XXXI Kingdom Day

XXXI Kingdom Day

Obinitsa, 03.08.2024 When the Seto people and their guests gather for the Seto Kingdom day in August, it is the culmination of the year in Setomaa. It is a chance to experience the Seto language, handicraft, music, and cuisine. Naturally, there is plenty of singing and dancing. Various Seto foods can be sampled and purchased to take home. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

XXXI Kingdom Day

XXXI Kingdom Day

Obinitsa, 03.08.2024 When the Seto people and their guests gather for the Seto Kingdom day in August, it is the culmination of the year in Setomaa. It is a chance to experience the Seto language, handicraft, music, and cuisine. Naturally, there is plenty of singing and dancing. Various Seto foods can be sampled and purchased to take home. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

XXXI Kingdom Day

XXXI Kingdom Day

Obinitsa, 03.08.2024 When the Seto people and their guests gather for the Seto Kingdom day in August, it is the culmination of the year in Setomaa. It is a chance to experience the Seto language, handicraft, music, and cuisine. Naturally, there is plenty of singing and dancing. Various Seto foods can be sampled and purchased to take home. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

XXXI Kingdom Day

XXXI Kingdom Day

Obinitsa, 03.08.2024 When the Seto people and their guests gather for the Seto Kingdom day in August, it is the culmination of the year in Setomaa. It is a chance to experience the Seto language, handicraft, music, and cuisine. Naturally, there is plenty of singing and dancing. Various Seto foods can be sampled and purchased to take home. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

XXXI Kingdom Day

XXXI Kingdom Day

Obinitsa, 03.08.2024 When the Seto people and their guests gather for the Seto Kingdom day in August, it is the culmination of the year in Setomaa. It is a chance to experience the Seto language, handicraft, music, and cuisine. Naturally, there is plenty of singing and dancing. Various Seto foods can be sampled and purchased to take home. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

XXXI Kingdom Day

XXXI Kingdom Day

Obinitsa, 03.08.2024 When the Seto people and their guests gather for the Seto Kingdom day in August, it is the culmination of the year in Setomaa. It is a chance to experience the Seto language, handicraft, music, and cuisine. Naturally, there is plenty of singing and dancing. Various Seto foods can be sampled and purchased to take home. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

XXXI Kingdom Day

XXXI Kingdom Day

Obinitsa, 03.08.2024 When the Seto people and their guests gather for the Seto Kingdom day in August, it is the culmination of the year in Setomaa. It is a chance to experience the Seto language, handicraft, music, and cuisine. Naturally, there is plenty of singing and dancing. Various Seto foods can be sampled and purchased to take home. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Estonian-Russian border

Estonian-Russian border

13.02.2024, Perdaku village. Having put on the green uniform of a border guard, Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets took part in a 7 km long ski patrol in Setomaa municipality on Tuesday morning in order to get a sense of how the section of the eastern border where the construction of the new infrastructure has not yet been reached, is being protected. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Estonian-Russian border

Estonian-Russian border

13.02.2024, Perdaku village. Having put on the green uniform of a border guard, Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets took part in a 7 km long ski patrol in Setomaa municipality on Tuesday morning in order to get a sense of how the section of the eastern border where the construction of the new infrastructure has not yet been reached, is being protected. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Estonian-Russian border

Estonian-Russian border

13.02.2024, Perdaku village. Having put on the green uniform of a border guard, Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets took part in a 7 km long ski patrol in Setomaa municipality on Tuesday morning in order to get a sense of how the section of the eastern border where the construction of the new infrastructure has not yet been reached, is being protected. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Estonian-Russian border

Estonian-Russian border

13.02.2024, Perdaku village. Having put on the green uniform of a border guard, Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets took part in a 7 km long ski patrol in Setomaa municipality on Tuesday morning in order to get a sense of how the section of the eastern border where the construction of the new infrastructure has not yet been reached, is being protected. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Estonian-Russian border

