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…
Tallinn to host a WTA tennis tournament for the first time
The Estonian capital, Tallinn, is to host a Women’s Tennis Association tournament for the first time; the WTA 250 Tallinn…
An NGO takes the Estonian government to court over logging in protected areas
NGO Save Estonia’s Forests on 28 June took the Estonian Environmental Board, a government agency, to court to stop it…
Estonian entrepreneurs co-found a €250 million European investment fund
Estonian startup entrepreneurs Taavet Hinrikus and Sten Tamkivi, together with Ian Hogarth and Khaled Heloui, co-founded a new pan-European investment…
Wise co-founder Kristo Käärmann under financial investigation in London
Kristo Käärmann, one of the two Estonian co-founders of Wise, the London-based fintech company, is under an investigation by the…
Survey: Half of Estonian companies see turnover decline due to the war in Ukraine
The confidence of Estonia’s small and medium-sized enterprises has deteriorated sharply because of the war, according to a survey carried…
Pictures: Tartu’s street artists show their work in Berlin
2024 might be two years away, but street artists Kadri Lind and Sirla from the Estonian city of Tartu have…
Pictures: The Ukrainian Cultural Day in Tallinn
Over 1,000 people on 29 May gathered by the Tallinn TV Tower to celebrate Ukrainian culture and offer support to…
The Odessa Classics music festival takes place in Estonia
Estonia will from 31 May to 3 June host the 2022 Odessa Classics music festival that was originally due to…
Estonia’s NetFix predicts electric grid faults before they happen
Since 2020, NetFix, a monitoring and fault prediction tool, has helped Elektrilevi, Estonia’s largest electricity network operator, prevent close to…
Estonian students launch a self-driving electric formula car
A joint student team from Tallinn University of Technology and Tallinn University of Applied Sciences on 16 June launched self-driving…
Estonia to support companies for developing smart defence products
In 2022, the Estonian defence ministry will support the country’s companies with nearly €700,000 for developing smart products for the…
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…
Updates: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – reactions in Estonia
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Estonian World brings you the latest reactions from Estonia – one…
The UK to send 1,000 extra troops to Estonia
According to the defence secretary of the United Kingdom, Ben Wallace, the UK will send an extra 1,000 British troops…
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…
Three Estonian universities ranked in the global 1,500 by QS
The QS World University Rankings, one of the most important higher education lists, has ranked the University of Tartu, Tallinn…
Autonomy offers Estonian teachers greater workplace satisfaction
Experts often laud the pedagogical freedom of Estonia’s education system and many of its teachers agree. However, as with any…
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 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…
Estonians Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus among the richest 250 in the UK
The founders of the money transfer company, Wise, Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus, are among the richest 250 people in…
Estonian tennis player Anett Kontaveit to be the second in the WTA ratings
According to the Estonian newspaper, Postimees, the country’s number one tennis player, Anett Kontaveit, is going to be ranked second…
Gallery: Deported Estonians in Siberia
The Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom in Tallinn holds some memories and pictures of Estonians who were deported to…
Pictures: Tartu Pride 2022
Approximately 1,000 people on 11 June attended the Tartu Pride in the namesake Estonian town to show support for the…
Pictures: Tartu’s street artists show their work in Berlin
2024 might be two years away, but street artists Kadri Lind and Sirla from the Estonian city of Tartu have…
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…
Video: A virtual forum for Estonians worldwide
The Estonian foreign ministry holds a virtual forum for Estonians worldwide on 5 May; Estonian World will live broadcast the…
Video: Training to fight Russia – how a volunteer force is growing in Estonia
The Time magazine has posted a video on how the volunteers of the Estonian Defence League are training to be…
