Estonia celebrates the restoration of independence
On 20 August 1991, Estonia declared formal independence during the Soviet military coup attempt in Moscow, reconstituting the pre-1940 state. In the evening…
Live stream from the Opinion Festival: Looking for a Common Good – But How to Agree on What’s Good?
The tenth Estonian Opinion Festival, a free open-air event in the town of Paide, is taking place from 12 to…
Merli Kaunissaar: a court can easily become a stage for an abuser to cruelly play with their victim
In the wake of the Depp vs Heard trial, journalist Svetlana Stsur spoke to domestic abuse survivor and advocate for…
Estonia’s inflation keeps growing – 22.8% in July year-on-year
According to Statistics Estonia, in July, the country’s consumer price index increased by 1.9% compared with June, and by 22.8%…
Where to go for vegan in Tallinn?
Noora Laine-Müller, a Finnish blogger and vegan nutritionist who has lived in Tallinn for four years, gives an overview of…
Expat-oriented Estonian health-care service delivers a personal doctor into your pocket
As an expat working, studying or just living in Estonia, have you experienced difficulty finding medical help from a doctor…
How Estonian-based artists are taking over the Russian border
International artists are competing to stay in an Estonian city bordering Russia – Narva. Narva sits on one side of…
Multimedia artist Tarrvi Laamann brings Jamaican vibes to Tallinn audiences
As Jamaica-based Estonian creator Tarrvi Laamann opens his new solo exhibition at Põhjala Galleries in Tallinn, Estonian World spoke to…
Järvi conducting dynasty jubilees to be celebrated at an Estonian music festival
The Leigo Lake Music Festival, due to take place on 13 August in southern Estonia, will celebrate the jubilees of…
The Tallinn Old City Harbour tramway to be completed by February 2025
The City of Tallinn has signed a design and construction contract with two Estonian companies for the building of a…
Estonian health tech startup Antegenes raises €2.3 million to advance personalised cancer prevention
The Estonian health technology company Antegenes has raised €2.3 million in funding to bring its genetic tests for personalised cancer…
A self-driving bus tested in the Tallinn Mustamäe district
Until 14 September, passengers may travel free of charge in the Estonian capital’s Mustamäe district by self-driving shuttle; the pilot…
Live stream from the Opinion Festival: Sharing is Caring: Neighbours for Ukraine
The tenth Estonian Opinion Festival, a free open-air event in the town of Paide, is taking place from 12 to…
Estonia will no longer participate in the cooperation format of CEE and China
Estonia decided it would no longer participate in the cooperation platform between the Central and Eastern European countries and China….
Estonia to limit issuing of visas to Russian citizens
The Estonian government has approved a sanction restricting the issuing of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and their…
Estonian women among the most highly educated in Europe
Estonian women are among the most highly educated in Europe, writes analyst Triinu Aug in the blog of Statistics Estonia,…
Census: one in five people in Estonia have a master’s degree
Data from the 2021 census show that the share of people with higher education in Estonia is increasing and the…
Tartu’s Russian schools to switch to Estonian-language education
Estonia’s second-largest town, Tartu, has prepared an action plan for Estonian-language education for the years 2022-2025 that seeks to ensure…
Svetlana Stsur: What is wrong with the concept of “Estonian Russian”?
When local TikToker, Ksenia Niglas, posed a question to her followers about the national identity of Estonia’s ethnic Russian population,…
Endel Siff: Protecting Estonia – how to keep the lights on
Endel Siff, the chairman of Milstrand, an Estonian oil storage company, writes that the country should take advantage of his…
Svetlana Stsur: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has devaluated the victory over Nazism
Svetlana Stsur, an Estonian Russian, writes that she understands the sentiment around 9 May and its meaning for the identity…
Estonian-Canadian gymnast Carmel Kallemaa wins four medals at the Commonwealth Games
Carmel Kallemaa, a Toronto-based Estonian-born gymnast, won a gold in the rhythmic gymnastics team event at the Commonwealth Games in…
Estonian Riina Kionka becomes the EU’s ambassador to Pakistan
Estonian diplomat Riina Kionka, previously the European Union’s ambassador to South Africa, has assumed her new post as the EU’s…
Estonian F1 driver Jüri Vips suspended after using the n-word and other derogatory comments
The Red Bull Formula 1 team has suspended the membership of the Estonian driver, Jüri Vips, after it emerged he…
Pictures: The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir through the years
The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, named by the BBC Music Magazine as one of the ten best choirs in the…
Pictures: One of the biggest cogs in Europe found in Estonia
The Estonian Maritime Museum is preparing to display one of the largest medieval shipwrecks in Europe, discovered recently during the…
Pictures: Mass military exercise Siil (Hedgehog) in Estonia
About 15,000 conscripts, reservists and active-duty servicemen of the Estonian Defence Forces, and members of the Estonian Defence League and…
Live stream from the Opinion Festival: Looking for a Common Good – But How to Agree on What’s Good?
The tenth Estonian Opinion Festival, a free open-air event in the town of Paide, is taking place from 12 to…
Live stream from the Opinion Festival: Sharing is Caring: Neighbours for Ukraine
The tenth Estonian Opinion Festival, a free open-air event in the town of Paide, is taking place from 12 to…
Video: How women run Kihnu island in Estonia
Nas Daily, a popular Arab–Israeli vlogger with eight million YouTube subscribers, explores the Estonian island of Kihnu that has been…