Career
He was for many years the editor-in-chief of the Estonian Encyclopaedia.
He was for many years the editor-in-chief of the Estonian Encyclopaedia.
He was active in the Estonian People"s Front, and was the first post-Soviet mayor of Tallinn, from 1990 to 1992.
Aasmäe produced many radio shows and was a member of Tarkade klubi, an Estonian question-and-answer radio programme, for many years. He was a member of Club of Rome Estonian section.