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- Seto Kingdom Day took place in Mikitamäe village on Aug. 1, 2026, featuring visas, mock currency, a parade and 80-year-old Maime Kapten dancing in embroidered costume to accordion music.
- Ingrit Kala was elected Ülemsootska and pledged to promote culture and preserve language.
- Estonia’s 2021 census recorded about 25,000 Seto speakers, while a kindergarten, newspaper and a “Little Prince” translation aim to boost daily use among the few thousand speakers linguists estimate.
