Here is an overview of the support measures offered by Estonian and international organizations, to which you can apply for assistance in organising events dedicated to cultural diversity and implementing your ideas: overview.

We will update this overview by the first day of each month. If you know of a support measure that should be included, please share the details with us by writing to 2024@integratsioon.ee.

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Here you will find ideas on how you can highlight Estonia's cultural richness, no matter the day, month or time of year you choose to do so. 
 
> Playlist "Music of different cultures"    
Together, make a list of the music that people from different cultures listen to and put together a playlist. Host music days of different nations on local radio. Create playlists for different cultures’ special occasions.

> Cookbook "Our dishes"
Throughout the year, prepare dishes from different cultures (incl. Estonian). Ask members of that national community to prepare and present their dishes. Put together a cookbook from the descriptions/recipes of prepared dishes. In a smaller group, anyone can make a "My Family Cookbook."

> The "Golden Fleece" of cultural diversity
Give short presentations to different cultures, followed by a fun educational guessing game called Golden Fleece (or Kahoot). Invite your guests, let them talk about themselves and come up with tricky questions for the game!

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Let us know about your cultural diversity-related activities! Include your activities in the calendar of the Year of Cultural Diversity or tell us about them by sending an email to 2024@integratsioon.ee.

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Would you like to know how Estonian culture is preserved by people with Estonian roots living all over the world? Or, if you live abroad yourself, would you like to join the Estonian community? Cultural societies operating in different countries will help you with this. 

Most of the contacts can be found at the Global Estonia information portal. In addition, many contacts are available on the website of the Association of Cultural Societies.

If you would like to supplement the published information, please write to us at 2024@integratsioon.ee.

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Are you interested in different folk customs and languages, songs and dances, food and activities, and everything that distinguishes and unites people who come to Estonia from other countries? The national minority cultural societies have the answers.

The vast majority of national minority cultural societies are made up of associations that are part of the Cultural Advisory Board of National Minorities established at the Ministry of Culture. The 17 organisations unite more than 300 cultural societies, whose contacts can be found here: national minority cultural associations.

In addition, there are several cultural associations operating in Estonia which bring together representatives of the cultures of the people who have created their homes here in recent decades. Their contacts are available here: all cultural associations.

If you would like to supplement the shared contacts, please send the details to 2024@integratsioon.ee.

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Do you want to learn some dialects of Estonian, find out the background of folk customs, or learn the folk dances of your ancestors? Estonian folk cultural societies will support you in this.

More than 1,000 societies, united by the Estonian Folk Culture Centre, help to value and preserve Estonian culture. By agreement with the Centre, we share here the contacts of its member organisations: Estonian cultural societies.

If the contact information needs to be updated, please send the additional information to 2024@integratsioon.ee.

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The Cultural Diversity Year is initiated by the Ministry of Culture and is organised by the Integration Foundation. In strategic matters, the running of the theme year is supported by a steering group formed in the ministry, which acts under the leadership of Chancellor Kristiina Alliksaare. Day-to-day issues are within the competence of the Cultural Diversity Year working group:

> Eero Raun – Project Manager
> Alena Stadnik – Commications Manager 
> Ave Härsing – Head of Cultural Diversity Activities, Integration Foundation
> Katja Sepp – Head of Communications, Integration Foundation
> Olga Sõtnik – Head of Department of Cultural Diversity, Ministry of Culture
> Oksana Talisainen – Adviser (Common Media Space), Ministry of Culture
> Julia Amor – Adviser of Department of Cultural Diversity, Ministry of Culture
> Krismar Rosin – Adviser of Department of Cultural Diversity, Ministry of Culture

If you would like to join the Cultural Diversity Year team as a volunteer, please contact us by writing about your interests, competencies and skills to 2024@integratsioon.ee.
 

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We can contribute to the Cultural Diversity Year's goal both by acting together and by using a common visual identity. It includes a logo for the theme year and templates to facilitate its use.

The logo of the Cultural Diversity Year is a bird's nest, a metaphor for our common home. Just as the bird's nest is strengthened by the intertwining of the materials used to build it, so too the strength of Estonian society is the connections between its people. The colourfulness of the nest references the cultural diversity that is born out of jointly held values. Estonia is a home for everyone who cherishes and enriches it with their culture.

The visual identity of the theme year can be used by anyone who wishes to highlight, value and preserve Estonia's cultural diversity. The use of the logo and the creation of the designs are explained in the visual identity handbook of the Cultural Diversity Year. The files and templates are available both as files and in an online design environment.

The visual identity for the Cultural Diversity year and the according handbook are created by Estonian design agency Kala Ruudus. The work has been financed by the European Union accordingly to the rules of the public procurement.

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