What is the Estonian name for Estonia?
Estonian Writers' Union Estonian Writers' Union The Estonian Writers Union (Eesti Kirjanike Liit, abbreviated EKL), is a professional association of Estonian writers and literary critics. The Estonian Writers Union was founded on 8 October 1922 under the name "Eesti Kirjanike Liit" at the 3rd Congress of Estonian writers held at the Tallinn Town Hall. On 27 April 1923, the association began the publication of the monthly magazine "Looming" ("Creation"), which is one of the most important literary magazines in Estonia. In 1927 the association expanded to Tartu with the opening of a branch there. With the Soviet occupation of Estonia, the Estonian Writers
Estonian Swedes dialect). Estonian Swedes The Estonian Swedes, Estonia-Swedes, or Coastal Swedes (, "Estonia Swedes", colloquially "aibofolke", "Island People", , i.e. "Coastal Swedes" or "eestirootslased") are a Swedish-speaking minority traditionally residing in the coastal areas and islands of what is now western and northern Estonia. The beginning of the continuous settlement of Estonian Swedes in these areas (known as "Aiboland") dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries, when their Swedish-speaking ancestors arrived in Estonia from what is now Sweden and Finland. Almost all of Estonia's Swedish-speaking minority fled to Sweden during World War II, and only the descendants of a few