Estonia’s population declines in 2024
According to Statistics Estonia, on 1 January 2025, the population of Estonia stood at 1,369,995 with the population having declined…
Easter in Estonia: cleaning, predicting the weather and painting eggs
Estonia may count among the least religious nations in the world, yet when it comes to religious holidays, Estonians tend…
Estonia opens a new embassy building in Riga
Estonia on 26 March opened a new embassy building in Riga, Latvia, at 8/10 Pils Street, in the Old Town…
Estonia’s gender pay gap largest in the financial sector
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2024, the gross hourly wages of female employees were 13.2% smaller than the hourly wages…
Estonian transport startup Turnit helps reboot Italian rail
Estonian transportation startup Turnit, a producer of travel technology solutions, has partnered with Arenaways, an Italian rail operator, to improve…
Estonian investors warming to innovation, says VC association
Estonian professional investors are extending their global reach and turning their attention to innovative sectors, according to the Estonian Private…
Pictures: The Tallinn Music Week 2025
Tallinn Music Week, a major music event held in the Estonian capital from 3 to 6 April, featured a global…
Portraits of a past: the German-Baltic Society donates rare paintings to Estonia
Two 19th-century portraits by Gustav Adolf Hippius, a key Baltic German artist, have found a new home in Tallinn, rekindling…
Estonians celebrate Shrove Tuesday by eating whipped cream buns
Known as “Pancake Tuesday” in the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada, Estonians celebrate Shrove Tuesday or Vastlapäev instead – and…
Estonian robotics company Milrem unveils a new 8×8 combat vehicle
Milrem Robotics, an Estonian-founded robotics and autonomous systems developer, has launched its highly anticipated 8×8 robotic combat vehicle at the…
Estonia’s AI gamble: can four billion words secure its language’s future?
Estonia has made nearly four billion words of its linguistic corpus freely available to Meta, the parent company of Facebook…
Estonian student racing team crowned the world’s best
FS Team Tallinn, a collaborative effort between students from Tallinn University of Technology and Tallinn University of Applied Sciences, has…
Estonia hits full democracy status
For the first time, the Economist Democracy Index is ranking Estonia as a “full democracy” rather than a “flawed” one…
Third-country nationals lose the right to vote in Estonian local elections
The Estonian parliament on 26 March passed an act amending the constitution of Estonia, according to which, the right to…
Estonian FM to Rubio: Estonia is serious about defending itself
The Estonian foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, on 25 March met with his US counterpart, Marco Rubio, to whom he said…
Estonian researchers drop a DNA bomb: Trump and Putin are related
In an amazing – and some would say sardonic – twist of fate, DNA tests have proven that presidents Donald…
The quiet power of Estonian: why more foreign students are learning it
More international students are taking on the challenge of learning Estonian – not just as an academic exercise, but as…
Estonia to give all schools free access to AI tools
Estonia is planning to launch an initiative that will provide students and teachers with free access to the world’s leading…
Jaak Treiman: All human beings must support Ukraine
The outcome of the war in Ukraine is not about borders and sovereignty, it’s about the right of the Ukrainian…
President Karis: Estonia must boldly support Ukraine for a secure future
The Estonian president, Alar Karis, said in his speech on 20 August 2024 – on the 33rd anniversary of the…
Renee Meriste: It’s time to listen to the people
Renee Meriste, the president of the Estonian Society of Los Angeles, said in a speech given on the occasion of…
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…
Robert Marrandi brings traditional Estonian rye bread to Italy
Robert Marrandi is successfully selling Estonian rye bread at his bakery in Florence, Italy, to locals who have grown to…
Pictures: The Tallinn Music Week 2025
Tallinn Music Week, a major music event held in the Estonian capital from 3 to 6 April, featured a global…
Gallery: The Baltic Way in pictures
On 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from…
Pictures: “Eesti” through the eyes of photographer Tõnu Runnel
Estonian photographer Tõnu Runnel has published “Eesti”, a book of Estonian photo stories, published in both Estonian and English; Estonian…
Pictures and video: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Estonia
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, visited Tallinn, Estonia, on 10-11 January, where he met with the country’s political leaders and…
Video: Press conference of Volodymyr Zelensky and Kaja Kallas
The Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas, is meeting the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, at Stenbock House in the Estonian capital…
Video: A sixth virtual forum for Estonians worldwide
The Estonian foreign ministry held a virtual forum for Estonians around the world on 7 December, which was broadcast live…
