02.11.26 NEWS ... Ice skating season has begun in Tallinn after several municipal-run rinks opened their doors over the weekend, with more expected to do so in the coming weeks.

02.11.26 NEWS ... A commemorative bench by Tallinn Central Hospital now marks the place where Estonian author A. H. Tammsaare penned his classic "Truth and Justice," first published in 1926.

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.

02.11.26 NEWS ... The number of offenses committed by schoolchildren increases by a tenth during school holidays, data from the police show. Police took action to stop young people disturbing the peace in Pirita last week.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Safety improvements to the autonomous delivery robots on Estonia's streets will be primarily software-based, said Starship Technologies, after one of its machines was involved in a collision with a bus earlier this week.

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

29.10.26 NEWS ... A photo has gone viral on social media which appears to show a boy riding on the front of a moving tram in Tallinn, prompting authorities to issue a warning.

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.

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 ... A collision between a bus and a delivery robot took place in Tallinn on Monday, injuring several people. The robotic courier that caused the accident left the scene before the police arrived.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Preliminary designs have been released for the renovation of Tulika tänav and the section of Paldiski maantee that intersects with it in Tallinn's Kristiine district, and the street will be rebuilt with either 1+1 or 2+1 traffic lanes.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Two new movie theaters, which opened earlier this year in Tallinn, are working to differentiate themselves from the competition and build their audiences.

26.10.26 NEWS ... American rock act Thirty Seconds to Mars are to perform in Estonia next spring.

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.

25.10.26 NEWS ... An exhibition by graphic design students inspired by an archive hidden in the basement of the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) library opened at the university's Billboard Gallery on Friday.

25.10.26 NEWS ... Although Halloween is still a week away, the pumpkin-loving residents of Tallinn Zoo were presented with more than four tons of donated vegetables for their annual party this weekend.

24.10.26 NEWS ... Only around 10 percent of the capital's public transport stops have electronic real-time information displays and while the city plans to install more, it has no intention of equipping every stop with one.

24.10.26 NEWS ... Tallinn's Town Hall Square is set to undergo renovations in the coming years. The winning design proposal "Pusle" envisions urban furniture that would suit both a summer park and the traditional Christmas market.

22.10.26 NEWS ... Three Tallinn locations are showing work by 11 Ukrainian photographers and visual artists, capping a recent international art residency held in Estonia, Finland and Germany.

21.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia's largest spray-painted mural has been completed after 2,000 hours on old factory walls in the Ülemiste City district of Tallinn and depicts a local legend.

22.10.26 NEWS ... A protected plant has sparked a major legal dispute over one of Tallinn's largest residential developments, with developer Merko facing a criminal investigation over alleged damage.

22.10.26 NEWS ... Tallinn plans to establish the Astangu-Mäeküla nature reserve in the Haabersti district, with the purchase of privately owned land in the area set to cost the city up to €5.5 million.

21.10.26 NEWS ... A yearslong rent dispute between the City of Tallinn and the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church came to an end Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to hear the church's appeal.

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 Old Town recently transformed into early 20th-century England for the historical Indian film "The India House," bringing major Indian stars to the Estonian capital.

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 ... Tallinn has backed away from plans to build pedestrian bridges at the Kristiine intersection in the coming years, but still plans to improve the area for pedestrians, public transport and cyclists, Tallinn Deputy Mayor Kristjan Järvan (Isamaa) has said.

20.10.26 NEWS ... District heating prices are rising across the country this autumn, but vary by region from 1 percent in Tartu in the south to 30 percent in Narva in the east.

19.10.26 NEWS ... American pop rock band Toto will perform at Unibet Arena in Tallinn on July 29 next year.

17.10.26 NEWS ... A street-level public civil defense shelter in the heart of downtown Tallinn has been transformed with a mural featuring Estonian trees and wildlife.

15.10.26 NEWS ... A Tallinn tram department employee says drivers aren't given enough training or information about serious incidents, contradicting the transport company's public position.

15.10.26 NEWS ... The Tallinn French Lyceum's sports hall began leaking even before it opened, but the leak has now become so severe that the school has suspended use of the building for several days.

15.10.26 NEWS ... The XXIX Open Society Forum took place October 15 at the Nordic Hotel Forum in Tallinn.

15.10.26 NEWS ... The Rescue Board tested the nationwide EE-ALARM warning system again on Wednesday, setting a delivery record but finding many residents still don't know what the sirens mean.

14.10.26 NEWS ... Tallinn's Old Town now boasts a working historic freight hoist.

14.10.26 NEWS ... Several roadworks in Tallinn are running longer than planned this year, with some set to continue into mid-November and closures causing significant congestion.

13.10.26 NEWS ... Tallinn is pushing back against plans to let motorcycles and e-scooters use bus lanes, warning they could slow public transport and increase crash risks.

13.10.26 NEWS ... The latest group of illegal migrants apprehended in Tallinn's Nõmme district does not mean that neighborhood has seen more cases than other parts of the city, authorities say.

13.10.26 NEWS ... The new Ülemiste passenger terminal in Tallinn is still due to open in late 2028, despite Rail Baltica's completion being pushed back to 2034.

13.10.26 NEWS ... The winning design for developing the area near the mouth of the Pirita River envisions residential buildings, commercial spaces, a hotel and a promenade.

13.10.26 NEWS ... A nationwide EE-ALARM public warning test is to take place Wednesday, with sirens sounding between 3 p.m. and 3:10 p.m.

10.10.26 NEWS ... After multiple instances of the building being hit by vehicles, the Bank of Estonia has installed street-side rock barriers.

07.10.26 NEWS ... Many eateries in Tallinn have closed over the past year. Real estate agencies say, however, that there are still plenty of entrepreneurs who want to open new places. Interest from business owners coming from Asia has grown, for example.

07.10.26 NEWS ... Tallinn Airport reported it handled nearly 356,000 passengers in September, up 13 percent on the same month last year — the busiest September in the airport's history.

07.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia played out a hard-fought 0-0 draw at home against Iceland in the Nations League on Tuesday, leaving them second in Group C4 after four games.

06.10.26 NEWS ... Elron is putting back the departure time of the last train from Tallinn by 25 minutes tonight, to allow for fans traveling home from the Nations League fixture against Iceland.

06.10.26 NEWS ... An incident at the weekend involving a family on a Tallinn tram prompted similar stories online accusing drivers of a lack of due care and attention.

05.10.26 NEWS ... The lights recently being off on Estonia's War of Independence Victory Column in Freedom Square in Tallinn has a simple explanation.