Estonia – Who are the Freemasons in Estonia and what do they do?
(by editorial board, err.ee, March 5, 2025)

A divorce case last year involving two relatively prominent individuals in Estonia attracted further public attention not only due to a custody dispute associated with it, but also as one of the parties referenced the Freemasons, “Pealtnägija” reported.
“Pealtnägija” went to investigate further the often misunderstood organization.
Paul Himma is a former deputy director of Eesti Raadio and the director of the Estonia Theater, but also one of the more experienced public Freemasons in Estonia.
At 71, he has passed through almost all the ranks of the brotherhood over his more than 30 years of membership.
While now in retirement, he showed “Pealtnägija” around the lodge in his role as its guide.
A lot of masonic symbology, including the most well-known square and compass, as well as hammers and other construction implements, and of course the famous aprons, derive from the organization’s origins as a professional guild for the highly skilled craft of stone-masonry.
Over time, members were admitted from other professions, meaning the focus gradually shifted from practical skilled construction know-how to building of a more spiritual nature, researchers Meelis Piller and Toomas Abiline, who…
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