02.11.26 NEWS ... Cross-border cooperation projects between Estonia's Valga and Latvia's Valka have been suspended as the Latvian municipality is insolvent and must undergo a financial restructuring process.

02.11.26 NEWS ... In Estonia, it is generally not customary to wash one's dirty laundry in public, but suddenly a whole string of self-service laundromats has appeared in Tallinn. Although there are hardly any homes without a washing machine, ERR investigated why people no longer want to do their own laundry at home.

01.11.26 NEWS ... Starting Sunday, Enefit Power will start using shale oil at its Balti Power Plant if its Unit 11 is out of service or uncompetitive on the electricity market.

31.10.26 NEWS ... Car dealers are complaining that it is difficult to find good and knowledgeable specialists for repair workshops, and vocational school graduates do not fill the gaps.

31.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia's largest agricultural group, Agrone, on Friday finalized a deal to buy Latvia's largest dairy companies, Rīgas piena kombināts and Valmieras piens.

31.10.26 NEWS ... For years, Estonia has talked about a shortage of programmers and IT workers, but after a huge wave of layoffs this week, is there about to be a surplus instead?

30.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia's total land value has grown 33 percent in four years, from €33.2 billion to €44.1 billion, according to the Land and Spatial Board's (Maa- ja Ruumiamet) regular valuation.

30.10.26 NEWS ... Estonian judges may turn to the European Commission in the face of a four-year pay freeze, but Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi (Reform) believes everyone must currently make savings.

30.10.26 NEWS ... Agricultural drones capable of crop-spraying and seeding are making their first flights in Estonia, though strict safety rules still limit wider use.

30.10.26 NEWS ... Owners of old non-residential buildings must renovate them within six years under a Climate Ministry plan, a requirement the real estate sector says will cause problems in rural areas.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Estonian-founded customer relationship management (CRM) software firm Pipedrive is to significantly downsize, the company announced Thursday.

30.10.26 NEWS ... The Estonian economy grew by 2.2 percent in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to Statistics Estonia's preliminary estimate.

29.10.26 NEWS ... The government has allocated €7.3 million to increase the salaries of rescue workers and police officers, mainly those who are "lower-paid frontline employees," Minister of the Interior Igor Taro (Eesti 200) said on Thursday.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Estonian online gambling operator Coolbet is to lay off over 130 people, the company has announced.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Public transport apps enterprising developers have come up with are growing in popularity and offer an alternative to Tallinn's official public transport website.

29.10.26 NEWS ... It is currently unknown whether the fuel excise tax will increase next spring, but Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi (Reform) is expecting it to do so.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Rail Baltic Estonia is currently focusing primarily on the construction of the Tallinn-Pärnu section, which should reach its final stages by the end of 2030.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Banks in Estonia earned just under €540 million in profit in the first nine months of the year, around 9 percent more than during the same period in 2025.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia is experiencing a shortage of asphalt as factories in Sweden and Lithuania are currently not supplying it to the country, Deputy Mayor Kristjan Järvan (Isamaa) has said.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Claims against healthcare providers have grown steadily in the nearly two years since the patient insurance system came into force, and so has the number of rejections.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Hopes behind Estonia's online casino tax cut were based on fiction, Cultural Endowment (Kultuurikapital) head Margus Allikmaa said.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia's state-owned passenger rail operator Elron wants to modernize the trains running between Tartu and Riga to attract more passengers to the route. It would also like to rent the trains to Latvians for use on local routes.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Economic recovery will take a little longer for people to feel its effects, Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Liina Vahtras (Reform) said on Tuesday, commenting on the latest consumer confidence survey.

27.10.26 OPINION ... Estonia has strengthened its regulations through economic and money laundering crises, but along with the rules, the procedural environment has also changed, no longer conforming to good practice but instead deterring international companies, attorney-at-law Karmen Turk writes.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Swedbank is laying off around 100 staff in Estonia and the other Baltic states, while the bank says Artificial Intelligence (AI) could lead to further layoffs in future.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Estonian media companies have warned US tech giant Meta's new business terms would let it use news content without consent or payment.

