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A border post along the Narva River with a Russian border guard vessel in the background.

PPA boat crosses into Russian waters after technical failure

A bus skidded off the roads due to wintery conditions on April 26, 2026.

Winter conditions cause traffic accidents and fallen trees across Estonia

Hanno Pevkur in Ukraine.

Estonia signs defense industry development agreement with Ukraine

Mosquito

Fewer mosquitos expected in Estonia this spring

Oil pollution and debris washed up on Suureliiva beach on Estonia's north coast. Drone fragments have also been found washed up at the same site.

Oil spill cleanup continues on Estonia's north coast next week

Jaan Krinal.

Man who worked in the Chernobyl disaster area: Cleanup work was pointless

Sunday (April 26) marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster in Soviet Ukraine. Thousands of Estonians were among those sent to clean up the immediate area by the USSR authorities. Chairman of the Estonian Chernobyl Association, Jaan Krinal, told ERR about his experiences at the site.

Forest protection demonstration in Tallinn, Saturday, April 25, 2026.

Gallery: Forest conservation demo takes place in Tallinn

Queen Victoria Square in Kingston-upon-Hull, site of the alleged assault.

Estonian national among 5 charged with murder of ex-serviceman in UK city

An elk (photo is illustrative).

Elk goes for afternoon run along Lääne-Viru County beach

The stretch of Kompanii tänav which feeds into Tartu's Town Hall Square will be closed to traffic from late spring to early fall.

Tartu's Kompanii tänav to be pedestrianized over summer

The National Library of Estonia (Rahvusraamatukogu), in Tallinn.

National Library not to fully reopen for another year

most read stories of the week

Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform).

US has paused Estonia's ammunition supplies until end of Iran conflict, says minister

Damage to the Ereda Holocaust Memorial in Ida-Viru County, April 17, 2026.

US Embassy in Estonia 'strongly condemns' Holocaust memorial vandalism

Protest letter by four embassies in Moscow.

Baltic states, Poland protest Russian removal of deportations memorial

MP Varro Vooglaid (EKRE). March 2026.

EKRE MP suggests no-divorce marriage as birth rate fix, drawing criticism

Drone (photo is illustrative).

80% of Estonia's drone pilots violate airspace rules

Historically, two types of native chickens have been distinguished in Estonia: larger and smaller ones.

Estonian native chickens show remarkable genetic continuity

latest news

Erki Nool and Kersti Kaljulaid.

Poll: Former decathlete preferred over Kersti Kaljulaid as olympic committee president

International group exhibition

Gallery: New Tallinn art show explores illusions of safety and control

Henri Veesaar playing for the UNC Tar Heels.

Estonia's Henri Veessaar entering 2026 NBA draft

Tõnis Saarts.

Tõnis Saarts: New world order — spheres of influence, vassals and deals

Kristen Michal at the EU leaders' summit in Cyprus.

Prime minister: EU should tax Russian goods to pay for Ukraine reconstruction

Children's exhibition at the Estonian History Museum.

Culture minister finds €500,000 for student field trips

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

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

Estonian intel: No sign Russia planning Baltic front, but Kremlin irrational

Ukrainian refugee registration center in Tallinn.

Study: Mental health key factor in Ukrainian refugees' well-being

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico

Baltics block Slovakia's Fico from using airspace to get to Russia for May 9

Gert Kaju.

Estonian MoD official: Ukraine ramps up use of ground drones

Col. Janno Märk.

EDF colonel: Ukrainians have managed to prevent Russia's spring offensive

politics

Lauri Hussar, Riigikogu speaker, and Alar Karis, meeting on Friday, April 24, 2026.

Alar Karis still tight-lipped on second term after meeting Riigikogu speaker Updated 25.04

Stacks of euro bills.

Dispute between ministers stalls Estonia's anti–money laundering bill

Polling booth in Estonia (photo is illustrative).

Ratings special: 84% of Russian-speaking women citizens back Center Party

Narva City Council meeting.December 2, 2025.

New Narva coalition sets the stage for power shakeup next month

Mihhail Kõlvart.

