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A Tallinn tram in motion (photo is illustrative).

Child left behind on Tallinn tram raises questions over driver care

airBaltic Boeing 757 taking off.

airBaltic planning up to 700 layoffs across Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius

Estonian political party campaign tents.

Riigikogu election campaigning gets going 5 months before polling day

Reburial ceremony for Otto and Agnes Pukk in Kuressaare.

Gallery: Pre-war statesman reburied in Kuressaare over a century after death

The War of Independence Victory Column in Freedom Square (Vabaduse väljak), Tallinn.

Lights not out on Tallinn's War of Independence Victory Column, but being replaced

Online drug sales.

QR codes for online drug sales popping up near Estonian schools

QR code stickers appearing near schools in Estonia are directing users to a website selling drugs online, police say, raising concerns about access by minors.

U.S. Ambassador to Estonia Roman Pipko and Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) Deputy Director General Veiko Kommusaar.

US gives Estonia 13 reconnaissance drones to boost border security

Peeter Kaldre.

Peeter Kaldre: A dangerous moment

The Riigikogu's Anti-Corruption Select Committee. The committee has demanded to see correspondence between the state and Datasel and another defense industry firm.

Donor countries may demand back €14.5 million over failed ammo deals

Estonian conscripts at Tapa.

FT: Estonia moving troops closer to Russia in 'active defense' push

Apartments in Tallinn.

€4 million apartment sale highlights Tallinn's changing housing market

Kaimar Karu.

Kaimar Karu: AI risks are real, but they're not what you think

Rapid automation presents both opportunities and risks. Malicious actors have already begun using it. But it is these actors who commit crimes, not AI agents — software portrayed almost as mystical beings, Kaimar Karu writes.

latest news

Vello Liiv's new wild mushroom photo exhibition at Viidumäe Nature Center in Saaremaa. October 2026.

Gallery: Decades of wild mushroom photography on display in Saaremaa

Tallinn's medieval Old Town is a perennial tourist magnet.

Tourists increasingly choosing Tallinn over rest of Estonia

Wind turbines in Estonia. Energy output rose 56.9% in August, driven by wind and solar.

Estonia industrial output jumps 4.5% in August on energy surge

Deniss Metsavas (photo taken during his trial in 2019).

Court upholds ruling to bar early release of former EDF officer convicted of treason

Substances recovered from a drug cache.

Police catch drug couriers operating over 450 caches across Estonia

Preferred location of the VKG pulp mill in Lüganuse Municipality.

VKG pushes back cellulose plant timeline as search for investors continues

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

Jüri Luik.

Expert: Russia attacking civilian infrastructure as it has made no front line gains

Russia continued its strikes on Kyiv this week.

Defense briefing: Russia repeats war aims at UN as frontline clashes fall

Russian freight train tank car.

Estonia bans grain transit from Russia and Belarus

Marko Mihkelson.

Expert: Russia clearly has the upper hand in the air in Ukraine

Martin Herem at the EU defense ministers' meeting in Brussels, Monday, September 28, 2026.

Minister: Ukraine gets €6.6bn in EU support to boost combat power

politics

The Supreme Court of Estonia in Tartu.

Government extends reduced indexation for top officials' pay, saving €32 million

Aleksei Jašin.

Eesti 200's electoral hopes take further blow as key member defects to SDE

Center Party Chairman Mihhail Kõlvart.

Center Party leader to take to the ring in charity boxing match

Confirmation of an electronically cast vote in the 2024 European Parliament. June 8, 2024.

Estonia pushes for cybersecurity boost ahead of elections

Urmas Reinsalu.

Isamaa leader targets major policy shift after 2027 elections

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

2026 presidential election in the Riigikogu.

Should the Estonian people be involved in electing the president?

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

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

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

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

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

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

economy

Jõgeva County grain farmer Tõnis Soopalu.

Waste management, farmers feel the squeeze as diesel prices soar

Trucks on the highway in Estonia.

Estonia mulls longer truck driver hours in emergencies to secure supplies

Cranberries.

Cranberry harvest booms in Estonia's bogs as pickers seek extra income

Elle Pütsepp.

Elle Pütsepp: Minimum wage remains a crucial safeguard for low‑paid workers

From left: Erki Jaanson and other signatories of the Narva‑Jõesuu racket‑sports center agreement.

Narva‑Jõesuu to build €1.2 million tennis and padel center

Defense and security

Britain's contribution to Estonia's defense is mostly based at Tapa.

UK nuclear umbrella comments prompt Estonia defense debate

Estonia's Tartu prison.

New rule lets inmates use nicotine pouches, eases night checks

Defense Minister Martin Herem and Prime Minister Kristen Michal at the government press conference on Thursday.

Estonia not invited to U.S.-led meeting on NATO's future

Detained cargo ship.

Cargo ship bound for Estonia's Sillamäe port held for hours by Russia

Marines and sailors assigned to the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, prepare to launch an RQ-20 Puma unmanned aerial system from a combat rubber reconnaissance craft during Operation Baltic Sentry in southern Finland, February 2025.

US Marines deploy to Baltic Sea region for NATO's Baltic Sentry mission

society

The Pop And Contemporary Art Museum (PoCo) in Tallinn.

TikTok, Instagram push museums to rethink how art is displayed

Anita Staub.

Authority recommends removing a third of Jõgeva County manors from protection

Lake Saadjärv pike angling competition.

