Only people arriving in Estonia from Iceland don’t need to self-isolate
As the Estonian foreign ministry has stated for the past multiple weeks, the only people arriving in Estonia from Europe…
The Cato Institute: Estonia is one of the freest countries in the world
According to the Human Freedom Index 2020, compiled by the Cato Institute, an American libertarian think tank, Estonia is one…
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Estonian winter
Adam Rang, an Estonian born in the UK, now living in Tallinn, gives several tips on how to embrace and…
Travel site: Tallinn is the best place for remote working in 2021
Big 7 Travel, a Hong Kong-based global travel site, listed “50 best places for remote working in 2021”, crowning the…
India to open an embassy in Tallinn
The Indian government has decided to open an embassy in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, to help India expand its diplomatic…
“Chasing Unicorns”, an Estonian startup comedy, now available worldwide
“Chasing Unicorns”, directed by Estonian startup entrepreneur Rain Rannu – the founder of Fortumo – is now available to watch…
Estonian writers Vahur Afanasjev and Justin Petrone: The heavy feeling has lifted from Estonians
Kristel Kont talked to Estonian writers Vahur Afanasjev and Justin Petrone about writing at the time of the coronavirus pandemic…
A museum of “banned books” opens in Estonia
A museum of forbidden literature has opened in the Old Town of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia; the aim of…
Ten Estonian Christmas songs
As it is 24 December and Christmas Eve (the day Estonians celebrate Christmas, unlike the Anglo-Saxons who celebrate it on…
An Estonian consortium tests an autonomous bus in Greece
An Estonian consortium has completed an autonomous public transport pilot project in Greece; in two months, the Estonian autonomous bus,…
A green revolution in the economy is possible thanks to data
Transition to a green economy not only requires idealism and initiative but also data; Estonia’s Rohetiiger (Green Tiger) collaboration platform…
An Estonian company to provide cameras for NASA
Estonian company Crystalspace, partnered with the Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu and Krakul, an Estonian autonomous systems development…
The Tallinn-based NATO cyber defence centre to lead research on securing 5G networks for military mobility
The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, also known as the CCDCOE, based in Tallinn, Estonia, will lead a…
Estonia’s prime minister Jüri Ratas resigns, Kaja Kallas asked to form the government
Jüri Ratas, the Estonian prime minister and the head of the Centre Party, has resigned, following the party’s suspected criminal…
LIVE: Open Society Forum “Rule of Law in the European Union: Liberty of the Many or Duty of the Few?”
The Open Estonia Foundation and the European Commission’s representation in Estonia organise an online forum on the rule of law…
A green revolution in the economy is possible thanks to data
Transition to a green economy not only requires idealism and initiative but also data; Estonia’s Rohetiiger (Green Tiger) collaboration platform…
Estonian scientists lead a Baltic-Nordic 5G testing
Estonians scientists are leading an ambitious project to test 5G network technology interoperability across Finland, Estonia and Latvia – a…
Estonian researchers develop a unique coronavirus rapid test
The University of Tartu and SelfDiagnostics, a medical equipment supplier, have developed a SARS-CoV-2 rapid molecular test that allows detecting the viral…
Egert Rünne: Human rights in a changed Estonia
Under the current populist government, the human rights have started to deteriorate in Estonia – and everyone must ask whether…
Estonian scientists: a science-based forest management is Estonia’s key contribution to combating climate change
In a joint statement, 23 Estonian scientists say that a science-based forest management is Estonia’s key contribution to combating climate…
Canadian and Swedish Estonians condemn EKRE ministers’ comments about US elections
The Estonian Central Council in Canada and the Association of Estonians in Sweden have issued a statement, condemning the comments…
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…
Top 12 most outstanding Estonian statespeople
On the occasion of the day celebrating the restoration of independence, Estonian World has chosen 12 of Estonia’s most outstanding…
Lennart Meri, the president many loved, and everybody respected
Today, the former president and foreign minister, Lennart Meri, would’ve celebrated his 90th birthday; a Statesman with a capital S,…