Poll: Center Party leader most popular choice for prime minister

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

Alar Karis awaits the result of the second ballot, August 31, 2021. He was elected with 72 votes in favor at the 101-seat chamber.

Estonian presidential vote could jump straight to Electoral College

Party chair Urmas Reinsalu giving a speech at Isamaa's party council Saturday. March 28, 2026.

Isamaa's Reinsalu vows policy reversals, reforms ahead of 2027 elections

President Alar Karis.

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

economy

Ambulance in Tallinn.

Supreme Court: Vaccine mandate didn't violate ambulance crews' rights

Tallinn skyline.

Coop Pank enters Estonia's booming investment services market

Mowing in progress in Lasnamäe district of Tallinn.

Minors are not allowed to mow lawns as paid job in Estonia

Sign pointing to the Uus‑Kiviõli mine

Uus-Kiviõli mine to cost oil shale company VKG €75 million

Power lines.

Lithuanian solar energy scheme costs Estonia's Eesti Energia €25 million

Defense and security

Rescue Board (Päästeamet) official with debris washing ashore at Suureliiva. The cyrillic lettering reads ‘Do not handle,’ in Ukrainian.

Drone fragments, Russian 'shadow fleet' oil pollution wash up on Estonian beach

Drone in use during Exercise Siil.

Estonian defense firms getting over €700 million in EU funding

The wing of a drone, thought to be Ukrainian, found on Kalvi beach in Lääne-Viru County on April 12, 2026.

More Ukrainian drone debris found on Estonia's northern coast

The EDF's Caesar self-propelled howitzers use 155 mm artillery shells.

Experts urge scrutiny over Turkish ammo CEO's past US corruption probe

Tourists taking a photo against the backdrop of three large cruise ships in Tallinn's Old City Harbor last summer.

War narratives impacting on Estonia's tourism sector and foreign investment

society

Sign warning of hazardous road conditions.

Drivers urged to take care on the roads with return to wintry conditions

Parvel Pruunsild.

Businessman sues Telia for €1 million over communications data sharing Updated 25.04

Viljandi town hall.

Viljandi house may get plaque commemorating its Jewish heritage

Former Patarei prison is currently under reconstruction.

Estonia wants Patarei Museum name to focus on communist crimes

Flowers.

Summer flowers should not be left at the mercy of night frosts yet

opinion

Alar Lehesmets.

Alar Lehesmets: There is no mass phone surveillance in Estonia

Harri Tiido.

Harri Tiido: Science fiction as an aid to military science

Anne Sulling and Erkki Raasuke.

Sulling and Raasuke: Loan guarantees not enough to draw foreign investments to Estonia

Lauri Läänemets.

Lauri Läänemets: Estonia needs bold decisions in energy now

Hans Väre.

Hans Väre: Omniva sale could undermine nationwide newspaper delivery

sports

Katrina Lehis.

Court rejects fencer Katrina Lehis' unfair selection exclusion claim

Anton Vinogradov (in blue).

Estonian boxer wins pro debut in one punch

Martin Rump.

Martin Rump second on GT3 Nürburgring debut, ahead of Max Verstappen

Katrina Lehis in the semi-finals of the GP stage in Budapest, which she went on to win, clinching the number 1 sport worldwide as a result.

Estonia's Katrina Lehis ranked world number one women's fencer

Mark Lajal.

Mark Lajal back in competition with epic three-set win in Korea

foreign affairs

Prime Minister Kristen Michal with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (photo taken February 2026).

Prime minister: Ultimate goal for Ukraine remains full EU membership

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar.

Estonia opposed to scrapping EU-Israel association pact

Alar Karis on a visit to Greece, April 2026.

Gallery: President Alar Karis on official visit to Greece

Candles lit in Tallinn's Freedom Square in memory of the victims of the March deportation of 1949. March 25, 2026.

Russian authorities remove monument to Estonian victims of Soviet deportations

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200).

Estonia looking to deepen cooperation with Hungary's new government

science and research

The Cube Rover in action.

Estonian engineers hoping to offer logistics services on the moon with Cube Rover

Ancient Estonia may have been more Christian than we have so far believed.

Study: 13th-century Estonia cemeteries hold Christian nobles

A small new film school is coming to Jõhvi in cooperation with PÖFF.

