The Estonians' Song Festival in Sweden (1948)

The first Estonian general song celebration in Stockholm on June 27, 1948. Introduction of the song festival programme. Swedish flags are waving, views of Stockholm. Women and girls wearing Estonian national costumes. Participants of the song celebration procession are gathering in Kungsträdgården, the procession moves along the city streets. Arrival at the venue of the song celebration - Solliden song festival grounds in Skansen. Manivald Loite, representative of Estonians in England and Jaan Kitzberg, chairman of the Estonian Committe in Lübeck, are talking. Bishop Johan Kõpp and Metropolitan Aleksander lead the church service.
Speeches are held by Heinrich Laretei, chairman of the committe of the song celebration and professor Birger Nerman, chairman of the Baltic Committee in Sweden. Juhan Aavik is conducting the joint choir. Verner Nerep is conducting the joint choir. Panorama views of Stockholm and short introduction of Skanen Open Air Museum. Imant Rebane interviews Manivalt Loite. Johannes Norrby, manager of the Stockholm Concert Union, holds a speech and greets the general heads of the song celebration - Juhan Aavik, Verner Nerep, Eduard Tubin. Aavik gives his gratitude to the audience. Imant Rebane interviews Jaan Kitzberg. The mixed choir of the Estonian Society in Lübeck holds a performance. Greetings are said by Voldemar Aarelaid, representative of expatriate Estonians in Denmark; Valter Rand, representative of expatriate Estonians in Belgium; and Paula Ives-Delacherie, representative of expatriate Estonians in France. The audience and general views to the song festival grounds, performance of folk dancers. Juhan Aavik is conducting the joint choir. Women in national costumes. The audience in the open air museum. General views to the festival grounds. Performance of folk dancers. Eduard Tubin is conducting male choirs. Views to Stockholm from the sea.