20.03.26 NEWS ... The price of a liter of diesel fuel at gas stations in Estonia rose above the €2 mark on Friday, as some fuel retailers had forecast earlier this week.

20.03.26 NEWS ... Home prices in Estonia rose 5.2 percent on year in 2025, Statistics Estonia reported Friday.

20.03.26 NEWS ... A hotel is also planned for a film studio complex to be built in the northeastern Estonian town of Jõhvi.

20.03.26 NEWS ... Tallinn Airport is to remain a key home base for Latvian airline airBaltic, the company has said, despite financial issues affecting the company.

20.03.26 NEWS ... Remote gambling operators who were exempted from their 2026 tax obligations due to a legislative error have, as of Wednesday this week, paid just over €1.4 million to the Ministry of Finance in voluntary contributions.

19.03.26 NEWS ... 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.

19.03.26 NEWS ... Infrastructure Minister Kuldar Leis says he plans to seek EU funding for a rail extension to the western Estonian town of Haapsalu.

19.03.26 NEWS ... Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on Wednesday announced a joint procurement for ordering regional trains for Rail Baltic. However, uncertainty remains over when the railway will be completed.

17.03.26 NEWS ... Many small dairy farmers in southeastern Estonia face financial hardship following the bankruptcy of a major cooperative.

19.03.26 NEWS ... Lockheed Martin's decision to set up a HIMARS maintenance center in Estonia boosts defense and the economy, said defense sector lobbyist Taavi Veskimägi.

19.03.26 NEWS ... One of the world's largest defense manufacturers, Lockheed Martin, will open a €10 million Baltic maintenance center for HIMARS mobile rocket launchers in Estonia, the Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday.

18.03.26 NEWS ... Debates over energy policy have turned into an ideological battleground, but the laws of physics place limits on the goal of 100 percent renewable energy, former Eesti Energia executive Andres Vainola said.

18.03.26 NEWS ... The Riigikogu Chancellery dismissed a long-serving adviser whose error in the Gambling Tax Act has cost the state several million euros.

18.03.26 NEWS ... The selection of experts for Estonian Public Broadcasting's (ERR) supervisory board should not take place in the Riigikogu but could instead be carried out by independently, ERR Management Board member Toomas Luhats has said.

18.03.26 NEWS ... A new service is bringing hazard alerts from Israeli-developed navigation software app Waze to Estonia's highways.

18.03.26 NEWS ... Poland's Deputy Infrastructure Minister Piotr Malepszak said that the Rail Baltica railroad project will likely not be finished before 2040 due to ballooning cost and technical requirements.

18.03.26 NEWS ... Terminal board member Alan Vaht said that the Competition Authority's conclusion fuel cost more in Estonia than other countries might be based on the wrong dataset, as well as that he does not agree with Alexela's prediction of a €2 per liter fuel price.

18.03.26 NEWS ... The price of diesel fuel has overtaken that of gasoline in Estonian filling stations and is unlikely to come down before the Middle East conflict is defused.

18.03.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Finance is conducting an audit at the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to assess whether the internal control system governing data use complies with laws and internal procedures.

18.03.26 NEWS ... Alexela Group owner Heiti Hääl believes fuel prices at Estonian gas stations will rise above €2 on Thursday, and if the war does not end soon, even higher price increases can be expected.

18.03.26 NEWS ... Plane tickets are expected to be exceptionally expensive this summer due to the rising cost of jet fuel caused by pressure on oil prices following the war in Iran, an aviation expert has warned.

17.03.26 NEWS ... A motorcyclist spotted a sinkhole in a field near Jõhvi–Tartu Highway in Jõhvi Municipality on Tuesday morning, prompting rescue services to respond.

17.03.26 NEWS ... Competition Authority head Evelin Pärn-Lee said that the price of motor fuel was higher in Estonia than in many other states for years, while a gas station chain maintain prices have been in step with the world market.

17.03.26 NEWS ... Scientists have compiled Estonia's first regional labor forecast, which shows that Ida-Viru County will need more than 13,000 new workers over the next decade.

16.03.26 NEWS ... A rise in oil prices may reduce Estonia's economic growth expectations, economists say. A price increase is almost certain, but the scale of inflation is difficult to forecast.

