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Luhamaa border crossing in southeastern Estonia.

Updated 11:07 | checkpoint has been re-opened

Estonia shuts border crossing after 2 Iranian nationals attempt entry from RussiaUpdated 11:07 |checkpoint has been re-opened

Some professionals still hold attitudes suggesting that victims themselves are to blame for their situation.

Estonia seeks clearer domestic and psychological violence punishments

Lt Col. Mattias Puusepp.

Russia losing more troops in Ukraine than it can replace, EDF officer says

Roadworks.

Traffic accidents up 40% in Rapla County year-over-year

Raivo Vare.

Experts: Peace no closer after US special envoys' Moscow visit

Paper mills do not conduct genuine research but mass-produce seemingly credible papers whose authorship can be purchased for a moderate fee to boost a researcher's standing in academic databases.

Experiment: How easy is it to buy a research paper on the black market?

Paper mills are making it easier than ever for researchers to buy authorship of bogus academic papers, fueling concerns that mounting pressure to publish is undermining research integrity.

Pert Lomp.

Father of child hurt in electric scooter accident: It's better to see a sulking kid

Omniva (Eesti Post) post office. Photo is illustrative.

Eesti Post put up for sale at €52 million starting price

Hospital room.

Being transferred from one hospital to another restarts inpatient fee count

Rainwater inundating a drain cover in Tallinn, August 22, 2026.

Study: Estonia's climate warming 1.5 times faster than global average

Estonia's average air temperature is set to rise by 1.5 degrees Celsius for every 1 degree Celsius of global warming, University of Tartu researchers found.

A GROWING DEFICIT

Mart Võrklaev.

Mart Võrklaev: How Estonia's public finances reached their current state

Jüri Ratas.

Jüri Ratas: Growth bought with state debt will clip future prosperity

latest news

Jets docked at Tallinn Airport.

Tallinn Airport sets all‑time passenger record in August

Pills.

Estonia's elderly more likely to use antidepressants than therapy for depression

Food prices fell 2.6 percent on year to August 2026.

Inflation in Estonia slowed for third consecutive month in August

Flooding in Pärnu, September 2026.

Pärnu flood situation stable but work continues

Tiit Hennoste.

Tiit Hennoste: This lying, lying, lying world

Siim Raie.

Former chief: Office of the President must maintain institutional memory

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

Gert Kaju at a Ministry of Defense press conference.

MoD official: Russia has shifted to round-the-clock strike tactics in Ukraine

Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Tallinn.

Estonia condemns Russia over Leipzig airport drone attack

Urmas Paet.

Urmas Paet: Russian frozen assets must be pressed into use to aid Ukraine

Lt Col. Taavi Liias.

Officer: Ukraine downs 80% of Russian weapons in record attacks

Johanna-Maria Lehtme appearing at a Harju County Court hearing via video link in October.

NGO Slava Ukraini founder to stand trial via video link

politics

Office building of the President of Estonia.

Presidential office director laid off 13 staff over two years

Martin Herem

Former EDF commander offered defense minister post

Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) Lt. Gen. Andrus Merilo during a press conference.

EDF chief criticized for media comments on defense minister's resignation

Machine gun ammunition (photo is illustrative).

Estonia taking two more defense firms to court over contracts

Kristo Enn Vaga and Kristen Michal.

Government to discuss new defense minister candidates next week

presidential election 2026

The Riigikogu held the first round of voting in the presidential election on September 2, 2026.

Estonia elects new president

Ülle Madise met with the Center Party, SDE and Isamaa factions on Monday, August 17.

Presidential candidate Ülle Madise: Estonia must look to its own interestsinterview

President Alar Karis and President-elect Ülle Madise at Kadriorg. September 3, 2026.

Gallery: Estonian President-elect Ülle Madise visits Alar Karis at Kadriorg

EKRE protest at Toompea in support of direct presidential elections.

Gallery: EKRE holds protest ahead of presidential vote

Ülle Madise.

Madise: Estonia's independence an opportunity and obligation to make the best decisions

a look back at estonia's presidential elections

Alar Karis at the second round of voting in the 2021 presidential election on August 31, 2021.

Episode 7: Alar Karis, 2021

Kersti Kaljulaid after being elected president of Estonia.

