Estonia’s population could drop below 700,000 by 2100
Estonia’s population could shrink to below 700,000 by the end of the century if today’s low birth rate continues and…
Tallinn to buy 22 bidirectional trams as the city rethinks its transport future
Tallinn is preparing a significant shift in the way it develops its tram network, with the city planning to buy…
Estonia ranks third in 2026 World Press Freedom Index
Estonia has ranked third in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders, or RSF, confirming its…
Pärnu to build a marina for the world’s largest yachts
The Estonian resort town of Pärnu is planning a new 100-berth marina next to its Old Harbour quarter, with capacity…
Wise co-founder Kristo Käärmann joins the UK’s 100 wealthiest people
The Estonian entrepreneur Kristo Käärmann, the co-founder and chief executive of Wise, has been named among the 100 wealthiest people…
Latitude59 casts Estonia as a testbed for the New Nordics
At Latitude59, Estonia is pitching itself not as Europe’s digital nostalgia act, but as a small-state laboratory for defence tech,…
Baltic Island: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania bring visual storytelling to Tokyo
The Baltic Island exhibition at Tokyo’s Spiral Gallery will bring together more than 150 works and over 50 animated films…
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
26 May 2026 – 31 May 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma,…
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
18 May 2026 – 24 May 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma,…
Estonia to build a €7m drone testing lab
Estonia is to build a rare drone and defence technology testing laboratory in Tallinn, in a move aimed at helping…
The new Škoda battery trolleybuses enter service in Tallinn
Škoda Group has unveiled a new fleet of battery-powered trolleybuses in Tallinn, as the Estonian capital presses ahead with efforts…
Estonia to relaunch Skype as Europe’s sovereign platform
The Estonian government, together with private investors and several figures from the country’s early tech scene, is said to be…
A NATO jet shoots down a suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonia
A Romanian F-16 fighter jet serving with NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission shot down a suspected Ukrainian drone over central…
Watch live: Lennart Meri Conference 2026 in Tallinn
Estonian World is providing live coverage of the Lennart Meri Conference 2026, which brings global leaders, diplomats, defence experts and…
Estonia to build a €7m drone testing lab
Estonia is to build a rare drone and defence technology testing laboratory in Tallinn, in a move aimed at helping…
Renata Sõukand, the Estonian ethnobotanist in Venice, on plants, memory and home
Estonian ethnobotanist Renata Sõukand, an associate professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, studies what societies remember through plants –…
Why Estonia is drawing global talent back home
Estonia is often described as a digital nation, a start-up success story or one of Europe’s most innovative small countries;…
How Estonia is helping Moldova prepare for the EU
As Moldova moves closer to the European Union, an online course created with Estonian support is helping students, officials and…
Karen Burns: why I left Estonia to raise my daughters in the UK
An Estonian entrepreneur and mother explains why she moved to the UK with her two daughters – arguing that Estonia’s…
Editorial: Viljandi’s rainbow ban is not child protection – it is civic exclusion
Viljandi city government’s refusal to allow the Estonian LGBT Association to unfurl a rainbow-coloured fabric in Vabaduse Square on 1…
James Oates: what is to be done with Tallinn’s Old Town?
Tallinn’s Old Town should be the city’s jewel; instead, too much of it feels hollowed out: overpriced, underused and increasingly…
Renata Sõukand, the Estonian ethnobotanist in Venice, on plants, memory and home
Estonian ethnobotanist Renata Sõukand, an associate professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, studies what societies remember through plants –…
Alma Sooäär and the Kalamaja shop that refuses to disappear
In Tallinn’s fashionable Kalamaja district, where old wooden houses now sit alongside trendy cafés and rising property prices, Alma Sooäär…
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…
Pictures: Tallinn Music Week 2026
Four days, 35 concert nights, thousands of music lovers – and a city briefly remade by sound; from 9–12 April,…
Pictures: How Soviet bombs strengthened Estonia’s determination to rebuild its independent nation
On 9 March 1944, Tallinn was devastated by the March bombings, which destroyed a quarter of the city almost overnight;…
Vintage Estonian New Year cards and the stories they tell
New Year cards have long carried a special place in Estonia’s visual culture – from the refined designs of the…
Watch live: Lennart Meri Conference 2026 in Tallinn
Estonian World is providing live coverage of the Lennart Meri Conference 2026, which brings global leaders, diplomats, defence experts and…
Video: Team Rowtalia rows into Antigua, completing Estonia’s first Atlantic crossing
Four Estonians competing as Team Rowtalia arrived in Antigua just after 1pm Estonian time, completing an unassisted Atlantic crossing in…
Video: the Estonian Startup Awards
The Estonian Startup Awards were announced on 22 January in Tallinn, with a record number of contenders and defence technology…
