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18 May 2013
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Martin Kala
Brussels-based Martin Kala is a journalist at
Postimees
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Updated:
29 July 2009
By Martin Kala
National identity:
Estonia's solidarity deficit
On national holidays, Estonians band together under the flag, but everyday life in their country is often marked by a reluctance to communicate with strangers. For a columnist in the daily Postimees, it is a lack of sociability that has made Estonia one of the unhappiest countries in Europe.
29 July 2009
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Postimees
Tallinn
On national holidays, Estonians band together under the flag, but everyday life in their country is often marked by a reluctance to communicate with strangers. For a columnist in the daily Postimees, it is a lack of sociability that has made Estonia one of the unhappiest countries in Europe.