05.05.26 NEWS ... A bear seen in Tallinn's Haabersti district on Sunday morning has not been spotted again and has likely returned to the forest, the Police and Border Guard Board has said.

05.05.26 NEWS ... A nearly four-kilometer stretch of a key road linking Kiviõli to Tallinn-Narva Highway has been closed for reconstruction after years of mounting safety and capacity concerns.

05.05.26 NEWS ... A court has delivered a scathing assessment of the Prosecutor's Office in a corruption case dating to 2021.

05.05.26 NEWS ... A Viljandi County peat bog continued to burn through Monday, following a weekend of wildfires.

05.05.26 NEWS ... Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi has rejected a proposal by business organizations to temporarily lower the tax on diesel.

05.05.26 NEWS ... German cruise tourists visiting Kuressaare this week had only good things to say about Saaremaa, offering a promising start to the summer high season.

05.05.26 NEWS ... Estonia has postponed moving its basic school Estonian language exam online by a year after trial feedback flagged usability issues.

05.05.26 NEWS ... The Riigikogu on Monday passed a bill which will make bringing skilled foreign labor into Estonia easier.

05.05.26 NEWS ... Estonia is seeking fresh solutions for upgrading aging Soviet-era school buildings, aiming to develop an open-access toolkit to make future renovations easier.

04.05.26 NEWS ... Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise says completely banning new buildings near roads and railways to protect the public from noise pollution goes too far.

04.05.26 NEWS ... A locally built solar park has opened in Obinitsa, Setomaa, making it Estonia's first community co-op renewable energy project.

04.05.26 NEWS ... Tallinn is planning to install 42 e-cigarette waste collection containers across the capital to simplify separate collection and reduce the environmental risks associated with e-cigarettes

23.04.26 NEWS ... A Tallinn filming location from Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 sci-fi film "Stalker" became the first in Estonia chosen for inclusion on a heritage list by the European Film Academy.

04.05.26 NEWS ... Estonia's new medical liability insurance system shows a wide gap between premiums and payouts, with hospitals paying in far more than patients receive in compensation.

04.05.26 NEWS ... Estonia's population is falling and the birthrate is at a record low. But how will this affect the country's housing market in the coming decades?

04.05.26 NEWS ... Universities have said they are ready to admit more students if the state provides additional funding. Over the next four years, approximately 15,000 new students will take up places at higher education facilities.

03.05.26 NEWS ... The emergency services on Saturday were called to 16 grass and forest fires, mostly caused by campfires or grilling. No one was injured.

03.05.26 NEWS ... An extraordinary sight captured on video unfolded in Tallinn as a moose became stuck atop a metal fence while another waited nearby, Postimees reported.

03.05.26 NEWS ... The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) warned on Sunday morning that a bear had been seen in the western Haabersti area of Tallinn and asked residents to be cautious.

02.05.26 NEWS ... A more than a decade-old action plan for southeastern Estonia exists mainly on paper, and has become almost an 'opium for the people', Auditor General Janar Holm said.

29.04.26 NEWS ... Preparations are underway at Tallinn Zoo for the reintroduction of garden dormice into the wild in Estonia after a 40-year absence.

01.05.26 NEWS ... While Russian interference with global satellite navigation (GNSS) has been on the rise in recent years, aviation safety in Estonia has not been negatively impacted, authorities say.

01.05.26 NEWS ... A trail cam in Viljandi County provided a rare glimpse into the dynamics between wild animals in showing a bear chasing after an elk, Postimees reported.

01.05.26 NEWS ... President Alar Karis topped the public sector pay table in 2025, taking in €115,118 gross.

01.05.26 NEWS ... The opposition Social Democratic Party's (SDE) Riigikogu faction has proposed an amendment to give parliament and not the government the final say on any potential nuclear power plant in Estonia.

01.05.26 NEWS ... The arrival of spring has brought with it increased wildlife activity near to, and sometimes on, Estonia's roads.

30.04.26 NEWS ... President of Finland Alexander Stubb said he is very proud of his Estonian heritage in an interview with ERR.

