The large final in the capital Tallinn over the weekend gathers around 32,000 people, who in a long procession march from the city center to the festival site. The singers are accompanied by dancers and musicians, dressed in traditional clothes and with Estonian flags.
The participants, who come from all over Estonia and also from other parts of Europe, describe the song as an important part of their national identity.
–Estonians have always gone through difficult times with the help of songs and music. When it's tough, we sing together and it makes us forget our difficulties, says singer Piret Jakobson.
Marina Nurming talks about how the "Singing Revolution" in the 1980s attracted teenagers and became a part of the freedom struggles in the small nation with just over 1.3 million inhabitants.
–We sang ourselves free, she says, referring to how the country in 1991 broke loose from the Soviet Empire.
