Estonia marks Flag Day: a brief history
On 4 June 1884, the Estonian Student Union adopted blue, black and white as the colours of their fraternity; the…
Estonia backs marriage equality as attitudes towards trans people harden
More than half of Estonia’s population continues to support marriage equality, according to a new public opinion survey published by…
Estonia’s haunted houses and ghost stories
In Tallinn’s Old Town alone, more than half a hundred houses are said to be haunted, and almost every old…
Estonia’s median salary €1,753 a month in Q1 2026
The median gross salary in Estonia was €1,753 a month in the first quarter of 2026, which is 6% higher…
The Estonian economy grows by 2.4% in Q1 2026
According to Statistics Estonia, Estonia’s gross domestic product increased by 2.4% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the…
Pärnu to build a marina for the world’s largest yachts
The Estonian resort town of Pärnu is planning a new 100-berth marina next to its Old Harbour quarter, with capacity…
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
01 June 2026 – 07 June 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma,…
Baltic Island: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania bring visual storytelling to Tokyo
The Baltic Island exhibition at Tokyo’s Spiral Gallery will bring together more than 150 works and over 50 animated films…
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
26 May 2026 – 31 May 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma,…
Estonia approves Tesla’s self-driving system for its roads
Estonia has cleared Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system for use on its roads, becoming the third European country to recognise the…
Estonian tech pioneer Jaan Tallinn named to the TIME100 Philanthropy list
The Skype co-creator has been recognised for funding work on AI safety and existential risk – a field that has…
Estonia builds a camera to hunt an ancient comet
A camera built in southern Estonia will fly on the European Space Agency’s Comet Interceptor mission, which aims to photograph…
A private jet piloted by an Estonian found with 260 kg of hashish
Paraguayan authorities have found more than 260 kilograms (573 pounds) of hashish on a private jet piloted by Estonian entrepreneur…
Northern Estonia to get a €300 million ammo factory
The Baltic subsidiary of a Turkish company is to build a €300 million ammunition factory in Kiviõli, a town in…
NATO to assign a new corps to defend Estonia and Latvia
NATO is preparing to strengthen the defence of Estonia and Latvia by assigning an additional army corps to the Baltic…
Renata Sõukand, the Estonian ethnobotanist in Venice, on plants, memory and home
Estonian ethnobotanist Renata Sõukand, an associate professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, studies what societies remember through plants –…
Why Estonia is drawing global talent back home
Estonia is often described as a digital nation, a start-up success story or one of Europe’s most innovative small countries;…
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…
Joelle Marcelle Antson: Shame silences, pride heals at the Baltic Pride 2026
This June, Tallinn becomes the heart of the Baltic LGBTQ+ community as it hosts the Baltic Pride 2026; returning 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…
Renata Sõukand, the Estonian ethnobotanist in Venice, on plants, memory and home
Estonian ethnobotanist Renata Sõukand, an associate professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, studies what societies remember through plants –…
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…
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…