New Jõhvi film school targets urgent gap in Estonian film crews

Forager-favorite spring mushrooms popping up early in parts of Estonia

Up to 5 million metric tons of oil shale ash are generated in Estonia each year, most of it deposited in ash hills.

Study: Oil shale ash safer than biomass ash

culture

Publisher Katrin Reinmaa and authors Katrin Tõnisson and Ulla Saar holding a copy of

Estonian comic book named among world's top 100 picturebooks

Zody Burke and Klara Zetterholm's

Gallery: NYC, Stockholm artists probe how history is staged in Tallinn show

Veteran DJ Darek Mazzone at the Seattle radio station KEXP.

Seattle radio tastemaker KEXP embraces Estonian music scene

Reception at the Austrian Embassy for Vanilla Ninja.

Gallery: Austrian ambassador hosts Vanilla Ninja Eurovision send-off

Collaborative piece created on a Central Tartu bridge during a Stencibility street art jam in 2025.

Tartu's Stencibility festival to spotlight young street artists

features and interviews

University of Tartu junior research fellow Bogáta Timár.

Hungarian researcher stays in Estonia as others consider returning home

Andres Vosman.

Ambassador: There are things Estonia could learn from Israel

Paul Clement.

Resident Advisor's Paul Clement talks Estonian roots and nightlife worldwide

Former Estonian ambassador to Kazakhstan, Jaap Ora

Former ambassador: Estonia's foreign policy may be somewhat too simplistic

Marju Lauristin.

Sociologist: Middle-aged men the bottleneck of Estonian culture

watch again

The Kiwala, part of Russia's shadow fleet, at anchor in Muuga Bay after being impounded by Estonian authorities in April.

Draining Fuel from the Russian War Machine: Oil, Gas, and Sanctions Outlook

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

tallinn

The Cinamon cinema entrance at the T1 Keskus mall.

Tallinn's Cinamon T1 IMAX cinema closed

Rotermann Quarter in Tallinn was one location where Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 sci-fi hit

'Stalker' filming location in Tallinn makes European film heritage list

Traffic delays expected as Tallinn's Hipodroom intersection facelift starts in May

The Pollinator Highway in Põhja-Tallinn will officially open in early September. August 15, 2025.

Tallinn plans to demolish historic Pollinator Highway electricity pylons

Cars near the Stockmann intersection in Tallinn.

Rising fuel prices having little effect on traffic

tartu

University of Tartu main building

University of Tartu launches harassment, bullying and discrimination study

Cyclists at the 2024 Tour d'ÖÖ event.

Google Maps rolls out cycle route feature in Estonia

Eesti esimene kloonitud varss.

Estonia's first successfully cloned foal born in Tartu County

A common starling.

Tartu workshop helps locals build birdhouses for spring

Not all bottles can be returned for deposits; eligible bottles are clearly marked.

Tartu teen turns deposit bottle returns into doorstep pickup business

narva

A spa hotel in Narva-Jõesuu, Ida-Viru County.

EU funds to back major hotel investments across Ida-Viru County

Radiator.

Narva heating costs surging to highest in Estonia next month

Narva PSK vs Kohtla-Järve SK Viru Sputnik. April 11, 2026.

Narva, Kohtla-Järve rivalry unites fans in Estonian hockey finals

A Narva City Council sitting.

Narva's politicians file corruption allegation complaints against each other

Estonian language textbook

Universities struggle to train staff for non-native Estonian teaching

galleries

President Alar Karis visits Lithuania.

President stresses Baltic-Nordic cooperation on state visit to Lithuania

EDF's 2nd Infantry Brigade building anti-tank ditches for the Baltic Defense Line in Setomaa in April 2026.

EDF starts building anti-tank ditches in Setomaa for Baltic Defense Line

The Estonian women's artist collective Phoenix opened new show in Tallinn's Vabaduse Gallery. April 2026.

Gallery: New women's artist collective opens joint show in Tallinn

Wavy Town Hall Square

Photos: Large waves have appeared on Tallinn's historic Town Hall Square

Gallery: Finnish street artist EGS opens Estonian-inspired exhibition

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

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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