Context: Today, Estonian society encourages liberty and liberalism, with popular commitment to the ideals of the limited government, discouraging centralised power and corruption. The Protestant work ethic remains a significant cultural staple, and free education is a highly prized institution. Like the mainstream culture in the other Nordic countries, Estonian culture can be seen to build upon the ascetic environmental realities and traditional livelihoods, a heritage of comparatively widespread egalitarianism out of practical reasons (see: Everyman's right and universal suffrage), and the ideals of closeness to nature and self-sufficiency (see: summer cottage).

Question: What virtues does modern Estonian society promote?
Answer: liberty and liberalism

Question: What size and power of government is popular in Estonia?
Answer: limited government, discouraging centralised power and corruption

Question: What is a highly prized fixture of Estonian society?
Answer: free education

Question: What ideal does Estonia hold towards the environment?
Answer: closeness to nature