I-Estonia ibe nokukhushulwa okuqinile kwezinombolo zezivakashi ngo-2017, nenani labavakashi base-UK lenyuka cishe ngengxenye yesihlanu uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule. Izibalo zikaJanuwari kuya kuSepthemba zibonisa ukukhushulwa okungu-19% onyakeni odlule, nezivakashi zase-UK ezingaphezu kuka-46,000 ezinyangeni eziyi-9.
Lezi zindaba ziza njengoba indawo ilungiselela i-ESTONIA 100 ngo-2018 - uhlelo olukhethekile lwemicimbi nezinhlelo zokumaka uMgubho Weminyaka Eyi-100 Wenkululeko YeRiphabhulikhi yase-Estonia.
Imigubho izoba khona unyaka wonke ukumaka ingqopha-mlando ebaluleke kakhulu ekuveleni kwe-Estonia njengezwe elibumbene. Izinhlobonhlobo zemicimbi ekhethekile - ehlanganisa izindikimba kusukela emlandweni namagugu kuya ekuklanyweni, umculo kanye nemvelo - izokwenzeka ezweni lonke.
Imicimbi yase-UK eqinisekisiwe izohlanganisa uhlelo olukhethekile lomculo oluvela ku-Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir e-London's Barbican Center ngoJanuwari 2018 kanye nombukiso wefilimu okhethekile ovela e-Estonian Contemporary Art Development Centre e-London kusukela ngoMashi kuya ku-Okthoba 2018. Eminye imicimbi yase-UK izoqinisekiswa phezu. emavikini azayo.
Imicimbi eyenzeka e-Estonia ihlanganisa iphrojekthi yetiyetha ethi “Tale of the Century” lapho kuxoxwa khona iminyaka eyi-100 yomlando wase-Estonia ezinsukwini eziyi-13; igala yesikhumbuzo 'Yosuku Lomdanso Wamazwe Ngamazwe' evela ku-Estonian National Ballet; kanye ne-opera ekhethekile enesihloko esithi “Estonian History – a Nation Born of Shock”. Lolu hlelo luhlanganisa nezinhlelo ezikhethekile zemikhosi yaminyaka yonke eyenzeka e-Estonia, njenge-Tallinn Music Week (tmw.ee), Simple Session (session.ee) kanye ne-Parnu Music Festival (parnumusicfestival.ee).
I-Estonia ithole izindondo eziningi ngo-2017, okuhlanganisa ne-Tallinn eqanjwe indawo enenani elingcono kakhulu loku-1 ngo-2018 yi-Lonely Planet's Best in Travel. Incwadi yonyaka yokuvakasha ehlonishwayo igqamisa amazwe ayishumi aphezulu, amadolobha, izifunda nezindawo ezinenani elingcono kakhulu lezo ochwepheshe be-Lonely Planet abatusa kubahambi ngo-2018.
Futhi isibikezelo sika-2018 sihle ngezindaba zokukhuphuka kwezindiza ezivela e-UK. I-Wizz Air isanda kumemezela izindiza ezine ezintsha ngeviki ezisuka e-London Luton ziya e-Tallinn ngo-June 2018. Ukwengeza, isevisi ye-British Airways kabili ngeviki esuka e-London iya e-Tallinn, eyethulwe kulo nyaka, inwetshiwe unyaka wonke. Le mizila izokwengeza imizila yendiza ye-Tallinn eqondile ehlinzekwa yi-Easyjet ne-Ryanair.
U-Tarmo Mutso, uMqondisi weBhodi labavakashi base-Estonian ubeke amazwana:
“U-2018 uzokuba unyaka oyingqopha-mlando e-Estonia, enohlelo oluhlukahlukene nolufinyelela kude lweminyaka eyikhulu ukuze abantu balujabulele emhlabeni wonke, kanye nasezweni lethu. I-UK iyimakethe ebaluleke kakhulu e-Estonia futhi ngenxa yalokho Vakashela i-Estonia izibophezele ekutshaleni imali ekukhuliseni ezokuvakasha zangaphakathi. Siyajabula ukubona ukuthi izwe lethu selidume kakhulu ngabakwa-Brits ngo-2017.
Njengoba cishe u-50% wezwe lethu eligcwele amahlathi kanye neziqhingi ezingaphezu kuka-2,000, i-Estonia iyindawo ekahle yokubona ingcebo yemisebenzi yangaphandle, ukujabulela izilwane zasendle nokuphefumula omunye womoya ohlanzeke kakhulu emhlabeni. Umkhiqizo wemvelo uhambisana nedolobha lethu elidala elimangalisayo le-UNESCO, indawo yokudla yaseNordic emisha kanye namagugu namasiko ayingqayizivele. Sibheke ngabomvu ukwamukela izivakashi eziningi ezisuka e-UK ziza ezweni lethu ngonyaka ozayo.”