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Fertilizer (photo is illustrative.)

Farmers may skip autumn grain planting due to rising fertilizer prices

The brown-banded coachroaches found in Tartu.

Brown-banded cockroach recorded in Estonia for first time

Ester Tuiksoo.

Tallinn coalition appoints party members to company boards

Alden Kirss and Edward Timoska.

Police officer: Most challenges in Narva are alcohol-related

TOP area in Pirita.

Heritage conservation restrictions set on Pirita TOP Redevelopment

Drone. Photo is illustrative.

Runaway drone delays flights at Tallinn Airport late Friday night

An unmanned drone whose operator lost control disrupted air traffic at Tallinn Airport late Friday night, delaying three inbound flights.

Russian troops during a military exercise.

EU takes up Estonia's proposal to restrict visas for Russian fighters

MPs from the Estonia-USA parliamentary friendship group with U.S. Ambassador to Estonia Roman Pipko.

31 Estonian MPs back US, Israeli action against Iran

Burner on a gas stove.

Europe may not see usual natural gas price drop this summer

Konrad Mägi, "Norwegian Landscape" (1909)

Estonian art legend Konrad Mägi makes UK debut in London retrospective

Over 60 works by Estonia's modernist master Konrad Mägi are on view in London for his first major U.K. exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery, opening Tuesday.

most read stories of the week

Estonia has previously used U.S. funding to buy HIMARS ammunition.

US defense giant Lockheed Martin to open HIMARS maintenance center in Estonia

Jorge Hinojosa, an Ecuadorian citizen and longtime Estonian resident.

Blocked from naturalizing, MP suggests long-term resident seek Spanish passport

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna.

FM: Estonia prepared to discuss sending forces to Hormuz Strait with US

Tallinn's mostly abandoned Linnahall remains a nostalgic draw for many. December 2025.

Tallinn Mayor: We need to tear down Linnahall

Russian Embassy in Tallinn.

Russian fighter jet breaches Estonia's airspace

Marju Lauristin.

Sociologist: Middle-aged men the bottleneck of Estonian culture

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Planned Tartu residential development sparks concern among locals

World Poetry Day poetry walk in Tallinn on Saturday. March 21, 2026.

Gallery: Tallinn poetry walk brings Estonian writers, actors to city streets

Commodore Ivo Värk, commander of the Estonian Navy (right).

Minehunter ice damage exposes limitations of Estonian Navy fleet

Tõnis Saarts.

Tõnis Saarts: Reform Party's future vision a nebula of vagueness

University of Tartu Chamber Choir at the Cantaquera choir festival in Antequera, Spain. March 12, 2026.

Tartu chamber choir wins top honors at international festival in Spain

Supreme Court.

Top court: Only comms data collected for business purposes admissible as evidence

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

Col. Ants Kiviselg, director of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) Military Intelligence Center.

EDF colonel: Rise in strikes, losses point to Russian spring offensive in Ukraine

A radar image of the Pskov Airborne Forces Air Base.

Defense minister: Explosion in Russia's Pskov region was likely a fuel depot

Gert Kaju.

Defense official: Russia does not have enough air defenses to protect all its strategic assets

Estonian and Ukrainian flags.

Estonia ratifies convention establishing International Claims Commission for Ukraine

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200).

FM in Canberra: Former Russian combatants may also pose threat to Australia

politics

Kantar Emor survey chief Aivar Voog and ERR's Urmet Kook and Indrek Kiisler discussing Estonia's party ratings.

Ratings analysts: Center Party surge could reshape ties with Isamaa

Center Party leader Mihhail Kõlvart with wife, Center Party MP Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart

Center Party catches up to Isamaa in polls

Lauri Hussar.

Speaker: Riigikogu Board had nothing to do with advisor's dismissal

President Alar Karis.

Parties not rushing to lay cards on table on Alar Karis re-election

Facade of Toompea Castle, home of the Riigikogu.

Riigikogu advisor loses job after gambling tax error

presidential election 2026

President Alar Karis.

Alar Karis on second presidential term bid: I'll think about it

The president's residence, Kadriorg Palace.

Voters from all political parties support 2nd president term for Karis

Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

Former president: SDE used my presidential candidate recommendation as a political 'cudgel'

Prime Minister Kristen Michal on a previous edition of

Prime minister: Reform Party would not get in way of Alar Karis second term

Lauri Läänemets.