30.04.26 NEWS ... Harju County Court found the Ukrainian leader of a phone scam ring guilty under a plea bargain of fraud and handed him a suspended sentence, deportation order and 10-year Schengen zone ban. A €8.5 million payment to the state was factored into his sentence.

30.04.26 NEWS ... The Japanese Embassy in Estonia has released a guide to the blossoming pink cherry trees across Tallinn to help enthusiasts find their way.

30.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia fell one place on the 2026 World Press Freedom Index to third place, dropping from last year's record high second place.

30.04.26 NEWS ... Fuel oil pollution found on Estonia's northern coast originates from Russia's Ust-Luga region, where oil processing facilities were attacked by Ukraine last month, the Environmental Board has said.

29.04.26 NEWS ... Freedom is often feared, even though it is required by the Constitution, and overly broad criminal-law provisions have come into being because they enjoyed public support, says Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise.

29.04.26 NEWS ... The playground in Kadriorg Children's Park, located next to the Miiamilla Children's Museum, is set to undergo a €100,000 redevelopement to highlight the area's heritage and make the 1930s slide the site's central feature.

29.04.26 NEWS ... Despite nearly 17,000 wild boar being culled in Estonia last year during the African swine fever (ASF) epidemic, authorities still see some regions as being high-risk.

29.04.26 NEWS ... Last year was Estonia's third-warmest year on record, with the average air temperature 1.6 degrees (C) above the norm for 1991–2020, the Environmental Board said.

27.04.26 NEWS ... Representatives of Viru Keskus say they were stunned by Tallinn's decision to withdraw from an agreement and shelve plans to rebuild the sidewalk next to the shopping center. Tallinn Mayor Peeter Raudsepp said Tuesday the city may yet reconsider.

29.04.26 NEWS ... The Internal Security Service (ISS/Kapo) suspects a Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) officer of accepting bribes.

29.04.26 NEWS ... Oversized wind turbine loads moving from Paldiski will make their way to Latvia over four nights starting May 1, potentially causing delays on several southbound highways.

28.04.26 NEWS ... A weekend storm brought down a flagpole on Kukruse Hill, one of Ida-Viru County's prominent ash hills, but in nearby Püssi, the Estonian flag is still flying.

28.04.26 NEWS ... A demonstration took place outside the Ministry of Education in Tartu on Tuesday, highlighting the need to fund school field trips.

28.04.26 NEWS ... The iconic elephant slide has returned to the beach in Pärnu, signaling that summer is on its way despite Estonia's recent return to chillier weather.

28.04.26 NEWS ... Soprano and former Eurovision contestant Elina Nechayeva is urging people to monitor heart health from their 30s, linking prolonged stress and anxiety to her own heart issues.

28.04.26 NEWS ... Tallinn city government ordered Tallinna Linnatransport this week to design new trolleybus infrastructure for Paldiski maantee and Laagna tee, aiming to restore service to Haabersti and expand into Lasnamäe by 2030.

28.04.26 NEWS ... A government plan to boost development in Southeastern Estonia has had little real impact, with most measures still only on paper, the National Audit Office said.

28.04.26 NEWS ... The Prosecutor's Office has agreed to release one of the leaders of a phone scam network, a Ukrainian citizen, if he pays €8.5 million to the Estonian state — an amount that far exceeds what his organization stole from Estonian residents, Eesti Ekspress newspaper reported.

28.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia's first ever pig squealing competition was held in Tartu at the weekend, and attracted the international media, even making it on to CNN.

28.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia is asking the European Union to replace strict sector-based climate limits with an overall national assessment. In addition, member states should not be fined for failing to meet interim targets.

28.04.26 NEWS ... Estonian translators are seeing big changes to their industry and pressures on pay due to the increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence tools.

28.04.26 NEWS ... Estonian Railways (Eesti Raudtee) will upgrade 100 railway crossing points across the country this year, including equipping them with extra barriers and signs.

27.04.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) plans to strengthen primary care and link more funding to treatment outcomes to help improve access and free up doctors' time.