03.02.26 NEWS ... British electronic music duo The Orb are set to perform at the Paavli Culture Factory in Tallinn on April 17.

03.02.26 NEWS ... Estonia's new nationwide school admissions system, SAIS3, is behind schedule, forcing 9th graders to apply to vocational and high schools this spring using older platforms.

03.02.26 NEWS ... Tallinn City Government has resubmitted the detailed plan for the western section of the Kopli liinid development to the city council for adoption after it was left unfinished during the previous council's term.

03.02.26 NEWS ... Transporting critically ill newborns across the city puts lives at risk, pediatricians warn, calling for a maternity hospital next door to Tallinn Children's Hospital.

03.02.26 NEWS ... This winter has been one of the coldest in Estonia for many years, with the air temperature measuring almost 5 degrees below average in January. ERR's photographer captured skiers enjoying the snow and walkers on the frozen sea ice in Tallinn at the weekend.

30.01.26 NEWS ... From March 16, public transport fares in Northern Estonia will go up as a new joint ticket is launched allowing unlimited travel across trains, city lines and county routes.

30.01.26 NEWS ... Estonia's colder-than-average January shows no sign of letting up, as a prolonged spell well below freezing tests public transport and utilities and prompts safety warnings.

29.01.26 NEWS ... Nature education specialist Heiko Kruusi told ERR that lots of animals at Tallinn Zoo are enjoying the harsh winter weather – Carl the African savanna elephant.

28.01.26 NEWS ... After a break of more than a year, trolleybuses will be reintroduced to Tallinn's roads this summer and autumn.

28.01.26 NEWS ... Tallinn is looking into building bike lanes on side streets rather than busy main streets, the city council has said.

28.01.26 NEWS ... A real estate plan submitted to the Tallinn City Council could enable a new €30 million A-terminal to be built within a few years, the Port of Tallinn CEO said.

27.01.26 NEWS ... According to Aivar Tugedam, who leads the 3,500-member Kalaranna Winter Swimmers, the weather conditions now are perfect for getting into the water – just remember to wear a hat and appropriate footwear, and concentrate on your breathing.

27.01.26 NEWS ... The music program has been announced for 2026's Tallinn Music Week (TMW). This year's festival takes place from April 9 to 12 and features 186 artists from 38 countries.

27.01.26 NEWS ... On Tuesday, the Tallinn city government submitted detailed plans for the areas around the A and D terminals of the Old City Harbor to the city council for approval. These designs aim to open the harbor area up to the urban space and improve public space and mobility.

27.01.26 NEWS ... The full renovation of the deteriorated Pirita Bridge will begin in 2027, said Tallinn Deputy Mayor Kristjan Järvan (Isamaa) on Tuesday. The structure will not be fully closed during that time.

27.01.26 NEWS ... If you've visited Tallinn, you've probably spotted the red and white Danish flag around the Old Town. With the visit of Denmark's king and queen, ERR News explains the history that has bound the countries together for over 800 years.

27.01.26 NEWS ... Access to mental health care in Estonia has been a pressing issue for years, and according to family doctors, the situation has reached a point where it is no longer possible to access free psychiatric care.

27.01.26 NEWS ... Tallinn has abandoned plans to build bike paths on Narva maantee and Liivalaia tänav, as it does not want to remove lanes for cars and has lost EU funding after abandoning designs for a new tramline.

26.01.26 NEWS ... Tallinn's Club Hollywood, which has been operating for decades, now plans to develop into a multi-purpose event center while also expanding to hold events during the day.

26.01.26 NEWS ... The cold weather which arrived with the change of year has meant Tallinn's soup kitchens are seeing plenty of custom.

25.01.26 NEWS ... Tallinn residents have alerted the municipal police department (MUPO) about dangerous icicles or snow on rooftops nearly as many times this month as they did over the entire course of last year.

24.01.26 NEWS ... A new exhibition at the Estonian Museum of Architecture in Tallinn explores how Tallinn's Old Town could be expanded in the future.

23.01.26 NEWS ... An inspection by the Ministry of Education of Tallinn Art Gymnasium (Tallinna kunstigümnaasium) revealed multiple problems with Estonian language teaching, teacher qualifications, timetables and the school's board.

23.01.26 NEWS ... In a small fermentation lab in Tallinn, two chefs with roots stretching across continents have quietly launched something Estonia has never seen before: Its first locally produced and sold shoyu.

22.01.26 NEWS ... On April 15, British band Black Country, New Road will perform at Tallinn's Paavli Culture Factory. The show will be the band's first in Estonia.

