Europe’s tallest aspen discovered in south-west Estonia
A towering aspen in south-west Estonia has been confirmed as the tallest of its kind in Europe, in a discovery…
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 extends its diplomatic reach to Tonga
Estonia’s diplomatic map has just stretched a little further across the globe – all the way to Tonga, the Polynesian…
Estonia turns to Poland as exports to the country top €1bn
For Estonian businesses seeking growth beyond their small home market, Poland is beginning to look less like a familiar regional…
The Volta quarter enters a new phase in Tallinn’s redevelopment
The redevelopment of Tallinn’s Volta quarter moved into a new phase this week with the laying of the cornerstone for…
An Estonian retailer to buy the Finnish-owned Prisma stores
Coop Estonia, the country’s largest domestic food retailer, is to buy the 13 Estonian stores operated by Prisma Peremarket from…
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
13 April 2026 – 19 April 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma,…
A Paris exhibition spotlights Estonian women artists
The Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris has opened a major exhibition of Estonian art, bringing together the work of Olga…
Tallinn Music Week returns to Estonia’s capital with music, ideas and a city-wide festival
From 9 to 12 April 2026, Tallinn Music Week returns to Tallinn, Estonia, bringing more than 200 artists from around…
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 large hybrid plant to be built in Western Estonia
One of the largest solar parks in the Baltics, located in Kirikmäe, Pärnu County, will soon be supplemented with a…
Estonia allocates €120,000 in humanitarian aid to Lebanon
Estonia will provide €120,000 in humanitarian aid to Lebanon after the latest escalation in fighting sharply worsened conditions for civilians…
Estonia to buy three more HIMARS launchers from Lockheed Martin
Estonia is to procure three additional HIMARS multiple rocket launch systems from the American defence company Lockheed Martin, further strengthening…
Why resilient cities matter more than ever
At the Smart City Exchange Forum in Tallinn, one message rose above the rest: resilience is no longer a side…
Estonia ranks second in the world for academic freedom as global standards fall
Estonia ranks second in the world for academic freedom, according to the latest Academic Freedom Index, at a time when…
Estonia’s Tiger Leap: the schools project that wired a nation for the digital age
Thirty years ago today, president Lennart Meri went on TV to announce an audacious plan: connect every Estonian school to…
Estonia ranks third worldwide in scientific impact – how did it happen?
For a country often celebrated for its composers, digital statecraft and quietly radical governance, Estonia has now achieved something even…
Oleg Chupryna: Europe’s strategic autonomy amid the Russian threat
Strategic autonomy is no longer a matter of European ambition, but of European necessity; in a world of fading certainties…
Giulia Galbiati: why Estonian food prices still hurt
Even as Estonia’s inflation rate eases, food prices remain stubbornly high, leaving many households feeling little relief at the supermarket…
Desiree Mumm: what will it take to keep the transatlantic alliance strong?
As Europe, the United States and the wider world face diverging security pressures, the real test for the transatlantic alliance…
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…
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…
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…
Gallery: Christmas cats waiting for a home in Tallinn
Dressed in Santa hats and fairy lights, these cats look ready for Christmas; but this year, they will spend the…
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…
Video: The 10th Global Estonian virtual forum broadcast from Tallinn
The 10th edition of the Global Estonian virtual forum was broadcast on Friday, 5 December, filmed at Theatrum in Tallinn’s…
