Global Estonian Cultural Days

Global Estonian Cultural Days (abbreviated ECD; , abbreviated ESTO) is Estonian culture-related events held, in general, in every four year.

First ECD were held in Toronto, Canada in 1972. In this time Estonia was not an independent country but a part of Soviet Union (Estonian SSR).

Before Estonian Restoration of Independence in 1991, ECD were important events to keep Estonian culture alive.

Events

• I ECD (Toronto 1972)
• II ECD (Baltimore 1976)
• III ECD (Stockholm 1980)
• IV ECD (Toronto 1984)
• V ECD (Melbourne 1988)
• VI ECD (New York City 1992)
• VII ECD (Stockholm and Tallinn 1996)
• VIII ECD (Toronto 2000)
• IX ECD (Riga 2004)
• X ECD (Münster 2009)
• XI ECD (San Francisco 2013)
• XII ECD (Helsinki, Tartu and Tallinn 2019)

References