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Sweden: The Crown Princess’ name day is celebrated in the Inner Courtyard

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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NordenBladet — On Monday 12 March, The Crown Princess’ name day was celebrated in the traditional manner at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.

The celebrations began with a tribute concert by the Army Music Corps, who performed the Swedish Armed Forces’ Parade March, also known as Queen Victoria’s Presentation March.

This was followed by the Victoria March, which was written in the mid-1890s by Gösta Korsgren and adopted as the Västgöta Wing’s march in 1986. Congratulation by Wilhelm Peterson-Berger and Crown Princess Victoria’s Celebratory March, composed by the Army Music Corps’ former Musical Director Mats Janhagen and first performed on The Crown Princess’ 18th birthday, were also played.

The concert concluded with With A Simple Tulip and four cheers, followed by the Victoria Fanfare and the presentation of flowers by the Music Corps, the Main Guard and the Guard of Honour to The Crown Princess.

The celebrations in the Inner Courtyard concluded with The Crown Princess meeting and greeting all those who had come to take part.


Featured image: The Crown Princess is congratulated by the public during the traditional name day celebrations. (Photo: Henrik Garlöv/royalcourt.se)
Source: Swedish Royal Court
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Sweaden´s Crown Princess attends the Winter Paralympic Games

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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NordenBladet — From Wednesday 14 to Saturday 17 March, The Crown Princess visited the Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang to follow the Swedish competitors.

The Crown Princess’s first day in Pyeongchang began with watching the sprint final, in which Zebastian Modin came second after Brian McKeever from Canada.

After the race, The Crown Princess had the opportunity to congratulate Zebastian on his silver medal.

Later in the day, The Crown Princess watched Sweden’s para ice hockey match against Norway, which ended with Sweden losing 3-1.

The Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, ran from 9 to 18 March 2018.

Featured image: The Crown Princess with Niclas Grön, Sports Director of the Swedish Parasports Federation, and Elias Håkansson, Content Producer at the Swedish Parasports Federation. (Photo: The Swedish Parasports Federation)
Source: Swedish Royal Court
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BIG GALLERY! Republic of Estonia 100. Flag hoisting ceremony on February 24, 2018

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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NordenBladet – The first festive event of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia was hoisting the flag on the Pikk Hermann tower on Tallinn’s Toompea Hill at sunrise. Every day, the Estonian flag is hoisted at sunrise, and taken down at sunset. On Independence Day this is a special event that attracts plenty of people every year. Representatives of student organizations, choirs, and other groups close to Estonian traditions attend it.

Flag hoisting to the sounds of the Estonian anthem
Estonian Male Choir Association male choirs and the Estonian Police and Border Guard Orchestra
Conductor Hanno Põldmäe

Speech by the President of the Riigikogu Eiki Nestor

“Eesti Lipp”
Music by Enn Võrk, lyrics by Martin Lipp
Estonian Male Choir Association male choirs and the Estonian Police and Border Guard Orchestra
Conductor Peeter Perens

Speech by Tallinn Secondary School of Science final year student Mathias Kübar

“Jää vabaks, Eesti meri”
Music and lyrics by Viktor Konstantin Oxford
Estonian Male Choir Association male choirs and the Estonian Police and Border Guard Orchestra
Conductor Indrek Vijard

Words of blessing by EELC Archbishop Urmas Viilma

“Hoia, Jumal, Eestit”
Music by Juhan Aavik, lyrics by Aleksander Leopold Raudkepp
Estonian Male Choir Association male choirs and the Estonian Police and Border Guard Orchestra
Conductor Ants Soots

Estonian Declaration of Independence, read by fourth year student of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, winner of Voldemar Panso Prize Priit Põldma

“Kodumaa”

March for brass band by Raimund Kull
Estonian Police and Border Guard Orchestra
Conductor Hanno Põldmäe

Approximate end of the ceremony 8.10 a.m.

The ceremony is followed by an informal celebration together with the Estonian Folk Dance and Folk Music Association. You can brush up on your dancing skills with Folk Culture Society Koidupuna, Pelgulinn Community Centre mixed folk dance group Tontar, Folk Dance Society Pääsuke, Tallinn French School dance group Leesikad, Folklore Society Leigarid, and Saku Recreation Centre group Kohevad ja Tugevad.






























































Fotod: Estonia 100. Flag hoisting ceremony on February 24 (Riigkogu fotoarhiiv/Erik Peinar)

First book of Estonia 100 series introduced – Laar and Hiio introduced the first book on Monday at the Apollo cinema in Tallinn’s Solaris center

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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NordenBladet – The series of 44 books on a wide range of different topics will eventually provide a broad overview of the first century of Estonian statehood. The first two books revisit the history of the Estonian state and were written by historian and former Prime Minister Mart Laar, and historian Toomas Hiio.

