Piano maker Indrek Laul enters Estonia’s presidential race
Indrek Laul, the concert pianist and entrepreneur who revived Estonia’s national piano maker and turned it into an international export…
Keeleklikk: the free platform helping foreigners learn Estonian
Fourteen cases and unfamiliar pronunciation: how the Keeleklikk language-learning platform helped a Swede and an Italian master Estonian with confidence….
Estonian basketball player Kerr Kriisa is charged in a $2.2 million US fraud case
The Estonian basketball player, Kerr Kriisa, has been charged in the United States over an alleged fraud scheme that prosecutors…
Estonian meat producer’s accidental pro-Ukraine ad miffs local Russian apologists
A seemingly accidental pro-Ukraine advertisement by the Estonian meat producer, Rannarootsi Lihatööstus, has sparked a little controversy and hurt the…
Two Tallinn coffee shops named among Europe’s 50 best
Paper Mill Coffee and The Brick Coffee Roastery have placed 29th and 43rd in a new European ranking, putting Estonia’s…
Estonia ranks first in the EU startup and scaleup index
Estonia has been ranked first among European Union member states in a new European startup and scaleup scoreboard, underlining the…
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
27 July 2026 – 02 August 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma,…
How Ando Kiviberg turned the Viljandi Folk Music Festival into an Estonian institution
Musician, former mayor and self-styled “chief” Ando Kiviberg has spent three decades turning a fledgling folk gathering into one of…
One river, 12 paintings: Keili Major’s year on the Tanaro
Every month for a year, Keili Major returns to the same spot on the Tanaro river and paints it –…
Estonia’s Skeleton expands its role in Europe’s defence technology race
The Estonian energy storage company, Skeleton Technologies, is working with defence companies in Spain, Portugal and France on technologies for…
Estonia’s Bolt to launch a self-driving car testing programme in Luxembourg
The Estonian-founded transportation technology startup, Bolt, together with other companies, is launching an autonomous mobility pilot programme in Luxembourg. In…
Estonian startup to use nanotech for healing of chronic wounds
Estonian medical technology company Nanordica Medical has raised €1.6 million to launch its wound dressing, which uses its proprietary Premotiv…
French youth footballers accused of attacking Estonian boys at the Tallinn Cup
Players from a French youth football team have been accused of attacking Estonian boys after a match at an international…
The role of the United States in the restoration of Estonia’s independence
The US policy of not recognising the annexation of the Baltic states formed an international anchor which fostered the hope…
A former Defence League commander enters Estonia’s presidential race
Riho Ühtegi, a retired major general, says he is ready to run for president, adding a defence-focused name to a…
Estonia is less religious, but not less spiritual, a survey finds
More than half of Estonian residents do not follow any religion, but many still believe in fate, higher powers, sacred…
Estonia’s top universities named in the QS World University Rankings
The University of Tartu remains Estonia’s highest-ranked university, while Tallinn University of Technology, known as TalTech, rises 35 places to…
The tiny monarchs shaping Estonia’s honey
Estonia’s beekeepers are combining old rural traditions with modern genetics, raising queen bees that could help hives survive harsh northern…
Karsten Staehr: Rail Baltica – a predictable failure
Rail Baltica was meant to be the railway that carried the Baltic states into the heart of Europe – instead,…
Editorial: Estonia’s cool opportunity
As much of Western Europe becomes unbearably hot, Estonia has a chance to turn its climate, space and slowness into…
Life-hacks for the Estonian society – how to be polite in Estonia
Lisanna Kuningas, the operations manager of a hotel in Tallinn, offers some life hacks for navigating politeness in Estonian society….
How Ando Kiviberg turned the Viljandi Folk Music Festival into an Estonian institution
Musician, former mayor and self-styled “chief” Ando Kiviberg has spent three decades turning a fledgling folk gathering into one of…
One river, 12 paintings: Keili Major’s year on the Tanaro
Every month for a year, Keili Major returns to the same spot on the Tanaro river and paints it –…
Inside KiKuMu, the Estonian festival taking on algorithms, VIP culture and bad taste
In a forested corner of northern Estonia, Indrek Kasela is building a festival without VIPs, algorithms or corporate gloss, where…
A salon in the wilderness: Kikumu 2026 – in pictures
Cinema in a century-old manor, contemporary art inside a modernist landmark and music beside the lake: the second Kikumu festival…
Gallery: Street artists bring dozens of new works to Tartu at the Stencibility festival
The 17th International Street Art Festival Stencibility filled the streets of Tartu, Estonia, with more than 30 new works, turning…
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,…
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…