16.03.26 NEWS ... Starting Monday, a single joint ticket can be used in Tallinn and Harju County for travel on trains, regional buses and Tallinn public transport.

16.03.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said on Monday that if the United States wishes to discuss the situation in the Strait of Hormuz with its allies, Estonia is ready to do so.

16.03.26 NEWS ... TSO Elering's CEO Kalle Kilk joins his Spanish and Finnish colleagues in discussing power grid resilience in the era of renewable energy.

16.03.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Finance plans to change the methodology used to account for unused funds in the state budget, as officials say the current system creates a misleading picture.

15.03.26 NEWS ... Bolt is set to introduce several new changes, including monitoring driving behavior and a discount for customers wearing a helmet.

14.03.26 NEWS ... Several solar parks in Western Estonia have been hit by theft and vandalism, prompting police to open multiple investigations, regional paper Lääne Elu writes.

14.03.26 NEWS ... The Iran conflict has sparked an unprecedented fuel market crisis, with gasoline prices unlikely to drop for three to four months, Terminal board member Alan Vaht said.

13.03.26 NEWS ... From April 1, Estonia's top public servants will see their salaries rise, pushing the president, Riigikogu speaker and Supreme Court chief justice above €10,000 a month.

13.03.26 NEWS ... Bank of Estonia economist Kaspar Oja said that while energy prices are soaring, Estonia has seen higher prices before and he does not approve of the decision to slash excise duties.

13.03.26 NEWS ... The final plane leased to Nordica will be delivered to its buyer in the coming weeks, marking the end of the Estonian state's involvement with the airline's fleet.

12.03.26 NEWS ... Pärnu Airport's future is still up in the air. Finnish company Redstone is interested in running the airport but wants the Estonian government and City of Pärnu to continue paying subsidies for its maintenance.

12.03.26 NEWS ... The Estonian government has confirmed the indexation of state pensions from April 1 this year, which will see the average old-age pension rise by 5.3 percent, or €43, to €860 per month.

12.03.26 NEWS ... Retired generals Martin Herem and Veiko-Vello Palm defended two former top Estonian Center for Defense Investments (ECDI) executives for joining the private defense sector.

12.03.26 NEWS ... Estonia is scrapping energy excise hikes planned for May to shield households and businesses from rising fuel prices caused by the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran.

12.03.26 NEWS ... On March 11, a court declared AS E-Piim Tootmine bankrupt and appointed Indrek Lepsoo and Olev Kuklase as the company's bankruptcy trustees.

12.03.26 NEWS ... Estonia has announced a procurement to find a single operator for four island ferry routes including Saaremaa–Hiiumaa and between the mainland and Vormsi, Kihnu and Manilaid.

12.03.26 NEWS ... A textile waste recycling plant planned for Sillamäe, which the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency had promised to support with €39 million, is now looking for ways to survive, Postimees writes.

12.03.26 NEWS ... Wise co-founders Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus, both from Estonia, have made the freshly published Forbes World's Real-Time Billionaires list.

11.03.26 NEWS ... Wind energy companies find that the conditions of the government's onshore wind auction fail to cover investment and operating costs, while planning processes remain painfully slow.

11.03.26 NEWS ... Nearly €2.07 billion remained unused in the state treasury in the past fiscal year, which is mostly due to the slow movement of European Union funds, Aivar Sõerd (Reform), a member of the Riigikogu Finance Committee, said.

11.03.26 NEWS ... The Estonian state should work with the private sector to develop and see certain sectors excel instead of trying to be a jack of all trades, Margus Uudam said.

10.03.26 NEWS ... Banks in Estonia say a recent court ruling on access to customers' bank statements will not change how they handle requests from state authorities — at least for now.

10.03.26 NEWS ... Tallinn wants to see new activities at the Christmas market this year, to offer residents and tourists entertainment as well as shopping opportunities, and extend the operating time into the new year.

10.03.26 NEWS ... Renewable energy company Sunly has submitted an application to build the largest data center in the Baltic states in Lääne County, western Estonia, costing approximately €1.7 billion.

10.03.26 NEWS ... Insurers differ on whether the largest travel compensation payout in Estonian insurance history is likely to lead to higher premiums for all. The payouts follow the recent outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East.