“Writing this book it felt like we’d need at least one hundred books to write down the one-hundred years of history of the Republic of Estonia. Fortunately we were able to fit this story ranging from the birth of the Estonian national movement to the creation of an independent country into two books,” Laar said.

The first book traces the events that led to the Declaration of Independence on Feb. 24, 1918, continues on with the Estonian War of Independence that followed shortly after, the growing pains of a young state, and the years that followed during which the Republic of Estonia was built as a 20th-century state.

Featured image: The first book was introduced on Feb. 19, 43 more will follow, to be published in 2018 and 2019 (Riigikantselei)
Source: News.err.ee

GALLERY: Nordic Council of Ministers Information Day in Võru

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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NordenBladet – Nordic Council of Ministers is introducing subsidy programs for cooperation with the Nordic countries, by carrying out information meetings in various towns around Estonia. Yesterday, 6 February there was an information day in Võru cultural house Kannel (Liiva 13). NordenBladet reflects on the event, conveying to you a resume of what took place at the workshops, together with an exclusive gallery about the information day.

During the information day the following issues were tackled:
– what are the Nordic Council of Ministers subsidy programs for the public sector, NGOs and the culture domain;
– what are the criteria for applying for a subsidy;
– how to apply;
– introduction to the Nordic Council of Ministers and an overview of its representational structure and function in Estonia in 2018.

The opening speeches were given by Anti Allas, mayor of Võru city, and the head of Nordic Council of Ministers branch in Estonia, Tartu, Madis Kanarbik, and the director of the Nordic Council of Ministers local agency, Christer Haglund, introducing the Nordic Council of Ministers mission for the year 2018.

There was a speech by Võru municipality development advisor Tiina Hallimäe about best practices, via Skype connection there was also an overview about best practices by Piret Talur, head of Tartu municipality culture department youth service, and Eda Veeroja, head of the NGO Sann and Süük, gave an overview about the Nordic and Baltic NGO program.

The workshops were enriched by beneficial guidelines by the Nordic Council of Ministers officers Eha Vain (culture), Merle Kuusk (NGOs and study visits for officials to branch offices of NCM), and Madis Kanarbik (public administration).

































Photography and text by: NordenBladet/Helena-Reet Ennet

Finland’s „MATKA Nordic Travel Fair 2018″ is at full flow + BIG GALLERY

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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NordenBladet – The annual Finland’s tourism fair is the biggest event for the travel industry in Northern-European and the Baltic Sea region. The fair attracts to Helsinki the Finnish as well as international travel organizers, travel bureaus around the world are represented as well as key persons from tourism business.

Of course, also the best of Scandinavian travel bloggers and representatives from the largest media enterprises are present (see HERE) – NordenBladet, OHMYGOSIIP -sites, BlogList24 and the Nordic premium travelbloggers from the community of #NordicBloggers (NordicBloggers.com see HERE) are always present. Visitors of the tourism fair will be updated about new travel destinations and travelservices and enterprises will have the platform to exchange contacts and conclude novel cooperation and networking contracts.

The travel fair opened its doors on Wednesday when there was a grand workshop day for the leaders of tourism companies (see the gallery HERE), on Thursday (18 January) the fair was open for the media (the current pictures from the fair have been taken on Thursday) and from today, 19 January the fair is open to all travel enthusiasts. The yearly Matka Travel Fair, held in Helsinki exhibition centre (Messuaukio 1), is open for visitors until Sunday! See also the voluminous gallery about enterprises represented at the tourism fair!





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?? Finska resemässan MATKA Nordic Travel Fair 2018 är i full gång + STORT BILDGALLERI!
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Look also:
Finland´s MATKA Nordic Fair 2018 Workshop day in Helsinki´s exhibition center + PHOTOS!

Helena-Reet: Preparations for Finland’s Matka 2018 Tourism Fair!

“MATKA Nordic Travel Fair 2016” PICTURES!

Finland´s MATKA Nordic Fair 2018 Workshop day in Helsinki´s exhibition center + PHOTOS!

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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NordenBladet – Matka Workshop Day was held on 17 January 2018 at the Nordic Travel Fair MATKA 2018 and it included two events: Meet Finland and Global Workshop. This B2B matchmaking event brought together travel trade professionals globally seeking to connect with key contacts and to facilitate business deals.

The event was an excellent forum to learn about possibilities for expanding business activities with Finnish and international tour operators, travel agencies and online agents. NordenBladet will bring you the exclusive gallery about this event.






