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Personal Publications

My work about Kihnu doesn't stop to touring and accommodating. I have been working on two publications during the past few years and a new book is on its way. Below is also a numerous amount of publication I have been contributing to as a fixer or featured as a subject.

Kihnu mootorratta lugu

Book

My Kihnu is a story that I tell every day to the guests of my home island every summer, but in reality it is only a fragment of the whole story.

ISBN: 9789916605783

Buy the book here.

My Kihnu is a story that I tell every day to the guests of my home island every summer, but in reality it is only a fragment of the whole story.

ISBN: 9789916605783

Buy the book here.

My Kihnu is a story that I tell every day to the guests of my home island every summer, but in reality it is only a fragment of the whole story.

ISBN: 9789916605783

Buy the book here.

A thorough history of the use of motorbikes and sidecars on the island of Kihnu.

The history of motorbike culture on the island of Kihnu.

Minu Kihnu

Book

My Kihnu is a story that I tell every day to the guests of my home island every summer, but in reality it is only a fragment of the whole story.

ISBN: 9789916605783

Buy the book here.

Kihnu

Kokaraamat

Book

A complete story of food habits and traditional meals of Kihnu islanders published in 2009.

ISBN: 9789949187294

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Kihnu Church

Story

Online publication

The history of Kihnu church trough the years. Read it online.

Contributions

Sur l'île de Kihnu, une société matriarcale

It’s a small Estonian island in the Baltic Sea, where women decide. Kihnu, 16 square kilometers, 300 inhabitants, has long made its living from fishing.

Keeping it Alive: The Skirt Weavers of Kihnu Island

In our photo journal series Keeping it Alive, we meet the people preserving fragments of cultural heritage across the world. This week, we land on the tiny Baltic island of Kihnu, to visit the women weaving their life stories into colourful traditional skirts.

Kas Kihnus elab üks viimaseid matriarhaalseid ühiskondi?

In Kihnu, due to a relative isolation and traditional livelihoods, equality has been existing for centuries.

On the Estonian island of Kihnu in the Baltic Sea, women are in charge. And last but not least, her men like that too.

Kihnu, l'isola delle donne

Late summer escape to Estonia, on the island of Kihnu, in the Baltic Sea more off course. Here, on the edge of the Soviet era, everything is a World Heritage Site, from red floral scarves to the sound of violins. And, in glee, women rule.

Kihnu, the Isle off the Time

Populated by a few hundred people, Kihnu is a small island off the coast of Estonia.

Balti riikide peaministrid istusid Kihnus külgkorvi

On Saturday, the Prime Ministers of the Baltic States, who visited the island, took part in a dance circle on the outdoor lawn of the Metsamaa traditional farm with their spouses. The legendary songwriter Kihnu Virve and her granddaughter Reena performed "The sea is, the sea remains ..." entrenched in the heart of the people.

Kihnu, safeguarding through education

The cultural space of Kihnu is complex and continuous, an outstanding peculiarity is apparent in the communal lifestyle, diverse cultural practices and natural environment that have been maintained on Kihnu and Manija islands.

Aux pays des brumes

A documentary about the Baltic countries, the countries of fog.

Welcome to Estonia’s Isle of Women

What would life be like without men? On this tiny Baltic island, it’s business as usual. But its colorful, folkloric way of life is threatened by a dwindling population.

Mare Mätas: Kirjutatud seadus tapab ära kogukonnaõiguse

Traveling from the harbor to the other end of the island in Rootsiküla, Mare Mätas, the hostess of Uiõ-Matu farm, fries herring in the kitchen, so fresh that it is not even possible to find the same on the mainland.

Kilud toovad õnne!

The people of Kihnu have longed for a summer play, and this year it was brought to their courtyard under the leadership of the Tallinn City Theater actor Argo Aadli. Even more came out than the theater.

Väike Kihnu saar lööb Prantsusmaal laineid

Le Monde, France's largest readership and well-known in the world, published the story of Kihnu as Europe's last matriarchal community.

Les gardiennes de Kihnu

Off the coast of Estonia, lost in the icy waters of the Baltic Sea, a small island is home to one of Europe's last matriarchal societies with strong traditions.

Uiõ-Matu Mare edendab Kihnu elu

Mare Mätas lives with her husband Olavi and four children on the Uiõ-Matu farm on the island of Kihnu and promotes local life so that it never disappears.

“Kihnu kokaraamat” õpetab hülgeliha tarvitama

The Kihnu Cookbook provides an overview of the islanders' wedding and funeral dishes, dishes prepared for calendar anniversaries and the consumption of seal meat in the past.

Kihnu kört räägib rohkem kui Instagrami pilt

Mare Mätas allows those interested to take a look in the box made by her son in the barn, in which she keeps her and her daughters traditional skirts.

Mare Mätas pärjati riikliku kulturipreemiaga

Mare Mätas received the annual award of the Estonian Cultural Folk Culture Endowment for initiating and conducting the study of traditional music on the island of Kihnu.

Mare Mätas pärjati riikliku kulturipreemiaga

Mare Mätas, who received the title of Kihnu Person of the Year at the same time last year, was already noticed at the national level this year - she was awarded the Estonian Cultural Annual Folk Culture endowment for initiating and conducting traditional music studies on Kihnu Island.

To Kihnu Island

Whenever you mention Kihnu to any Estonians, they will reply with words to the effect that "this is a very special place".

Kihnu naised kannavad mootorrataga sõites kiivreid!

On Friday evening, a completely extraordinary sight could be seen in Kihnu: for the first time, Kihnu men and women wore motorcycle helmets designed to be worn in public.

Kihnus algab pärast sauna ja kirikut ülesaareline pidu

Only 40 kilometers from Pärnu, on the largest island of the Gulf of Riga, Kihnu, begins party on Christmas Eve, which lasts until the end of the holidays.

Kiivrita sõit tõi Kihnu naisele pahanduse

Fifteen seconds later, the TV show led to misdemeanor proceedings after showing somone riding a motorcycle without a helmet.

Visit the Island Run by Women

On the little island of Kihnu, seven miles off the coast of Estonia, women run the show. The island still functions as one of the last matriarchal societies left in the world. Historically, Kihnu’s men spend most of the year fishing at sea in order to provide for their families back home. In their absence, the women lead the community of 400 strong, cultivating a vibrant folk culture while protecting and preserving their ancient traditions.

Life, death and preserving tradition on an Estonian island of only a few hundred people

Photographer Jeremie Jung’s “Kihnu, the Estonian Isle of Traditions” is a photo documentary project about an island inhabited by only 500 people in the Baltic Sea. It is a place where the people embrace tradition, including wearing traditional clothing, speaking the local dialect and teaching their children folk traditions in school. But it is also a place that embraces modern life.

Other contributions

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