22.01.26 NEWS ... Last year, approximately 135,200 trips were made on Tallinn's night buses – an increase of over a third from 2024. The most popular routes were those heading to Mustamäe, Priisle and Vana-Pääsküla.

21.01.26 NEWS ... A new comprehensive map bringing together the locations of all Tallinn's permanent art museums and galleries has been unveiled.

20.01.26 NEWS ... A new exhibition about Estonians around the world opens at the Vabamu Museum in Tallinn this week. "Estonia Worldwide" tells the stories of Estonian diaspora communities, including their departures, returns and creation of new homes abroad.

21.01.26 NEWS ... Twenty-five people had to be evacuated in Tallinn's Kristiine district Tuesday evening after a warehouse caught fire.

20.01.26 NEWS ... Tallinn University has launched an architectural design competition to unify its mismatched buildings along Narva maantee and create a more cohesive, walkable street presence.

20.01.26 NEWS ... Tallinn's budget will be over €1.3 billion in 2026 and will see core operating expenses rise faster than revenue. The city government plans to raise family benefits and scrap kindergarten fees.

20.01.26 NEWS ... Mayor of Tallinn Peeter Raudsepp (Isamaa) said he plans to task the city's internal audit department with investigating a €14 million construction project at Põhjatähe Open School, which has only 16 students.

19.01.26 NEWS ... Tallinn's second annual Bun Fest is now underway, with over 40 cafés and bakeries across the Estonian capital selling traditional "vastlakuklid" between January 15 and Shrove Tuesday (February 17).

19.01.26 NEWS ... Mobility giant Bolt is weighing a move of its headquarters across Tallinn to the waterfront Porto Franco development, business daily Äripäev reports.

19.01.26 NEWS ... The City of Tallinn is urging the Ministry of Climate to update building energy rules, saying the current methodology hikes costs for both developers and homebuyers.

19.01.26 NEWS ... Two years ago, Isamaa backed building a new central hospital in Tallinn — now, after local elections, it wants to halt the project entirely.

14.01.26 NEWS ... Legendary Tallinn nightclub Café Amigo is to shut its doors after over 30 years in the business, with management citing high costs and falling attendance.

17.01.26 NEWS ... In a world obsessed with constant growth, Estonian-Icelandic art duo Inessa Saarits and Victoria Björk have taken a different path. In an interview with ERR News, they reflect on impermanence, decay and what their two small countries can learn from one another.

16.01.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Iranian community held a demonstration on Friday in support of people taking part in a wave of deadly protests across Iran and to call on the international community to take action.

16.01.26 NEWS ... Scarce parking spaces in the wintry conditions have prompted one Tallinn driver to "book" a space with a message appearing to make a threat, Maaleht reported.

15.01.26 NEWS ... At the Tallinn City Council meeting on Thursday, January 15, chairs and deputy chairs were elected for four of the capital's different committees.

15.01.26 NEWS ... Work to renovate a historic Tallinn barracks complex has long been ongoing, with most finished, while the remaining projects are just getting underway.

15.01.26 NEWS ... A man found deceased on a Tallinn-Helsinki ferry Tuesday was found to have been the same individual who earlier that day had attacked a woman in Kalamaja, Delfi reported.

14.01.26 NEWS ... Tallinn City Government is discontinuing several projects related to the green turn and is also downsizing its sustainability department. Opposition members and environmental experts believe the move will harm the environment and cost the city millions.

13.01.26 NEWS ... Tallinn City Government has agreed to suspend the design of the new Tallinn hospital complex, for which the city had allocated €30 million over four years, due to uncertainty about funding of the facility.

12.01.26 NEWS ... British producer, radio host and DJ Pete Tong is set to perform at Club Hollywood in Tallinn on Saturday, February 7.

12.01.26 NEWS ... On Monday at 2:50 p.m., the first train on the new Tallinn–Tartu–Riga line departed from Balti Jaam in the Estonian capital. The train will arrive at Riga Central Station at 8:46 p.m. on Monday evening.

12.01.26 NEWS ... The weekend's blizzard conditions and continued heavy snowfall have brought challenges to road users, public transport, and Tallinn street cleaners.

11.01.26 NEWS ... Tallinn's ruling coalition concluded its budget negotiations on Saturday. The city government is set to approve the capital's 2024 budget on Tuesday, with the first reading in the city council scheduled for January 22.

09.01.26 NEWS ... This Thursday, two new exhibitions opened at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) Gallery in Tallinn – a group show about skateboarding culture, and artist Liisa Nurklik's solo exhibition "Wandering."