SDE leader apologizes to diplomat Riina Kionka and President Alar Karis

economy

Price of diesel in an Alexela filling station on March 20, 2026.

Price of diesel exceeds €2 per liter in Estonia

Apartment building in Tartu.

Estonian home prices up more than 5 percent in 2025

A topping out ceremony was held at the new film studio complex in Jõhvi.

Under-construction Jõhvi film complex to get hotel

An airBaltic jet.

Latvian carrier airBaltic: Tallinn Airport to remain a key hub

The so-called Superministry building housing several of Estonia's government ministries.

Estonia's remote gambling operators have donated €1.4 million so far

Defense and security

Reservists practiced live fire with Estonia’s HIMARS off the coast of Saaremaa for the first time on July 11, 2025.

Defense sector leader: Lockheed Martin move takes Estonia's capabilities to next level

Hanno Pevkur.

Defense minister: US will continue to mediate peace in Ukraine

Estonia is testing its public warning alarm systems on December 10.

Public warning test notifications reached more than 1 million people

Kirill Kudriavtsev being escorted to a border checkpoint to be expelled from Estonia.

Russian citizen expelled from Estonia days after entering country

The Estonian minehunter EML Sakala (M314) at anchor.

Former Navy chief: Sending Estonian minehunters to Strait of Hormuz would take 2 years

society

Mallu Mariann Treimann aka Mallukas.

Data protection body investigating influencer's sex offender naming website

A city bus in Central Tallinn.

Tallinn unveils third phase of major bus network changes

The EML Admiral Cowan, flagship of the Estonian Navy.

Estonian minehunter sustains damage due to ice conditions, needs repairs

Renovations are underway at Saaremaa's Laimjala Manor.

Only 15 of Saaremaa's historic manors remain

Kindergarteners drawing.

Tartu to close 14 kindergarten classes as birth rate falls

opinion

Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa-ly Pakosta (Eesti 200).

Liisa Pakosta: People are finally aware of the criminal records register

Peter Lõhmus and Viljar Arakas.

Arakas and Lõhmus: How to marry increased defense spending with tidy public finances?

Urmet Kook.

Urmet Kook: Riigikogu Chancellery director duly deserves enemy of the press title

Marko Mihkelson (Reform).

Marko Mihkelson: A United North as a new regional pillar of the free world

Peeter Kaldre.

Peeter Kaldre: The price of abandoning one's allies

sports

Eneli Jefimova with her NCAA trophy.

Estonian swimmer Eneli Jefimova makes NCAA history in Atlanta

Athletics track (photo is illustrative).

Suspect named in sports federation €70,000 embezzlement allegations

Henry Sildaru in the slopetyle qualification at last month's Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

Henry Sildaru just makes Tignes Big Air Ski World Cup slopestyle final

Tõnis Sildaru.

Winter Olympic medalist coach and father: EOK chief pursuing vendetta against me

Susan Külm in action in Otepää.

Estonia 11th before a home crowd in Otepää world cup mixed biathlon relay

foreign affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) and Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) at a previous government press conference

Tsahkna: You cannot say that the war in Iran is not our war too

The Baltic states announced a regional tender for local trains on the Rail Baltic track connecting all three countries.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to jointly buy Rail Baltic regional trains

Construction of Rail Baltica in Estonia.

Poland: Rail Baltica will not be completed before 2040

Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) has been on an official visit to Washington this week.

Defense minister: US has made no concrete Strait of Hormuz request to allies

PPA vessel capsized outside Greece's Port of Megisti in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. March 16, 2026.

Injured Estonian border guards stable day after PPA boat capsizes in Greece

science and research

A TÜ study took a closer look what defines the widespread but non-clinical term

TÜ study: 'Good girl syndrome' may be a distinct psychological pattern

Dead swan on the shore in Pirita, Tallinn. March 2026.

Bird flu suspected in swan deaths along Tallinn-area shores

All family members living in the same home have their own relationships of meaning with the television and the radio.

Thesis: Less human-centered home design helps keep residents creative

Empty classroom in an Estonian school. Photo is illustrative.

Substitute teachers can out-earn regular teachers amid staffing shortages

Liina Lindström.

Linguist: Foul language gives a sense of liberation

culture

ERSO with head conductor Olari Elts.

