04.08.26 NEWS ... Polish black metal band Batushka are to play in Tallinn in October, at the Paavli Culture Factory.

04.08.26 NEWS ... At Tallinn's Okapi Gallery, "Private Property" brings together artists Alexei Gordin and Dasha Trofimova in an exploration of abandoned spaces, memory and social change.

04.08.26 NEWS ... People queued round the block at the Bank of Estonia museum in Tallinn on Tuesday lunchtime, hoping to snap up one of the new issue of beloved children's character Sipsik-themed commemorative coins.

04.08.26 NEWS ... Damage to Tallinn's A. Le Coq Arena after Swedish football fans went on the rampage last Thursday is estimated at up to €30,000. A UEFA Conference League match planned for this week at the stadium will still go ahead.

04.08.26 NEWS ... Tallinn is considering extending late-night public transport to the airport after even restored tram service left some early-morning air travelers without a direct option.

01.08.26 NEWS ... Dedicated to Raul Meel's 85th birthday, the exhibition "Concret" is open at the Poco Ajamaja gallery. It traces the artist's journey from his first groundbreaking experiments in the late 1960s to the present day.

01.08.26 NEWS ... Three public 3x3 basketball courts will be set up on Tallinn's Freedom Square and will be open to the public from August 4–14.

01.08.26 NEWS ... The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) detained 15 suspected illegal migrants on Thursday in a Tallinn suburb, but said similar incidents have occurred elsewhere. The agency asked the public to be vigilant but "reasonable," stressing "not everyone with a different skin color is problematic."

31.07.26 NEWS ... Traveling fans of Swedish football club IFK Göteborg vandalized facilities at the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn Thursday night, continuing the spree in the city center too.

31.07.26 NEWS ... The Estonian state has set as a target the number of regular destinations from Tallinn Airport to reach at least 60 by 2030.

30.07.26 NEWS ... Next April will mark the 20th anniversary of the "Bronze Soldier" night riots in Estonia, and Andrus Ansip, prime minister at the time of the events, spoke to Vikerraadio about those nights in spring 2007.

30.07.26 NEWS ... Tallinn's airport tramline was officially reopened on Thursday by representatives from the City of Tallinn, the Ministry of Climate and Rail Baltic, ahead of its relaunch on August 1.

30.07.26 NEWS ... Tallinn and Estonia's Education Ministry are at odds over expanding International Baccalaureate (IB) enrollment for returning families at Tallinn English College.

30.07.26 NEWS ... Some of Tallinn Zoo's animals have been getting creative with the paint and canvas, with the best offerings on display and even for sale.

30.07.26 NEWS ... A street art project under the Pärnu Highway viaduct in Tallinn is taking shape, which aims to make the areas beneath the viaducts more visually attractive.

29.07.26 NEWS ... The City of Tallinn has begun relocating two monuments located in the city center in connection with the completion of the extension of Tallinn Secondary School of Science (Tallinna Reaalkool).

29.07.26 OPINION ... Tallinn's Old Town can be revived as a city center, but only by prioritizing local residents, services and businesses over unchecked tourism, writes PhD student Triin Talk.

28.07.26 NEWS ... Demolition has begun at Tallinn's former Eesti Näitused expo center, where a new residential development is planned along Pirita tee.

27.07.26 NEWS ... Former Mayor of Tallinn Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) believes the taxpayer-funded project to build an Olympic swimming pool in Lasnamäe is being handed over to a single private company, despite the tender announced last week.

26.07.26 NEWS ... The Police and Border Guard Board has stepped up checks at the border and transport hubs to catch illegal border crossers believed to be arriving in Estonia via Latvia.

25.07.26 NEWS ... The City of Tallinn has launched an international public procurement process to find a developer for a planned Olympic-sized swimming pool in the capital.

25.07.26 NEWS ... Misty forests and bog landscapes have been transformed into reversible woven works in textile designer Monika Järg's new show "Reflections," now open at Tallinn's HOP Gallery.

24.07.26 NEWS ... Tallinn women's choir Kevad won first place in its category at the Singapore International Choral Festival (SICF), earning a gold award in the 10th edition competition.

24.07.26 NEWS ... Since spring, hospitals have been allowed to send patients with milder health problems back home after an initial assessment in the emergency department. The first to start doing this was the North Estonia Medical Centre, which also issues an invoice for the work done in some cases of minor health concerns.