More than 120 anglers compete for longest pike at Lake Saadjärv

A modular shelter, Juhkentali tänav, Tallinn.

Estonia's crisis preparedness improves, but shelter shortage remains critical

Hospital room in Viljandi.

More patients traveling outside home county for doctor visits across Estonia

opinion

Dmitri Moskovtsev.

Dmitri Moskovtsev: Citizenship carries deeply personal meaning

Raul Rebane.

Raul Rebane: In praise of the provinces

Marica Lillemets.

Marica Lillemets: It's time to create a cross‑sector life‑course policy

Kenneth Ruut.

Kenneth Ruut: Average Estonian university student lives in an educational paradise

Harri Tiido.

Harri Tiido: On the closed nature of Russian thinking

sports

Estonia plays Luxembourg in the Nations League.

Estonian men's football team takes first Nations League victory over Luxembourg

Niina Petrõkina on the ice in Batumi.

Ice skater Petrõkina leads women's short program in Batumi, Selevko 2nd in men's

The 1936 Berlin Olympics were effectively hijacked by the Nazis for propaganda purposes.

'Time travel' takes Estonian schoolchildren to the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The Estonian delegation at the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.

Estonia's women finish 42nd, men 66th at Chess Olympiad

Rasmus Sõna handing back his third-place trophy to an event organizer.

French hosts strip Estonia of quadcross 3rd place, hand it to France

foreign affairs

New Estonian Ambassador to Ireland Kairi Saar-Isop presenting her credentials to President of Ireland Catherine Connolly in Dublin.

Estonia's new ambassadors to Ireland and Hungary present credentials

Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Tallinn.

Estonia summons Russian chargé d'affaires over defense firm sabotage

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting at the UNGA.

Minister: Trump-Zelenskyy UN encounter did not bring peace any closer

Marko Mihkelson.

Marko Mihkelson: Defeatism is not deterrence

Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer was appointed Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) in March.

NATO deputy supreme commander: If we must attack to defend, that's what we'll do

science and research

Screenshots of scientific papers collected by Retraction Watch that have been retracted from databases but have been cited thousands of times.

Effect of research paper mills enough to start affecting LLM query results

University students in Tartu (photo is illustrative).

Universities warn extra funding won't cover surge in applicants

An elderly couple.

Estonian men have lived shorter lives than women for 150 years

School snack bar.

Officials defend new rules requiring healthier school snacks

e-rehkendus 2026 (e-calculation 2026) takes place on Wednesday, October 8.

National e-calculation math competition returns for 3rd year on October 8

culture

Elmo Nüganen.

Elmo Nüganen: Burning Dostoevsky won't burn down the Russian world

A scene in the film “Primetime.”

Journalist: A 'To Catch a Predator'‑style show could not be made in Estonia

Krista Kaer.

Publishers say using AI to translate classics is ethically wrong

Exterior of Tallinn's Linnahall

Tallinn's crumbling Linnahall has one employee left — and he's been there 43 years

Tartu Folk.

Tartu Folk festival returns November 12–15

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

Work progresses on Kadriorg Stadium renovation.

Photos: Major overhaul progresses at Tallinn's Kadriorg Stadium

Preliminary design for the renovation of Väike-Ameerika tänav.

Images and video: Tallinn completes Väike-Ameerika overhaul designs

Graffiti in Tallinn.

Tallinn mural plan backfires as graffiti artists tag over works

Margo Palloson.

ISS chief: Milrem arson was first successful Russian attack on Estonia this year

Harles Tammeleht.

Harles Tammeleht: Business tourism could help Tallinn hotels survive the winter

tartu

Bikes locked up along Tartu's riverfront promenade.

Tartu plans new pedestrian and cycling bridge

Estonian ballet dancer and choreographer Jevgeni Grib.

Estonian choreographer's ballets to premiere as two-part evening in Tartu

Tartu bike-sharing.

Tartu wants to buy 1,000 new rental bikes

New builds in Central Tartu.

Housing prices rise 6% on year as market rebounds

Take That, from left: Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald.

UK stars Take That to bring 'Dreamers' tour to Tartu next June

narva

Narva Town Hall.

Former mayor: Church and power entangled in Narva 'prayer breakfast' row

Measurement bus of the Environmental Research Center in Narva.

Mobile lab finds Narva's air cleaner than expected

EDF exercise

Largely EU-funded Narva defense base delayed by political turmoil

Üllar Lanno.

Üllar Lanno: So that treatment queues don't turn into death sentences

Vaba Lava Narva.

Vaba Lava seeks additional €250,000 to keep Narva theater open

galleries

Alar Karis arriving in Germany Monday, September 28, 2026.

Alar Karis embarks on farewell whistle-stop tour of neighboring countries

Gallery: Lennart Meri's epic 'Silverwhite' journey brought to life

Gallery: More than 50 Estonian artists take stock of what matters now

Tallinn's annual

Gallery: Tallinn's Kadriorg Park glows as 'Light Walks' festival is back

Exhibition of French photographer Jean‑Louis Courtinat opens in Tallinn.

Gallery: Exhibition of French photographer Jean‑Louis Courtinat opens in Tallinn

news in simple Estonian

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Lihtsad uudised 2. oktoobril

Lihtsad uudised.

Lihtsad uudised 25. septembril

Lääne-Ukrainas droonitabamuse saanud rong.

Lihtsad uudised 18. septembril

Lihtsad uudised.

Lihtsad uudised 11. septembril

Ülle Madise.

Lihtsad uudised 4. septembril

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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