Episode 6: Kersti Kaljulaid, 2016

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A look back at Estonia's presidential elections | Episode 5: Toomas Hendrik Ilves, 2011

28.08

A look back at Estonia's presidential elections | Episode 4: Toomas Hendrik Ilves, 2006

27.08

A look back at Estonia's presidential elections | Episode 3: Arnold Rüütel, 2001

26.08

A look back at Estonia's presidential elections | Episode 2: Lennart Meri, 1996

25.08

A look back at Estonia's presidential elections | Episode 1: Lennart Meri, 1992

economy

Lavly Perling.

Lavly Perling: Let's not live in dreams

Prices at the pump at Alexela. March 20, 2026. Diesel reached a similar price level on September 2, only to have dropped since then.

Estonia fuel prices swing daily as retailer price war becomes 'new norm'

Ain Hanschmidt.

Employers' leader urges Estonia to model its economic policy on the U.S.

Wood industry. Photo is illustrative.

Industrial production up by 2.3% in July, led by wood and machinery

Passengers boarding a turboprop plane at Kuressaare Airport in Saaremaa.

Kuressaare Airport runway reopens as renovations completed

Defense and security

Flooding aftermath in Pärnu’s Rääma district on Saturday.

Photos: Pärnu continues flood recovery as crews pump out water

Public shelter sign.

State to order shelter plans for up to 400 buildings

Elmar Vaher is the head of the Estonian Center for Defense Investments.

Estonia terminates Ukraine arms deals worth over €71 million, pursues court cases

Harri Tiido.

Harri Tiido: Former U.S. intelligence officer on Russian espionage

Lauri Laats (Center).

Center Party eyes no-confidence motion against prime minister

society

Dog Pennu and his owner Elisabeth Kaldvee.

Dog Pennu finds a home after 1,497 days in Tartu shelter

Pensioners at a park in Lasnamäe. Photo is illustrative.

Police to keep assisting fallen seniors outside working hours

Flooding aftermath in Pärnu’s Rääma district on Saturday.

Video: Emergency situation declared in Pärnu after heavy rain floods streets

Caravan Club motorhome gathering in Obinitsa.

More than 400 caravans gather in Obinitsa for annual meet

Longer exclusion orders cut domestic violence repeats, police say

opinion

Liina Gross.

Liina Gross: People need to be aware of how forests are managed

Albert Linntam.

Albert Linntam: Health data and a blindfold game with citizens

Raimond Kaljulaid.

Raimond Kaljulaid: Putin may be preparing to expand the war

Harri Tiido.

Harri Tiido: On Poland's foreign policy strategy

Kristjan Port.

Kristjan Port: The next tech boom needs more than wifi and a laptop

sports

Ingrid Neel (right).

Ingrid Neel and partner cruise past seeded pair in US Open round one

Tartu's Town Hall Square.

Half marathon champs postponed over bomb scare now to take place in Tartu

Rein Taaramäe

Estonian racing cyclist hits dog at 60 km/h in Turkey, escapes injury

Dina Ellermann.

Dina Ellermann crowned Estonian dressage champ for 14th time

Janika Lõiv.

Janika Lõiv 17th as gears fail at mountain bike worlds

foreign affairs

A screenshot from the video.

Estonia's PPA urges caution over video claiming Russian riverbank work

Estonian and Latvian border guards patrolling the Latvian-Belarusian border.

Estonia sends new border guard rotation to Latvia

Kristi Raik.

Expert: Ukraine in 2021 and the Baltics today not in a comparable situation

Argo Ideon.

Argo Ideon: Cooperation with Latvia as a light form of local globalism

Margus Tsahkna.

Estonia's threat assessment has not changed, says foreign minister

science and research

Jürgen Rooste.

Teacher says winning teens' attention is a daily battle in literature class

The first day of he new school year, September 1, in Tallinn.

One-third of students have special educational needs and require support

At first glance, a field island may seem like nothing more than a small, useless patch of woodland or brush that tractors have to drive around.

AI discovers thousands of overlooked field islands in Estonia

Concretion-covered dentitions of three of the individuals on which one of the studies was focused on, with sampled region indicated in yellow.

New research: Bone deposits and plaque remember how ancient people lived

Kersti Kaljulaid.

Kersti Kaljulaid: In a good school, children learn the art of being human

culture

Premiere of the youth film “Morten

Gallery: The youth film 'Morten' premiered at Kosmos cinema

Station Narva music festival 2026.

Ninth Station Narva festival underway in Narva

Tõru Kannimäe.

Teen actor to play Bolt founder Markus Villig in upcoming movie

Oliver Reimann.

