Tuglas Society (Finnish: ''Tuglas-Seura'', Estonian: ''Tuglas Selts'') is a Finnish non-profit society to strengthen the cultural ties between Finns and Estonians. The society has eight local societies in

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and

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regions. The association organizes various cultural lectures, organizes group trips and organizes Finnish and Estonian language courses for Estonians and Finns. The club is based in

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and the CEO of the society is Jaana Vasama and the chairman of the Board is Kirsti Narinen. The best known of the Tuglas Society's events is the Martin Market, held at the end of November each year. The number of members is around 3,000.

Etymology

The name of the association derives from the name of Estonian writer and critic

Friedebert Tuglas Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971) was an Estonian writer and critic who introduced Impressionism and Symbolism to Estonian literature.Singing Revolution The Singing Revolution; lv, dziesmotā revolūcija; lt, dainuojanti revoliucija) was a series of events that led to the restoration of independence of the Baltic states, Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania from the Soviet Union a ...

, the number of members of the association grew strongly.

Magazine

The association publishes a membership magazine called ''Elo'', which is published five times a year. The magazine has been publishing issues since 2009. Before that, the name of the magazine was the ''Tuglas Society''. the ''Tuglas Society'' magazine was published at least since 1991. The club is based in

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* Society of Estonia Society of Finland Non-profit organizations based in Europe Estophilia {{Estonia-stub