[1] Today the march is played by the Kaitseväe Orkester during military reviews of troops such as the Estonian Honour Guard during state visits and the Eesti Kaitsevägi during military parades in Tallinn.
Prior to that, Björneborgarnas marsch (known in Estonian as Porilaste marss) was used as a presidential song.
The march would be performed for the last time in 4 decades on Independence Day in 1940, due to the German and later Soviet occupation of Estonia taking place in the following four years.
Both governments tried to cultivate a separate identity and culture from the Estonian people, which included banning traditional ceremonial pieces such as Pidulik marss.
The march was reinstated in 1991, after Estonia's declaration of independence became legal, and has been used by the state ever since.