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Estonians

Finnic people inhabiting primarily the country of Estonia
Intangible ethnic_group Q173302
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Summary

Estonians is an ethnic group[1]. Estonians ranks in the top 7% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,090 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: Baltic Finns[3]
  • Commons category: People of Estonia[4]
  • Has part(s): Võros[5], Setos[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Estonians[7]
  • Described by source: Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Estonian[10]
  • Native label: eestlased[11]
  • Different from: Estonians[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Eesti 1000[13]
  • P14541: 3caAdv[14]

Why It Matters

Estonians has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Estonians is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM253344
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sociomap id: SM253344, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071553872"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3caAdv
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 16w ago · Hjart · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Lex id: estere"
  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distribution map → Map of the Estonian Diaspora in the World.svg
    Instance of → ethnic group
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Estonian
    Image → Eesti rahvarõivad-EE 1.jpg
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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