Mother's Day concerts take place in Estonia every year. This year, the concert was held in Kehra, where the presidential couple also attended.
President Alar Karis said that many people do not want to have children now. Few children are born in Estonia. Karis said that the state should make people want to have children. But no one can be forced.
Heli Karu is a choir conductor and a mother. She participated in the Mother's Day concerts for the second time. Nine years ago, she was also the Mother of the Year. Karu has three children and conducts a choir of hundreds of singers. She said that being a mother is a joy, but also hard.
Sandra Nurmsalu is a mother of five and a former singer. She also performed at the concerts. Nurmsalu said that children teach her to be giving and selfless. She spoke of the joy that comes from children.
Ingel is a singer and dancer. She said that a large family is great. Her mother Triinu is good at everything she wants to do.