Between past and future

The Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union is a non-profit organisation that connects regional folk art and craft organisations and craftspeople. It aims to value, preserve, and develop Estonian handicraft traditions and to treasure their regional characteristics; it works to preserve folk crafts as a cultural phenomenon as well as a source of subsistence. Among other activities, the Union represents craftspeople and folk art and craft organisations in Estonia and abroad, hosts important handicraft events in Estonia such as the St. Martin’s Day Fair, the Handicraft Forum and the Handicraft Entrepreneur’s Award and issues the label “Certified Estonian Artisanal Craft”. It was founded in 1929 and re-established in 1992.