Survey: Almost three quarters of Estonians trust courts
A survey on the trustworthiness of Estonian institutions conducted in the last quarter of 2023 revealed that 71 per cent…
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Two and a half times more Estonians in absolute poverty in 2022
According to Statistics Estonia, 22.5% of Estonia’s population lived at risk of poverty and 3.5% in absolute poverty in 2022;…
Estonian startups secure nearly €150 million in funding over three quarters
Estonian startups raised €147.3 million in the first three quarters of 2023, engaging in 45 investment deals with an average…
Estonia to get its largest logistics and industry park
An Estonian company is to build the country’s largest logistics and light industry park in Rae municipality, just next to…
Estonia’s median wage in Q3 2023 €1,500
According to Statistics Estonia, in the third quarter of 2023, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were €1,812, which…
Estonia to be the guest of honour at the 2025 Bologna International Children’s Book Fair
Estonia has the opportunity to introduce its children’s literature to a wider audience at one of the oldest and largest…
Tiina Lokk: I hope the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival makes people more tolerant
Tiina Lokk, the founder and the director of Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, said in an interview with Estonian World…
Estonian conductor Maria Seletskaja becomes the music director of the English National Ballet
Estonian Maria Seletskaja, a former ballet dancer turned conductor, has been appointed the new music director of the English National…
An Estonian cleantech startup raises €4.5 million for low-carbon industrial energy
Estonian cleantech startup Efenco has closed a total of €4.5 million in financing; the funds will be used for product…
Tallinn opens a green technology exhibition
The Estonian capital, Tallinn, currently holding the European Green Capital 2023 title, is opening a green technology exhibition – called…
Within three years, solar power may meet half of Estonia’s electricity needs
As of the end of September, according to the data from Estonia’s electricity system operator Elering, solar power plants accounted…
Estonia hosts NATO’s flagship cyber defence exercise
The annual exercise Cyber Coalition, NATO’s flagship cyber defence exercise and one of the largest in the world, has begun…
Updates: Russia’s war against Ukraine – reactions in Estonia
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Estonian World brings you the latest reactions from Estonia – one…
Parliament committee: Estonia should keep its consulates in the US open
The foreign affairs committee of the Estonian parliament finds that the diplomatic representation of Estonia in the United States should…
Study: Estonian students rank fourth in terms of knowledge about society
According to the Estonian report of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study, of the countries that participated in the…
Video: Cyber education forum Cybercation in Tartu, Estonia
Organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Estonia and the Estonian cyber-education start-up, CTF Tech, Cybercation aims to…
The University of Tartu falls in the world’s best universities ranking
The University of Tartu, Estonia’s oldest and largest university, is ranked the 301-350th position in this year’s Times Higher Education…
Bart Cosijn: It’s time for a more empathic leadership in Estonia
Estonia needs a new form leadership, based on empathy and discussion skills, and people who can work together and reshape…
Jaak Treiman: The consulates in the US are crucial for Estonia’s security
Jaak Treiman, Estonia’s honorary consul in Los Angeles, writes that the Estonian foreign ministry’s decision to close the New York…
Sten Hankewitz: Standing with Israel is the same as standing with Ukraine
In the light of the most recent war between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas, there are no ifs or…
Marita Liivak paints Lasnamäe
Estonian World talked to Marita Liivak, a young rising star of the Estonian art scene; her latest exhibition, “Lasnamäe –…
How an Estonian tailor’s daughter became a key player in Rupert Murdoch’s media empire
Three heirs of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire – Lachlan, James and Elisabeth Murdoch – and their mother Anna Torv, the…
Estonian descendant Lachlan Murdoch to chair one of the largest media companies in the world
Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of the media magnate Rupert Murdoch, will become the chairman of News Corp, one of…
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: Estonian projects nominated for the 2024 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture
Six new architectural projects from Estonia have been nominated for the 2024 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture. A total…
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…
Video: Cyber education forum Cybercation in Tartu, Estonia
Organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Estonia and the Estonian cyber-education start-up, CTF Tech, Cybercation aims to…
Video: Tallinn hosts an international digital summit
The 2023 Tallinn Digital Summit, taking place on 5 September, aims to tackle challenges and embrace opportunities for a connected…
Video: Police helps swans cross the road in Estonia
A police patrol helped a swan family cross the road in the Estonian town of Pärnu. Estonia has apparently become…
