Estonians
Estonians (Estonian: eestlased) are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia. The Estonians speak a Finno-Ugric language, known as Estonian. Although Estonia is traditionally grouped as one of the Baltic countries, Estonians are linguistically and ethnically unrelated to the Baltic peoples of Latvia and Lithuania.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
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 Finland | 36,000 |
 Russia | 30,000 |
 Sweden | 26,000 |
 United States | 25,000 |
 Canada | 22,000 |
 Australia | 6,300 |
 Germany | 5,000 |
 Ukraine | 4,300 |
 United Kingdom | 4,000 |
 Latvia | 2,381 |
 Ireland | 2,373 |
| Languages | |
| Estonian Võro | |
| Religion | |
| Lutheran Tradition Historically Finnish paganism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Baltic Finns | |
Estonians Media
Public education systems founded during prior Swedish rule turned Estonia and Finland into the two most literate areas of Russian Empire (map of 1897 census literacy data)
Estonian farmers playing cards (by Oskar Hoffmann, ca 1895)
A PCA of Estonians and several other European populations.
Regional population structure of Estonians.
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