Financial Literacy for Russian Speakers
We are Julia Kaminskii and Alina Johanson, the creators of the InvestingWomen project.
InvestingWomen is an educational initiative aimed at promoting financial literacy among the Russian-speaking community in Estonia, with a focus on women.
InvestingWomen is an educational initiative aimed at promoting financial literacy among the Russian-speaking community in Estonia, with a focus on women.
About the InvestingWomen
Our goal is to explain personal finance clearly and practically, helping people make informed financial decisions in everyday life and over the long term.
The project covers managing personal finances, pension system, current legislation and taxes, money psychology, and the basics of investing.
The project covers managing personal finances, pension system, current legislation and taxes, money psychology, and the basics of investing.
✔ managing personal finances
✔ pension system
✔ current legislation and taxes
✔ money psychology
✔ basics of investing
Podcast
Since 2023, we have hosted the podcast "О деньгах. Просто!" ("About money. Simply!")
Since 2023, we have hosted the podcast “О деньгах. Просто!” (“About money. Simply!”), which was originally released on Delfi.ee and continues today on TalkAbout.ee, focusing on practical money and investing topics and financial behaviour.
Youth Workshops
We have experience running educational workshops on rahatarkus for young people, including at the IZUM youth camp, Lasnamäe Noortekeskus, and for Ukrainian teens at Tartu Art School, Tallinn branch.
Workshops focus on building a healthy attitude toward money, understanding first financial decisions, and the basics of long-term thinking.
Workshops focus on building a healthy attitude toward money, understanding first financial decisions, and the basics of long-term thinking.
Recognition
In April 2025, the InvestingWomen project received an official certificate (tunnuskiri) in the category “Rahatarkuse tegu” at the “Rahatarkuse vedur” competition, for contributing to promoting financial literacy in the Russian-speaking community in Estonia.
The award ceremony took place at Eesti Pank. The competition annually highlights individuals and organizations contributing to the development of financial literacy in Estonia.
The award ceremony took place at Eesti Pank. The competition annually highlights individuals and organizations contributing to the development of financial literacy in Estonia.