First Mosque in Estonia is in Hiiumaa!

First Mosque in Estonia is in Hiiumaa!

Kärdla Mosque - Toomas Kokovkin: Hiiumaa is full of snow! It has closed passages in forest and home yards but opened new opportunities! All islanders are waiting for ice route to be opened connecting the mainland while route to Saaremaa is already officially passable. Easier access to...

Snow, snow - and more snow!

Snow, snow - and more snow!

Kjeldsebyvej Bornholm: For those on Bornholm living outside of Rønne it is another day of being snowed in! It is difficult to clear the new snow as everywhere is full up with previous snow falls. Luckily we cancelled the meeting of B7 politicians in Stockholm that was meant to take place...

Stories and folk singing event

Stories and folk singing event

A story telling and a cappella folk singing event was organised on the evening of 19 January for the Board programme in Tallinn. The Guests: - Triin Männik, Programme Coordinator of Tallinn 2011, European Capital of Culture - Heli Suvi, Adviser to the President of Estonia The Performers: Pi...

Board meets under Hiiumaa Chairmanship

Board meets under Hiiumaa Chairmanship

B7 Baltic Islands Network held high level meetings in Tallinn on 19-20 January 2010 The B7 Board met with the EU Affairs Committee and the Islands Group of the Estonian Parliament, the Ambassador of Finland, His Excellency Jaakko Kalela and Ms Carita Pettersson, the Director of Nordic Council of...

Letter from the President

Letter from the President

There is a well-known saying that the sea unites and the sea separates. Over the centuries, it has held true for the Baltic Sea, the home for millions of people. How to lead our existence together has been a crucial question from the long past. The last 20 years of cooperation between the Baltic...

B7 People&Places

world
B7 Baltic Islands
hannes
Hannes Massel
B7 President 2010
reet
Reet Kokovkin
B7 Chair 2010

Ere
Ere Naat
B7 Secretariat 2010

07

Feb

2010

First Mosque in Estonia is in Hiiumaa!
Written by Reet Kokovkin   

moshee_Kardlas
Kärdla Mosque - Toomas Kokovkin:

Hiiumaa is full of snow! It has closed passages in forest and home yards but opened new opportunities! All islanders are waiting for ice route to be opened connecting the mainland while route to Saaremaa is already officially passable. Easier access to neighbouring coasts helps to adopt strange culture and habits.

moshee_kardlas2
Building Kärdla Mosque: Toomas Kokovkin

The mosque built up in Hiiumaa is open for all visitors. It is first in Estonia, once again showing the foresight mind of islanders.

(Photos: Toomas Kokovkin, http://toomas.fotokogu.com

 
Move
Display 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 Stories

B7 Projects

Topics
Top Story

PtP Activities during 20 Years of B7 Baltic Islands Network

During the 20 years of the B7 Baltic Islands Network the People-to-People Workgroup has been organising several exchange projects, youth camps, sports and culture events for the people on the seven member...

B7 Games 2010 on Rügen

B7 WG People to People workgroup is busy planning the B7 games on Rügen in 2010. Ths page will update on progress and also add some history from previous games.

Transplan Midway Conference Newsletter

The Transplan project group have just released a newsletter from their Midway Conference 0905 Transplan Midway Conference Newsletter

Transplan Energy

Transplan Energy TRANSPLAN (website link) is a project of 30 months that started in September 2007. Its full title is "Transparent Energy Planning and Implementation". It is co-financed by the Intelligent...

Baltic Master 1

Baltic Master: maritime safety across borders. Link to website The initiative to the Baltic Master project emerges from two international conferences on maritime safety held in 2004 in Kiel, Germany,...

Environment, Energy, Climate links

Move
Display 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 Stories

Local Island News

Topics
Top Story

First Mosque in Estonia is in Hiiumaa!

First Mosque in Estonia is in Hiiumaa!

Kärdla Mosque - Toomas Kokovkin: Hiiumaa is full of snow! It has closed passages in forest and home yards but opened new opportunities! All islanders are waiting for ice route to be opened...

Snow, snow - and more snow!

Snow, snow - and more snow!

Kjeldsebyvej Bornholm: For those on Bornholm living outside of Rønne it is another day of being snowed in! It is difficult to clear the new snow as everywhere is full up with previous snow falls....

Winni Grosbøll Mayor on Bornholm!