Prosecutor expands probe into theater director ecstasy drink‑spiking case

Photos: Santa Zukker's solo exhibition opens at Artius Gallery in Tallinn

features and interviews

Ilmar Tomusk.

Ilmar Tomusk: Switch to Estonian-language education took decades too long

Ülle Madise met with the Center Party, SDE and Isamaa factions on Monday, August 17.

Presidential candidate Ülle Madise: Estonia must look to its own interests

The Nebius data center of the AI factory being built in Estonia.

Nebius representative: the company has no history with Yandex

Estonian language content creators.

'Every learner feels special:' Meet the influencers teaching Estonian on social media

Jüri Luik.

Veteran diplomat: NATO's deterrence is meant to work primarily in Putin's mind

watch again

Moby concert at the Tartu Song Festival Grounds. August 6, 2026.

Moby on Tallinn, punk roots, veganism and why he gives music away for free

Fionntán De Brún at HeadRead Festival 2026 in Tallinn.

Fionntán De Brún: Kneecap made the Irish language cool for young people

Stefan Hedlund

Stefan Hedlund: You can't have a rational discourse with people who love Russia

Gaea Schoeters.

Gaea Schoeters: Colonialism is still part of our culture

Thomas Piketty.

Thomas Piketty: Estonia would have been better off without the Soviet experiment

tallinn

Fuel prices at a Tallinn filling station on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

Diesel prices in Estonia top €2 per liter amid global oil surge

Rävala Quarter.

Tallinn's Rävala Quarter development dispute reaches Supreme Court

Tallinn's newly renamed Ringhäälingu bus stop outside ERR's headquarters. August 31, 2026.

Gallery: Tallinn bus stop renamed Ringhäälingu as broadcasting turns 100

Kopli tram.

New Tallinn tram line to launch on September 1

The property at Sakala 14 in Tallinn city center.

Tallinn to sell wooden house on Sakala tänav after demolition plan scrapped

tartu

Miina Härma High School (MHG) in Tartu,

Tartu high school wall collapse adds millions to city's repair bill

George Frideric Handel's Baroque opera

Vanemuine and the Latvian National Opera swap stages for guest performances this week

Tartu Prison.

Study finds Estonia must rent at least 300 prison places to make deal viable

Stormy weather in Tallinn, August 22, 2026.

Storm warnings downgraded as rain, wind linger across Estonia

University students in a lecture in Estonia. Photo is illustrative.

International student interest in Estonian universities rising again

narva

An Elron passenger train at Jõhvi station.

Elron resumes Tallinn–Narva rail service on eastbound route

Narva Town Hall Square.

Narva Tsar's Route initiators willing to change the name to keep plan alive

Travellers queuing at Narva border crossing on June 24, 2024.

Police will not control queue 'place buying' at Narva border

Katri Raik.

Katri Raik ousted as Mayor of Narva following no-confidence vote

Narva Town Hall.

Skeptics doubt funding for Narva Old Town rebuild

galleries

The Riigikogu held the first round of voting in the presidential election on September 2, 2026.

Estonia's presidential election takes place on Wednesday

Siim Kallas laid to rest with state honors.

Gallery: Siim Kallas sent off with state honors

Gallery: Tallinn art museum exhibition gives vulnerable youth a voice

TaRu, Estonia's timber Nature House complex, is taking shape in Põhja-Tallinn. August 2026.

Gallery: Estonia's timber Nature House taking shape on Tallinn waterfront

Gallery: Kino Sõprus brings cinema screenings to Lasnamäe

news in simple Estonian

Ülle Madise.

Lihtsad uudised 4. septembril

Lihtsad uudised

Lihtsad uudised 28. augustil

Lihtsad uudised

Lihtsad uudised 21. augustil

Lihtsad uudised.

Lihtsad uudised 7. augustil

Lihtsad uudised

Lihtsad uudised 17. juulil

podcasts

Ari Matti Mustonen has appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience and been warm up act at his live show as well.

Feature | Estonia's English-language podcasts, all in the one place

Tallinn Airport.

Estonia Explained part seven: Why are you here?

Maarja Merivoo-Parro.

Estonia Explained part six: The language has issues

Estonia Explained part five: What is with the sauna?

Maarja Merivoo-Parro.

Estonia Explained part four: A Thousand Years of Multi-culti

Hea lugeja, näeme et kasutate vanemat brauseri versiooni või vähelevinud brauserit.

Parema ja terviklikuma kasutajakogemuse tagamiseks soovitame alla laadida uusim versioon mõnest meie toetatud brauserist:

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