Estonian-Russian border

13.02.2024, Perdaku village. Having put on the green uniform of a border guard, Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets took part in a 7 km long ski patrol in Setomaa municipality on Tuesday morning in order to get a sense of how the section of the eastern border where the construction of the new infrastructure has not yet been reached, is being protected. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Estonian-Russian border

Estonian-Russian border

13.02.2024, Perdaku village. Having put on the green uniform of a border guard, Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets took part in a 7 km long ski patrol in Setomaa municipality on Tuesday morning in order to get a sense of how the section of the eastern border where the construction of the new infrastructure has not yet been reached, is being protected. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

The EstoniaRussia border

The EstoniaRussia border

29.09.2023, Kriiva village. President Alar Karis visited the southeast border in Setomaa municipality in Võrumaa. Border between Estonia and Russia. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

The EstoniaRussia border

The EstoniaRussia border

29.09.2023, Kriiva village. President Alar Karis visited the southeast border in Setomaa municipality in Võrumaa. Border between Estonia and Russia. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

The EstoniaRussia border

The EstoniaRussia border

29.09.2023, Kriiva village. President Alar Karis visited the southeast border in Setomaa municipality in Võrumaa. Border between Estonia and Russia. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

The EstoniaRussia border

The EstoniaRussia border

29.09.2023, Kriiva village. President Alar Karis visited the southeast border in Setomaa municipality in Võrumaa. Border between Estonia and Russia. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

The EstoniaRussia border

The EstoniaRussia border

29.09.2023, Kriiva village. President Alar Karis visited the southeast border in Setomaa municipality in Võrumaa. Border between Estonia and Russia. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

The EstoniaRussia border

The EstoniaRussia border

29.09.2023, Kriiva village. President Alar Karis visited the southeast border in Setomaa municipality in Võrumaa. Border between Estonia and Russia. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

The EstoniaRussia border

The EstoniaRussia border

29.09.2023, Kriiva village. President Alar Karis visited the southeast border in Setomaa municipality in Võrumaa. Border between Estonia and Russia. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

The EstoniaRussia border

The EstoniaRussia border

29.09.2023, Kriiva village. President Alar Karis visited the southeast border in Setomaa municipality in Võrumaa. Border between Estonia and Russia. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

The EstoniaRussia border

The EstoniaRussia border

29.09.2023, Kriiva village. President Alar Karis visited the southeast border in Setomaa municipality in Võrumaa. Border between Estonia and Russia. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

The EstoniaRussia border

The EstoniaRussia border

29.09.2023, Kriiva village. President Alar Karis visited the southeast border in Setomaa municipality in Võrumaa. Border between Estonia and Russia. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Possible closure of Koidula border checkpoint

Possible closure of Koidula border checkpoint

13.09.2023, Koidula. The government's plan to close the Koidula border checkpoint in Southeastern Estonia would increase the load on the Luhamaa checkpoint, necessitating investments in the latter. For locals in and around Setomaa, however, the closure of the Koidula checkpoint would make crossing the border that much more difficult. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Possible closure of Koidula border checkpoint

Possible closure of Koidula border checkpoint

13.09.2023, Koidula. The government's plan to close the Koidula border checkpoint in Southeastern Estonia would increase the load on the Luhamaa checkpoint, necessitating investments in the latter. For locals in and around Setomaa, however, the closure of the Koidula checkpoint would make crossing the border that much more difficult. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Possible closure of Koidula border checkpoint

Possible closure of Koidula border checkpoint

13.09.2023, Koidula. The government's plan to close the Koidula border checkpoint in Southeastern Estonia would increase the load on the Luhamaa checkpoint, necessitating investments in the latter. For locals in and around Setomaa, however, the closure of the Koidula checkpoint would make crossing the border that much more difficult. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees

Possible closure of Koidula border checkpoint

Possible closure of Koidula border checkpoint

13.09.2023, Koidula. The government's plan to close the Koidula border checkpoint in Southeastern Estonia would increase the load on the Luhamaa checkpoint, necessitating investments in the latter. For locals in and around Setomaa, however, the closure of the Koidula checkpoint would make crossing the border that much more difficult. Photo Arvo Meeks, Lõuna-Eesti Postimees