Social Democrats and Liberals have formed a broad coalition with Winni Grosbøll as Mayor. The coalition is based on the co-operation between Social Democrats lead by Winni Grosbøll and the Liberals...

New Opposition Leader on Gotland.

A new face as Björn seeks new challenges and Åke joins the B7 politicians. Björn Jansson, vice Mayor on Gotland, has decided to step down as a full time politician after many years. Björn...

20 years of cooperation.

Early in 1989 a group from Gotland visited Saaremaa. As a result a cooperation agreement was signed, the first one between a place in Estonia and a Swedish municipality. Laine Tarvis and Eric Carlsson,...

Hiiumaa and Saaremaa delegation visited Öland Harvest Festival

Kärdla Cafés Days

President Ilves urges closer co-operation among EU Baltic Sea states

President Toomas-Hendrik Ilves visited Hiiumaa

RÜGEN VOTED

Gotlands Magazine

Jan Trenkmann neuer Amtsleiter

Retirement of Bodo Noack

Alandica Culture & Congress Centre opens 04-05 April

Hiiumaa Delegation to Gotland

Move
Display 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 Stories

B7 Facilitator

Topics
Top Story

EU Baltic Sea Strategy adopted

EU Baltic Sea Strategy adopted

FROM THE SWEDEN PRESIDENCY WEBSITE: (kortlink.dk/se2009/795x) 26 October, the EU countries agreed to adopt a common strategy for the Baltic Sea region. Sweden's Minister for EU Affairs Cecilia Malmström...

EU Baltic Sea Strategy

EU Baltic Sea Strategy

The EU strategy for the Baltic Sea Region is being officially presented in the various member states on the 10 June 2009. At the BSSSC meeting on the 18 May the strategy was top of the agenda. The...

Transplan Midway Conference 26-29 April on Gotland

The B7 Islands and Sardinia have reach the half way stage in the Transplan project. The islands have: researched the sources and uses of energy developed politically agreed energy strategies developed...

Anu Vares "retires" from B7

After joining the Work Group Environment (WGE) in 2000 as its youngest member, Anu Vares now retires from B7 as the youngest retiree. Anu has contributed actively thru her work with WGE, on the B7 Board...

Almedalen: "bringing people together".

I have now decided what it is that I think it is so fantastic with Almedalen week. I call it "bringing people together". Gotland uses the occassion to get all of Gotland to "show off" what they can...

Progress Update: Baltic Sea Strategy

BSSSC meeting in Hamburg 02-03 Feb

Progress with b7.org

October Issue of "from the facilitator"

BSSSC Annual Conference in Kaunas, 17 Sept

Facilitators Newsletter: February

Almedalen Week - EU Strategy

Does B7 talk for BSR islands?

BSSSC Annual Conference in Kaunas

EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region - A key policy initiative to shape our future?

Move
Display 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 Stories

B7 Chairmanship News

Topics
Top Story

Stories and folk singing event

Stories and folk singing event

A story telling and a cappella folk singing event was organised on the evening of 19 January for the Board programme in Tallinn. The Guests: - Triin Männik, Programme Coordinator of Tallinn 2011,...

Board meets under Hiiumaa Chairmanship

Board meets under Hiiumaa Chairmanship

B7 Baltic Islands Network held high level meetings in Tallinn on 19-20 January 2010 The B7 Board met with the EU Affairs Committee and the Islands Group of the Estonian Parliament, the Ambassador of...

Letter from the President

There is a well-known saying that the sea unites and the sea separates. Over the centuries, it has held true for the Baltic Sea, the home for millions of people. How to lead our existence together has...

B7 Annual Conference on Öland

On the 1st December the Öland chairmanship managed to gather 70 people in Borgholm on Öland to discuss the Future of the Baltic Sea. All the speakers had good views on how to use the oportunity the Baltic...

TransPlan Information on Öland

On August 12, two representatives, Mr Anders Lindholm and Mr Bengt-Olof Grahn, from Gotland Municipality went to Öland to visit Borgholm Energy, the Municipality owned energy company on Öland. The ...

B7 Harvest Festival Meeting

Artist from Öland to Rügen

The edit webbers

Öland visits Bornholm

Introducing the Öland Chairmanship 2009!

Öland Chairmaship 2009 Programme

B7 Board in Stockholm 27-28 Jan.

Toomas Kasemaa congratulates Bjarne Kristiansen on his 50 birthday

President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves at B7 Annual Conference

B7 with the Estonian Minister of Regional Affairs

Intranet