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Linnahall.

Heritage protection: Linnahall still highly valuable and must be preserved

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

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

ERSO with head conductor Olari Elts.

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

A radio controlled plane.

Authority reminds enthusiasts rules apply to RC planes as well as to drones

Lauri Hussar.

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

Jorge Hinojosa, an Ecuadorian citizen and longtime Estonian resident.

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

Even after decades of building lives and families in Estonia, many foreigners remain stuck in citizenship purgatory, blocked from naturalizing by conflicting citizenship laws.

Russian Embassy in Tallinn.

Russian fighter jet breaches Estonia's airspaceUpdated 13:18

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 trainsUpdated 12:31

Farmers' protest near the Jüri ring road outside Tallinn.

Gallery: Farmers and tractors arrive for major protest action

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

Sabotage ruled out after Estonia's train services disrupted by software failureUpdated 13:58

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

Tallinn Mayor: We need to tear down Linnahall

Markus Hääl.

Tallinn's Hundipea development plans to keep growing for decades

Total investment in the new Hundipea area of Tallinn, which is in the final stages of securing a detailed plan, amount to €3–4 billion over several decades.

latest from estonia: strait of hormuz

The Estonian minehunter EML Sakala (M314) at anchor.

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

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

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna.

FM: Estonia prepared to discuss sending forces to Hormuz Strait with USUpdated 17:34

latest news

American football camp held in Paide, hosted by the Tartu Titans.

Camp brings over 60 American football players to Paide

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

Physical coins representing different types of cryptocurrency (photo is illustrative).

Three men suspects in €1.37 million cryptocurrency ponzi scheme

A drone being launched.

Drones may be used as first responders' 'eye in the sky'

Construction underway on the Riisipere-Turba section of the railway to extend at least to Haapsalu.

Infrastructure minister to seek EU funding for Haapsalu rail extension

Kersti Kaljulaid

Estonian Olympic Committee member aiming to oust Kersti Kaljulaid as president

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

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

The Venice Biennale in 2024.

Estonia joins 21 other countries in appeal against Russia's Venice Biennale participation

politics

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

Toomas Luhats.

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

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

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

Lauri Läänemets.

SDE leader apologizes to diplomat Riina Kionka and President Alar Karis

Tanel Kiik.

SDE MP: Reform Party asked us to put forward presidential candidates

Riina Kionka.

Diplomat denies any political party approaching her over running for president

economy

Dairy cows (photo is illustrative).

E-Piim bankruptcy places small dairy producers in tight spot Updated 09:39

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

The Auvere Power Plant has been in operation since 2019 and when fully operational can provide up to 25 percent of Estonia's electricity consumption needs.

Former executive: Oil shale exemption from EU needed to bring down electricity price

Highway traffic in Estonia.

Waze hazard alert road signs rolled out in Estonia

Construction of Rail Baltica in Estonia.

Poland: Rail Baltica will not be completed before 2040

Defense and security

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

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

Elari Kasemets.

Tallinn Municipal Police Department chief resigns

society

SEB ATM machine in Estonia.

Customers granted right to learn of FIU bank account access 5 years later

Estonian police car.

Estonian police can now issue 72-hour restraining orders in domestic abuse cases

A farmers' protest on Toompea Hill in 2015.

Estonian farmers to hold nationwide protest action on Thursday, minister to attend

New fire-truck liveries.

First brush fires of 2026 already hit Ida-Viru County

Fuel storage facility (illustrative).

Estonia's national stockpiles manager releases fuel reserves to the market

opinion

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

Eiki Berg.

Eiki Berg: How valuable is our values-based foreign policy?

Indrek Kiisler.

Indrek Kiisler: Propastop and the 'Narva republic'

Kaupo Meiel.

Kaupo Meiel: Estonia must be declared the center of the world

sports

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

Young skiers still hitting a trail with artificial snow n Tallinn. March 2026.

Spring thaw isn't stopping die-hard skiers on Tallinn trails

Crowd at the Otepää world cup stage men's sprint event.

Two out of four competing Estonian men through to Otepää biathlon World Cup pursuit stage

Nõmme Kalju players celebrating their Tipner Trophy 2025 win.

Semi-final draw made for 2026 Evald Tipner Trophy

foreign affairs

Margus Tsahkna and Gideon Saar at Tuesday's press conference.

Minister: Estonians and Israelis share spirit of freedom

Helga Kalm.

Expert: US government has not managed to explain Iran war to its people

A frontex patrol ship (photo is illustrative.)

PPA vessel sinks in Mediterranean with Estonia's ambassador to Greece on board

Margus Tsahkna.

Foreign minister: Estonia ready to discuss Strait of Hormuz with US

Plane (Photo is illustrative).

Middle East repatriation flights cost Estonian state €800,000

science and research

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

School children in class.

Significantly fewer children starting school this year

culture

Eric Idle on stage.

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

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

Candles and a wreath at the graveside.

Funerals in Estonia coming to reflect the deceased's wishes more and more

Detail from the tapestry, worked on by over 3,000 people.

16-meter long tapestry telling the story of Estonian literature now on display

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

watch again

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

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

Road marking quality in Estonia has declined in recent years

The anniversary of the March deportation at the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in 2025. Small apple trees in the background.

Dozens of trees at Victims of Communism memorial destroyed by wet conditions

Regional bus (Photo is illustrative).

Tallinn and Harju County launch joint public transport ticket

Bicycle handlebar and bell.

Spring's early arrival leads to busy time for bicycle workshops

An Elron train passing over the Paldiski maantee pedestrian tunnel in Tallinn.

Tallinn considering halting trains to build Endla pedestrian tunnels

tartu

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

The Emajõgi River.

Video: Rescue Center warns of risks after students' Emajõgi ice 'raft' ride

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

news in simple Estonian

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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.

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

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