn are named after all these well-known Estonian people: Lydia Koidula Kristjan Palusalu Christian Barthold Rotermann Marie Under

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tARTuFF is an annual romantic film festival that has been held in Tartu since 2006. For this event, the largest open-air cinema in the Baltic States is erected on Town Hall Square, with a 20-metre screen and 1,600 seats.

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On 1 September 2025, amendments to the Consumer Protection Act came into force, pursuant to which traders are no longer required to issue paper purchase receipts by default.

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At the 2025 World Youth and Cadet Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships held in Rhodes, Greece, from 13 to 17 April, Lev Jevglevski won the bronze medal in the U8 blitz. At the 2025 European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships held in Thessaloniki, Greece, from 5 to 7 August, he won the silver medal in the U8 blitz and the bronze medal in the U8 rapid.

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From 4 to 7 August, Tallinn hosted the 57th International Children’s Games (ICG). The International Children’s Games are considered the largest multi-sport event for 12- to 15-year-olds in the world. The games have also been recognised by the International Olympic Committee for over 30 years.

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Rail Baltica international passenger terminals will be built in Tallinn and Pärnu.

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Estonian researchers have recently risen to third place in the world for the citation of their work, behind their colleagues from Iceland and Singapore.

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An electoral coalition may be formed for local government council elections by at least two Estonian or European Union citizens who are eligible to vote. To do so, a written contract of partnership and an application for registration of the electoral coalition must be submitted to the municipal or city election committee.

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The state will build the Narva campus on land belonging to the city of Narva. The campus, which will cost around 15 million euros and accommodate up to a thousand soldiers, will be located in the Kadastiku industrial area on the outskirts of Narva.

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Smart Bike Share refers to the public self-service bike sharing system intended for short trips in Tartu.

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European Capital of Culture 2024 was a project involving Tartu, Põlva, Võru, and Valga counties and the city of Viljandi, with an impact extending beyond the region.

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There are 14 political parties registered in the commercial register in Estonia. Over the years, 17 political parties have been removed from the register.

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13 first places – in sailing, orienteering, water motor sports, Indiaca, in bodybuilding and fitness, as well as in model car racing.

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The jubilee celebration was preceded by an 18-day journey of the festival flame which travelled through every county on a 2,500-kilometre journey from Tartu to Tallinn.

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The name of the award is inspired by Kristjan Palusalu, a two-time Estonian Olympic champion, and this award has been presented to athletes of the year for over 20 years.

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Neeme Vaino received the Academy Scientific and Technical Award for his invention of a gel that has been used to safely set hundreds of people on fire. The award was presented to him on 29 May 2025 in Los Angeles.

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A fee of 150 euros is charged for reviewing an application for changing or restoring a first name, surname, or personal name. If the person wants a new first name and a new surname, a separate fee must be paid for both name changes – a total of 300 euros.

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To celebrate the Year of the Estonian Book, a 16-metre-long tapestry is being created, the first stitches of which were made in February at the Pallas University of Applied Sciences by the President’s wife, Sirje Karis, and textile artist Anu Raud.

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Due to snow conditions, the 51st Tartu Marathon took place in Ida-Viru County. The competition centre, start, and finish were all located at the Alutaguse Sports Centre.

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As at the beginning of 2025, 695 MW of wind farms and 1210 MW of solar parks have been connected to the Estonian electricity system.

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There is only one publicly funded theatre in Estonia – the Estonian National Opera.

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On 25 March 2025, Minister of Culture Heidy Purga signed an application to include the Estonian tradition of St. Catherine’s Day and St. Martin’s Day celebrations in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

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Estonia does not have an embassy in Antarctica and South America.

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Estonian and EU citizens and residents without citizenship were eligible to vote in the 2025 elections, but only Estonian and EU citizens will be eligible to vote in subsequent local elections.

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35 years ago, Muhu rural municipality became the first in Estonia to regain the right to administer its own rural municipality.

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