List of Estonian exile and émigré organizations

'''List of Estonian exile and émigré organizations'''

Background

The first significant wave of Estonian emigrants abroad occurred after the failure of the 1905 revolution in Estonia, which saw the arrival of over 60,000 people into the US by 1920 according to some government estimates. This led to the formation of many Estonian American socialist and communist organisations.
The next wave came after the annexation of Estonia by the Soviet Union, up to 70,000 people fled Estonia to the West. Around half of these people sought refuge in Germany and the remainder sought refuge in Sweden. With the end of the war, many ended up in displaced persons camps. Later, many of these emigrated to the United States, the UK, Canada and Australia. This exile community formed many organizations, most of these were cultural.

Government in exile

International organizations

Estonian World Council,
Baltic World Conference
The Baltic Council, ''''

Political parties of the pre-war era with continued existence in exile

Estonian Socialist Party's Foreign Association
United Peasants' Party, from 1962 on: Estonian Democratic Union

Anti-communist organizations

Eesti Vabadusliit was formed in Berlin on February 5, 1945, by SS-Obersturmbannführer Harald Riipalu, and Ain-Ervin Mere. The organization later operated in Sweden, also using the Swedish name Estniska frihetsförbundet.

World Legion of Estonian Liberation,
Committee for Free Estonia
Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations
* Estonian Liberation Movement
* ''Union of the Estonian Fighters for Freedom''

National organizations

United Kingdom

London Estonian Society,
Estonian Relief Committee,
Association for Estonians in Great Britain
The Baltic Association in Great Britain

United States

Legion of Estonian Liberation Inc

Estonian American National Council Inc

Sweden

Estonian Agronomic Society in Sweden
Estonian National Congress in Sweden
Eesti Komitee
Eesti Kultuuri Koondis Rootsis
The Baltic Committee in Sweden,
Estonian Learned Society in Sweden
Estonian School in Stockholm

Canada

Estonian Central Council in Canada or Eestlaste Kesknõukogu Kanadas
League of Estonian Artists in Toronto, established in 1956

Estonia Houses

United Kingdom

Estonian House, London,
Bradford 'Eesti Kodu' Club, opened in 1956
Estonian House Club, Leicester, opened in 1960, was visited by President Lennart Meri in 2000.

Newspapers and magazines

Name	City	Country	Years Published	Frequency	Comments
Adelaide Eesti Seltsi Teataja	Adelaide	Australia	1958-1971	4 times per year	-
Ameerika Eestlane	New York	USA	1925	weekly
Amerika Eesti Postimees	New York	USA	1897-1911	6 times a year
Baltimore Eesti Organisatsioonide Bülletään	Baltimore	USA	1965-	10 times per year	-
Edasi	Leningrad	Soviet Union	1917-1937	?
Eesti Elu	Toronto	Canada	2001-	weekly	. Merged Vaba Eestlane and Meie Elu.
Eesti Hääl	London	United Kingdom	1947-	originally weekly, now monthly
Eesti Noortetöö	Stockholm	Sweden	1961-1984	4 times per year
Eesti Päevaleht	Stockholm	Sweden	1959-	originally daily, now weekly
Eesti Post	Geislingen	Germany	1945-1953	irregular	For members of Geislingen displaced persons camp
Eesti Post	initially Stockholm, later Malmö	Sweden	1950-1975	?
Eesti Rada	Cologne	Germany	1945-	initially 1-2 times per week, later 6 times per year
Eesti Rahvusfondi Teated	Stockholm	Sweden	1947-1960	irregular
Eesti Sõna	Berlin	Germany	1941-1945	6 days per week
Elagu	Melbourne	Australia	1983-1988	?	For youths
Esto America	New York	USA	1983-1984	monthly
Kirjad Gaidjuhtidele	Sävedalen	Sweden	1958-1966	2 times per year	For scout leaders
Kodumaa	Tallinn	Estonian SSR	1958-1991	weekly	Published by VEKSA in Estonia and sent to Estonians in exile
Kratt : Kotkajärve Teataja	Muskoka	Canada	1979-1988	4 times per year
Kultuuriside : Eesti Kultuurifondi teataja	New York	USA	1967-1996	1-2 times per year	-
Kündja	Riga	Russian Empire	1882-1891	originally weekly, then monthly
Lakewood Ekspress	Lakewood, NJ	USA	1997-1999	irregular
Laste Sõber : noorte kirik	Västerås	Sweden	1957-1980	4 times per year
Läti Eestlane	Riga	Latvia	1928	weekly
Malevlane	Helsinki	Finland	1943-1944	irregular	For Estonian volunteer soldiers in Finland
Meie Elu	Toronto	Canada	1950-2001	weekly	Merged into Eesti Elu
Meie Kodu	Sydney	Australia	1949-	weekly
Meie Post	Stockholm	Sweden	1962-1987	10-12 times per year
Mõttekriips : Eesti Üliõpilaskonna Sydneys häälekandja	Sydney	Australia	1955-1977	irregular	For university students
Peterburi Teataja	St Petersburg	Russia	1908–1918, 1999-	originally ?, now 4 times per year	Called Pealinna Teataja in 1910, 1914–1917.
Rahva Hääl	Moscow	Soviet Union	1942-1944	irregular
Säde	Leningrad	Soviet Union	1927-1929	irregular
Sõnumid	Detmold	Germany	1946-1948	weekly
Stockholms-Tidningen eestlastele	Stockholm	Sweden	1944-1959	6 times per week
Teataja	Stockholm	Sweden	1944-2002	ranged from weekly to monthly	Called Eesti Teataja from 1945 to 1953
Töömees	Oakland	USA	1907-1908	irregular	-
Uus Eesti	Stockholm	Sweden	1973-1976	?
Usk ja Elu	Riga	Russian Empire	1908-1917	weekly
Tuulemaa	Stockholm	Sweden	1960-1976	irregular
Uus Ilm		USA	1909-1989	weekly until 1950, monthly afterwards	Communist
Vaba Eesti Sõna	New York	USA	1949-	weekly
Vaba Eestlane	Toronto	Canada	1952-2001	2 times per week	Merged into Eesti Elu
Vabaduse Kuulutus : eestikeelse vaimuliku raadiosaate Vabaduse Kuulutuse informatsioonileht	Toronto	Canada	1958-1969	irregular
Valgus: evangeelne ajakiri	Örebro	Sweden	1950-1954	6 times per year	Moved to Toronto in 1955
Valgus: evangeelne ajakiri	Toronto	Canada	1955-1993	6 times per year	Moved to Tallinn in 1994
Välis-Eesti	Stockholm	Sweden	1944-1995	irregular
Virgats	Adelaide	Australia	1971-	monthly
Võitleja	Toronto	Canada	1952-	originally monthly, now 4 times per year	For veterans

The Estonian National Library has a digitized archive of many of these publications.

Other

In 2012, the web portal Estonian World Review was opened. The goal of the portal is to link and show all Estonia-related actions over the world. The portal is registered in Ontario, Canada.

Museum of Estonians Abroad