People arriving in Estonia from eight European countries don’t need to self-isolate
As of 1 March, people arriving in Estonia from eight European countries will not need to self-isolate for ten days….
Estonia is “second in Europe” in terms of new coronavirus infections
According to the director of the Estonian Health Board, Üllar Lanno, Estonia is currently second in Europe in terms of…
Estonia celebrates its independence day
As Estonians around the world are gathering to cheer for their homeland and celebrate the country’s independence day on 24…
The Swiss flag carrier to start flights between Tallinn and Zurich
The Swiss flag carrier, Swiss International Air Lines, will start flights between the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and the largest city…
Estonian startup matches people needing care with qualified caregivers
An Estonian startup, called Elunow (a wordplay on the Estonian word elu – life – and the word now), is…
International students and graduates contribute over €13 million in Estonia
According to Statistics Estonia, during the academic year of 2019/2020, international students paid €10 million and international graduates paid more…
Video: the Arvo Pärt diaries
Arvo Pärt, one of the most performed living composers in the world, turned 85 on 11 September 2020; to celebrate…
World-famous and with Estonian roots: the architect Louis Kahn was born on this day
Louis Kahn was an internationally known architect who designed striking public buildings that combined modernism with the monolithic majesty of…
British-Estonian movie “Firebird” to premiere at the London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival
British-Estonian movie “Firebird”, a debut feature by Estonian director Peeter Rebane, will premiere at the BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film…
An Estonian company claims its wearable UV air purifier disinfects air
An Estonian company has invented a wearable ultra-violet air purifier that, it claims, disinfects air without one needed to wear…
An Irish-Estonian housing partnership seeks to solve the housing crisis in Ireland
The Estonian building configuration startup, Creatomus, is partnering with the Irish automated housing-plan platform Opoplan, to help solve the urgent…
Researchers are designing a smart face mask
Researchers from seven countries, including Estonia, envision future reusable and self-disinfecting face masks, based on smart nanotechnology. According to the…
Estonian Foreign Intelligence: the coronavirus crisis offered new opportunities for authoritarian regimes
The 2021 Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service report says Russia is using the COVID-19 pandemic to spread misinformation and promote its…
The United Kingdom and Estonia’s achievement of independence
Patrik Maldre describes the crucial days of 1918 when the Estonia-UK alliance was born.* On 24 February 1919, the Republic…
Estonia’s first ambassador to Mali presents her credentials
On Monday, 8 February, Ingrid Amer, Estonia’s first ambassador to Mali, presented her credentials to the West African country’s president…
Estonian 100-year-olds pave the way for better health
A study by medical researchers of the University of Tartu reveals that Estonian 100-year-olds have a richer and more diverse…
Is marriage dead in Estonia?
While her Ukrainian friends were posting pictures of rings and white dresses, her Estonian friends were sharing photos of babies…
Estonian researcher helps restore the mask-making tradition of the indigenous people of Alaska
Estonian researcher Anna Mossolova is helping the indigenous people of Alaska to revive their mask-making tradition that was suppressed under…
Antonieta Cendoya: Five suggestions on how to beat anxiety
Antonieta Cendoya, a Tallinn, Estonia-based Spanish clinical psychologist, offers suggestions that can help you deal with anxiety about the crisis…
Craig Nash: Why I support Estonian World
Craig Nash, a Texan native, writes that he financially supports Estonian World because the online magazine provides an accurate read…
Kristi Raik: Liberal Estonia is back – but mainstream parties need to learn their lessons
During the past year and eight months, Estonia experimented with a coalition including radical right-wing populists; the coalition collapsed on…
Estonian researcher helps restore the mask-making tradition of the indigenous people of Alaska
Estonian researcher Anna Mossolova is helping the indigenous people of Alaska to revive their mask-making tradition that was suppressed under…
Seven globally outstanding Estonian female scientists
On 11 February 2021, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science is held in Estonia for the first…
Estonian scientist leads the EU’s high-level climate negotiations
Since the beginning of the German presidency of the European Union in July, Annela Anger-Kraavi, a Cambridge-educated Estonian scientist, has…
