Estonia ranks third in 2026 World Press Freedom Index
Estonia has ranked third in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders, or RSF, confirming its…
Kersti Kaljulaid ousted as Estonian Olympic Committee president after bitter revolt
Kersti Kaljulaid, Estonia’s former head of state, has been removed as president of the Estonian Olympic Committee, or EOK, after…
Estonian Chernobyl veteran recalls the Soviet lies, radiation and clean-up after the disaster
The HBO miniseries “Chernobyl” told the world, in graphic detail, what really happened in the worst nuclear catastrophe humankind has…
Estonia opens an honorary consulate in Izmir to strengthen ties with Türkiye
Estonia has opened a new honorary consulate in Izmir, Türkiye’s third-largest city and one of the country’s main export and…
Estonian tech leaders warn forests are being sacrificed for short-term profit
A group of prominent Estonian technology entrepreneurs has urged the government to halt planned forestry reforms, warning that Estonia risks…
Estonia records its lowest-ever gender pay gap
Estonia, long ranked among the European countries with the widest gender pay gaps, recorded its narrowest gap on record in…
The Estonian couple taking ballroom dance to the world stage
There is a particular kind of ambition that does not announce itself loudly; in the case of Vitali Kozmin and…
Estonian-born Tiit Helimets appointed artistic director of Sacramento Ballet
The Viljandi-born former San Francisco Ballet principal dancer, whose career began at the Estonian National Ballet, will take over as…
Sipsik at 65 – Estonia’s beloved rag doll gets a birthday party in Tallinn
On 5 June, Tallinn will give one of Estonia’s most cherished literary figures the sort of birthday party usually reserved…
Estonia to build a €7m drone testing lab
Estonia is to build a rare drone and defence technology testing laboratory in Tallinn, in a move aimed at helping…
The new Škoda battery trolleybuses enter service in Tallinn
Škoda Group has unveiled a new fleet of battery-powered trolleybuses in Tallinn, as the Estonian capital presses ahead with efforts…
Estonia to relaunch Skype as Europe’s sovereign platform
The Estonian government, together with private investors and several figures from the country’s early tech scene, is said to be…
Watch live: Lennart Meri Conference 2026 in Tallinn
Estonian World is providing live coverage of the Lennart Meri Conference 2026, which brings global leaders, diplomats, defence experts and…
Estonia to build a €7m drone testing lab
Estonia is to build a rare drone and defence technology testing laboratory in Tallinn, in a move aimed at helping…
The EU defence fund awards more than €700m to projects involving Estonia
International defence projects involving Estonian companies and institutions have secured more than €700 million in European Union funding under the…
How Estonia is helping Moldova prepare for the EU
As Moldova moves closer to the European Union, an online course created with Estonian support is helping students, officials and…
Estonia ranks second in the world for academic freedom as global standards fall
Estonia ranks second in the world for academic freedom, according to the latest Academic Freedom Index, at a time when…
Estonia’s Tiger Leap: the schools project that wired a nation for the digital age
Thirty years ago today, president Lennart Meri went on TV to announce an audacious plan: connect every Estonian school to…
Karen Burns: why I left Estonia to raise my daughters in the UK
An Estonian entrepreneur and mother explains why she moved to the UK with her two daughters – arguing that Estonia’s…
Editorial: Viljandi’s rainbow ban is not child protection – it is civic exclusion
Viljandi city government’s refusal to allow the Estonian LGBT Association to unfurl a rainbow-coloured fabric in Vabaduse Square on 1…
James Oates: what is to be done with Tallinn’s Old Town?
Tallinn’s Old Town should be the city’s jewel; instead, too much of it feels hollowed out: overpriced, underused and increasingly…
Alma Sooäär and the Kalamaja shop that refuses to disappear
In Tallinn’s fashionable Kalamaja district, where old wooden houses now sit alongside trendy cafés and rising property prices, Alma Sooäär…
Ilon Wikland is in the hearts of Estonians
Ilon Wikland, an Estonian-Swedish artist and illustrator, renowned for her illustrations for the world-famous Swedish children author, Astrid Lindgren, is celebrating…
Kadri Hirvesaar: Estonian designer thrives in Milan’s fashion scene
Kadri Hirvesaar, an Estonian set designer based in Milan, Italy’s fashion capital, collaborates with renowned brands and figures like Stanley…
Pictures: Tallinn Music Week 2026
Four days, 35 concert nights, thousands of music lovers – and a city briefly remade by sound; from 9–12 April,…
Pictures: How Soviet bombs strengthened Estonia’s determination to rebuild its independent nation
On 9 March 1944, Tallinn was devastated by the March bombings, which destroyed a quarter of the city almost overnight;…
Vintage Estonian New Year cards and the stories they tell
New Year cards have long carried a special place in Estonia’s visual culture – from the refined designs of the…
Watch live: Lennart Meri Conference 2026 in Tallinn
Estonian World is providing live coverage of the Lennart Meri Conference 2026, which brings global leaders, diplomats, defence experts and…
Video: Team Rowtalia rows into Antigua, completing Estonia’s first Atlantic crossing
Four Estonians competing as Team Rowtalia arrived in Antigua just after 1pm Estonian time, completing an unassisted Atlantic crossing in…
Video: the Estonian Startup Awards
The Estonian Startup Awards were announced on 22 January in Tallinn, with a record number of contenders and defence technology…