Director: National Symphony Orchestra and chamber choir need new concert hall

Eric Idle on stage.

Monty Python's Eric Idle to ERR: I wrote Britain's most requested funeral tune

Toomas Luhats.

ERR Supervisory Board experts could be picked by independent institutions, says member

Kristina Norman's

Tallinn venue featuring English-language performances this month

A 1945 edition of Estonian women's magazine Eesti Naine.

Women's magazine Eesti Naine traces more than a century of Estonian history

features and interviews

Marju Lauristin.

Sociologist: Middle-aged men the bottleneck of Estonian culture

Zlata Karuke speaks at Station Narva's Future Day.

'Not just for grandparents': How young people in Narva are shaping the city's future

Estonian presidents from 1992 to today. Clockwise from top left: Kersti Kaljulaid, Lennart Meri, Arnold Rüütel, Alar Karis, Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

Stubbornness a common trait among Estonian presidents

Cristina Gherasimov at the EU enlargement conference: Two steps forward, one step back?

Moldova's deputy PM: EU accession process is an 'individual exercise'

The Estonian Song Festival.

'Estonia needs everyone who wants to belong': New exhibition explores complex diaspora identities

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Six-year-old Teodor van Dijk won the hearts of the viewing audience and public, singing on stage at the 108th Estonian Independence Day concert, February 24, 2026.

Six year-old boy steals the show at Estonian Independence Day gala concert

Vanilla Ninja.

Watch again: Eesti Laul 2026 grand final on Jupiter

EU Enlargement Conference 2026: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back?

Watch live: EU enlargement conference: Two steps forward, one step back?

The Estonian authorities preparing to detain the "Baltic Spirit" on February 3, 2026.

Watch: Estonia's special forces detain a suspected smugglers ship

France’s Minister for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad.

French minister Haddad: Europe has everything it needs to be a strong power

tallinn

Linnahall from the air.

Developers do not consider Linnahall renovation sensible

Linnahall.

Heritage protection: Linnahall still highly valuable and must be preserved

Elron passenger trains at Baltic Station (Balti jaam), Tallinn's central train station.

Sabotage ruled out after Estonia's train services disrupted by software failure

Markus Hääl.

Tallinn's Hundipea development plans to keep growing for decades

A four-lane or 2+2 highway section in Estonia.

Road marking quality in Estonia has declined in recent years

tartu

School children in class.

Significantly fewer children starting school this year

A bike-sharing bicycle in Tartu.

Tartu bike sharing to kick off again

Käsu Hans' original 32-verse poem from the early 1700s on display at St. John's Church in Tartu. March 2026.

Estonia's earliest known poem performed in Tartu church

Kairo outside the Häki Gallery in 2024.

Black Butterfly Bread: Naïve artist Kairo opens new exhibition in Tartu

Central Tartu's Sõpruse Bridge is the largest single project in the 2026 road reconstruction plan.

Tartu opposition leader criticizes walk back on planned cycle lanes

narva

Memorial statue of Paul Keres in Narva.

Narva renaming bus stops associated with USSR and Russia

The Estonian flag flying over Narva City Hall.

Internal Security Service: 'Narva People's Republic' is an information operation

Narva City Council.

Narva opposition's power grab fumbles as defector backs out

Erik Gamzejev.

Erik Gamzejev: Mihhail Stalnuhhin's disservice to Ida-Viru County

Lt, Gen Andrus Merilo and Narva Mayor Katri Raik get the game underway.

Baltic Military Winter Games get underway in Narva

galleries

Sinkhole caused by a collapsed mineshaft alongside Jõhvi–Tartu Highway. March 17, 2026.

Gallery: Mineshaft collapse forms sinkhole near Ida-Viru County highway

People can join the Estonian president on the front steps of the presidential palace in Tallinn to listen as guests read during the now-annual Native Language Day reading marathon. March 14, 2026.

Native Language Day reading marathon held on Estonian president's front steps

Center Party council meeting in Paide. March 14, 2026.

Center Party urges fuel VAT cut, votes to join European Conservatives

The icebreaker Tarmo working in the Gulf of Riga. March 2026.

Icebreaker captain warns Pärnu sea ice conditions could worsen

Rebeka Vaino's new solo exhibition

Gallery: Artist Rebeka Vaino opens new solo exhibiton in Tallinn

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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.

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