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Finland’s tourism fair „MATKA Nordic Fair 2018″ is at full flow + BIG GALLERY

Helena-Reet: Preparations for Finland’s Matka 2018 Tourism Fair!

“MATKA Nordic Travel Fair 2016” PICTURES!

24-year-old is Norway’s richest with a capital of NOK 11.1 billion

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NordenBladet – The 24-year-old Gustav Magnar Witzøe is Norway’s richest person with a capital of NOK 11.1 billion. He is shareholder of his father’s marine business. According the tax list, The 24-year-old Gustav Magnar Witzøe has the most wealth and paid the highest tax in Norway last year.

Towards the end of 2011 Witzøe has taken over all shares from his father’s company Kverva, which at that time made him Norway’s youngest billionaire.

After five years, he has now been listed with a capital of NOK 11.14 billion as the richest person in Norway. This is an increase of NOK 1.3 billion from the previous year.

The country’s second richest is the businessman in fishing industry, Kjell Inge Røkke with a capital of over NOK 11 billion.

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Photo: Gustav Magnar Witzøe (Instagram/@guswitzoe)

Jonas Bjelfvenstam: Stockholm gets Scandinavia’s first driverless buses on public road

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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NordenBladet – The Swedish Transport Agency has given the go-ahead to the first driverless buses on a public road in Sweden and Scandinavia. “This is an historic decision which promotes the development of new, innovative technologies which are important for the development of society. Extensive research and trials are necessary to develop automated road traffic in a sustainable and safe way,” Jonas Bjelfvenstam, the Transport Agency’s director-general, said in a statement on Wednesday.

Bus company Nobina is behind the venture, in cooperation with tech experts at Ericsson, SJ, KTH, Klövern, Urban ICT Arena and Stockholm City, funded by among others Vinnova via Drive Sweden.

The buses are set to run between Kista mall and Victoria Tower in northern Stockholm along a 1.5 kilometre pre-recorded path at a speed of 20 kilometres an hour, using GPS and sensors to ensure they do not divert from the path.

They have no steering wheel as such but can be operated manually. A driver will be on board to take control of the bus in case of emergency, as is required under current legislation in Sweden.

“The applicant has to show that the vehicle can be driven without impacting traffic safety. Our role is to ensure that that is the case,” said Bjelfvenstam.

The buses in Kista will be free to use and both have space for 12 passengers at a time. They are expected to start running in mid-January next year, Nobina told The Local on Wednesday.

The Transport Agency is currently processing another seven applications for self-driving trials, and more applications are expected in 2018.

Photo: Stockholm gets Scandinavia’s first driverless buses on public road (Nobina)

GALLERY! A workshop with Tel Aviv chef Yuval Ben-Neriah on Israeli dishes, organized by the Embassy of Israel in Tallinn Private School of Service (TETkool)

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Helena-Reet Ennet
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NordenBladet – Today, on 8th December, Israeli Ambassador in Finland and Estonia, Mr. Dov Segev-Steinberg, and Information Officer of the Embassy of Israel, Mrs. Elina Mielityinen arranged a workshop in Tallinn Private School of Service (TETkool) for Estonian and Finnish foodbloggers as well as journalists, during which the Israeli kitchen was introduced and 5 delicious Israeli dishes were prepared.

The training session was directed by Yuval Ben-Neriah, the Chef of an Israeli grand restaurant „Taizu”, from Tel Aviv. The hostess in TETkool (Sõle str 3, Tallinn) was Olga Teterez.

From Estonia the participants attending the workshop were Helena-Reet Ennet (NordenBladet and OHMYGOSSIP- sites representative); Estella Elisheva (NordenBladet and OHMYGOSSIPteen representative); Mari-Liis Ilover (from the blog mariliisilover.com); Pille Petersoo (Nami-Nami representative); Dagris Punder (from the blog n2ljarotid.blogspot.com.ee) and Kristian Neemela (from the blog kristiankokkab.blogspot.com.ee).

From Findland the delegation of participants including Sanna Autio (S-ryhmä representative); Minna Rautio-Pakaste (from the blog haarukkavatkain.com); Heli-Hannele Pehkonen (from the blog beachhousekitchen.fi); Marja Samuli (Aller Media representative); Galith Nadbornik (from the blog hungryinhelsinki.com) and Ofer Amir (photographer) had arrived.

The recipes (Pita bread; Shakshuka Merguez; Tabouleh Salad & Tuna Tartar; Calamari & Black eggplant cream and Soft Chicken Shawarma) will be published within a week online in NordenBladet.com environment!

See the gallery from the event!




















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