22.07.26 NEWS ... A county court judge has been declared a suspect in a criminal offense case involving the biting assault of a police officer outside a Tallinn nightclub earlier this year.

22.07.26 NEWS ... The City of Tallinn is terminating its construction contract with contractor INF Infra OÜ for the Endla tänav pedestrian tunnels, saying the company has failed to fulfil its contractual obligations.

21.07.26 NEWS ... Thousands of spots remain available in vocational education programs across Estonia, as schools work to attract students amid changing interests and enrollment trends.

21.07.26 NEWS ... Tallinnfilm director Joonas Tartu told ERR that active construction work is expected to begin this winter. If everything goes according to plan, the studio complex will be completed in two years.

21.07.26 NEWS ... A Stalinist-era mural on the ceiling of the theater at Tallinn's Mere Cultural Center has been covered up and a hammer and sickle emblem taken down as efforts to remove Soviet symbols in Estonia's public spaces continue.

20.07.26 NEWS ... Tallinn is urging the Ministry of the Interior to update its funding model for vital statistics and population register services as workloads outpace current state funding.

20.07.26 NEWS ... As summer evenings grow shorter, movie nights in Tallinn are moving outdoors, with screenings at Harjumägi, Ülemiste City and in Lasnamäe featuring classics and cult hits.

20.07.26 NEWS ... Tallinn plans to give its districts more freedom this winter to decorate their neighborhoods with holiday lighting, while the city will take responsibility for lighting major roads.

19.07.26 NEWS ... The City of Tallinn is weighing the future of dilapidated Old Town properties, with a deputy mayor suggesting sales of some municipal buildings.

19.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia is to mark the 35th anniversary of the restoration of its independence on August 20 with a more extended program of celebrations than usual for the day.

19.07.26 NEWS ... Four people required emergency medical treatment after inhaling carbon monoxide at a spa center in Tallinn.

17.07.26 NEWS ... A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle in the Mustamäe district of Tallinn on Thursday afternoon.

17.07.26 NEWS ... The Citizens' Hall (Tallinna Raekoda) on Tallinn's Town Hall Square will transform into an opera house in July and August for the seventh year in a row.

15.07.26 NEWS ... Over half of drivers in Estonia ignore red and amber traffic lights, according to a recent study.

15.07.26 NEWS ... A machine gun being carried openly by a man walking around Tallinn's Old Town over the weekend turned out to be a deactivated model, Delfi reported.

14.07.26 NEWS ... Traffic-calming measures at a recently refurbished central Tallinn street are confusing and were unnecessarily expensive, Deputy Mayor Kristjan Järvan (Isamaa) said.

14.07.26 NEWS ... A company which has operated Tallinn's annual Christmas market has once again won the tender to do so for 2026.

14.07.26 NEWS ... A Tallinn apartment which recently sold for €4 million is reportedly the most expensive transaction in Estonian real estate history.

14.07.26 NEWS ... Summer capital Pärnu and the association of local authorities believe introducing a new tax on tourists would be beneficial, but officials in Tallinn think it would damage tourism.

14.07.26 NEWS ... Passenger train company Elron will raise the price of single tickets for journeys within Tallinn and on suburban routes by between five and ten cents from August.

14.07.26 NEWS ... Deputy Mayor Kristjan Järvan (Isamaa) has said reducing traffic and heritage rules would give Tallinn's Kesklinn and Old Town a boost, as businesses and residents continue to leave.

13.07.26 NEWS ... Tallinn City Government is seeking "before and now" photographs to show how Estonia's capital has changed since 1991 for a new exhibition marking the 35th anniversary of the restoration of independence.

13.07.26 NEWS ... Almost 100,000 people visited Tallinn Maritime Days this weekend and enjoyed a diverse maritime and cultural program, explored exciting vessels and took trips on Tallinn Bay.

12.07.26 NEWS ... The tramline connecting Tallinn and the airport is expected to resume on August 1 after a successful test earlier this week, the city council has said.

11.07.26 NEWS ... Estonia's new Ambassador to Japan, Andres Unga, has presented his credentials to His Majesty Emperor Naruhito.

10.07.26 NEWS ... The final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America is now here, with kickoff at 10 p.m. Estonian time today, Sunday, July 19.