27.10.26 NEWS ... The Justice Ministry has suspended the Police and Border Guard Board's (PPA) to the Enforcement Register after they failed to implement a mandatory data tracker.

27.10.26 NEWS ... A controversial online casino tax cut needs time to work out, Eesti 200 MP Tanel Tein said.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Real estate agents have said the postponement of the Rail Baltic deadline until 2032 is still too recent to be reflected immediately in Pärnu's real estate market. Projects already underway are continuing as planned.

27.10.26 NEWS ... The promised extra revenue from Estonia's online casino tax cut has not materialized for this year, making next year's culture budget €6–7 million smaller than hoped.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Consumer confidence in Estonia fell sharply in October to -32.4 from -23.5 in September, even as business confidence improved slightly, Statistics Estonia reported.

27.10.26 NEWS ... From November 1, a handling fee of €2 will be added for each item of goods contained in a shipment ordered from online stores outside the European Union, regardless of the shipment's value.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Supermarket chains in Estonia have said the increased use of electronic price tags, which reduce the need for paper, will not be used to suddenly increase prices during peak demand, despite customer concerns.

26.10.26 NEWS ... Estonian electricity and gas system operator Elering has launched a tender to build a crisis management center, expected to cost €28.7 million excluding VAT.

26.10.26 NEWS ... Despite growing interest in engineering, Estonia faces a shortage of more than 800 young engineers in the next decade as 40 percent retire. Changes to math teaching may help.

26.10.26 NEWS ... Ferry operator Tallink has canceled the passenger ferry MyStar's scheduled sailings on the Tallinn-Helsinki route on Monday due to a technical fault.

26.10.26 NEWS ... Heat producers may turn to shale oil in severe winter cold if gas is scarce or too expensive, but the cheaper fuel may not mean major savings for household consumers.

26.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia wants to lead the regulation of AI agents and has prepared a corresponding bill, but experts see no point in the plan, with some even calling it dangerous.

26.10.26 NEWS ... Insurance companies have begun offering coverage for war-related risks, such as damage caused by drones or missiles, but in some cases, fees have increased without customers' consent.

24.10.26 NEWS ... Six energy firms warn that higher network fees for battery storage from 2027 could deter investment in Estonia. Elering says discounts would shift costs to other customers.

23.10.26 NEWS ... The government endorsed a European Commission proposal at its meeting to postpone certain verification and reporting requirements under the EU Methane Regulation by one year.

23.10.26 NEWS ... The Estonian subsidiary of Lithuanian energy group Ignitis is making preparations to potentially build a gas-fired power plant with a capacity of up to 200 MW in Kastre Municipality, Tartu County.

22.10.26 NEWS ... Cyberattack prevention startup Blackwall has raised €100 million from investors in a funding round that values the company at an estimated $2.2 billion.

22.10.26 NEWS ... The City of Narva is planning to end its lease with Art Club Ro-Ro, a fixture of the border city's cultural scene, as the club has racked up more than €7,000 in unpaid rent.

21.10.26 NEWS ... A Swedish company is laying a new fiber-optic communications cable connecting Sweden, Estonia and Finland, which is expected to enter service next year.

21.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia's utility companies are increasing their security and plan to move pipelines underground, develop drone defenses, and improve cybersecurity. The costs are likely to be reflected in customers' bills.

20.10.26 NEWS ... New Škoda electric trains on Elron's Tallinn-Tartu route will offer onboard cafe service, letting passengers buy food and drinks during their journey.

20.10.26 NEWS ... Tallinnfilm Studios has announced an international public procurement tender for the design and construction of a film studio complex planned for Paljassaare.

20.10.26 NEWS ... Tallinn City Council has canceled a tender to build an Olympic-standard swimming pool launched earlier this summer after the Ministry of Finance questioned the conditions. The project will now be delayed by at least a year.

20.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia is moving closer to adopting voluntary Nutri-Score food labels, but producers question whether the simplified nutritional ratings really give consumers a fair picture.