Ülle Madise is elected the next president of Estonia
The Estonian parliament has chosen the country’s long-serving chancellor of justice and one of its leading constitutional lawyers, Ülle Madise,…
Gallery: The Baltic Way in pictures
On 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from…
The Baltic Way – the longest unbroken human chain in history
There were many reasons why people all over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania took part in the Baltic Way, but for…
Estonia’s median salary €1,840 in Q2 2026
The median salary in Estonia in the second quarter of 2026 was €1,840, which is 6.1% – or €196 –…
A Saudi retail giant buys Estonian dairy plants for €135m
A Saudi Arabian retail group has won a €135.25 million auction for two factories belonging to the bankrupt Estonian dairy…
Estonia’s GDP grows by 2.1% in Q2 2026
According to a preliminary estimate, Estonia’s gross domestic product grew by 2.1% in the second quarter of 2026 compared with…
Ingrid Lukas: “Words tell a story – but the sound tells the truth”
She was five when she joined the Baltic Way, too young to understand its politics but old enough to feel…
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
31 August 2026 – 06 September 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma,…
Inside Keskus, the Estonian centre in Toronto that even raccoons could not stop
The Keskus International Estonian Centre in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood is entering the final stretch of construction – during KESKfEST, the…
Estonia’s Skeleton expands its role in Europe’s defence technology race
The Estonian energy storage company, Skeleton Technologies, is working with defence companies in Spain, Portugal and France on technologies for…
Estonia’s Bolt to launch a self-driving car testing programme in Luxembourg
The Estonian-founded transportation technology startup, Bolt, together with other companies, is launching an autonomous mobility pilot programme in Luxembourg. In…
Estonian startup to use nanotech for healing of chronic wounds
Estonian medical technology company Nanordica Medical has raised €1.6 million to launch its wound dressing, which uses its proprietary Premotiv…
Estonia’s defence minister resigns over a failed €70 million shell deal for Ukraine
The Estonian defence minister, Hanno Pevkur, has accepted political responsibility and resigned after an Estonian state agency paid almost €70…
How Estonia secured the withdrawal of the last Russian troops
The last Russian soldiers left Estonia on 31 August 1994, after fraught diplomacy, Western pressure and an improbable vodka session…
Estonia in the grip of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and great-power realpolitik
On 23 August 1939, Nazi Germany’s foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and his Soviet counterpart, Vyacheslav Molotov, signed a non-aggression…
Estonia is less religious, but not less spiritual, a survey finds
More than half of Estonian residents do not follow any religion, but many still believe in fate, higher powers, sacred…
Estonia’s top universities named in the QS World University Rankings
The University of Tartu remains Estonia’s highest-ranked university, while Tallinn University of Technology, known as TalTech, rises 35 places to…
The tiny monarchs shaping Estonia’s honey
Estonia’s beekeepers are combining old rural traditions with modern genetics, raising queen bees that could help hives survive harsh northern…
Ülle Madise: When did we stop fighting for Estonia’s future and start fighting one another?
In the address she delivered shortly before the Estonian parliament elected her president on 2 September 2026, Ülle Madise urged…
Karsten Staehr: Rail Baltica – a predictable failure
Rail Baltica was meant to be the railway that carried the Baltic states into the heart of Europe – instead,…
Editorial: Estonia’s cool opportunity
As much of Western Europe becomes unbearably hot, Estonia has a chance to turn its climate, space and slowness into…
Ingrid Lukas: “Words tell a story – but the sound tells the truth”
She was five when she joined the Baltic Way, too young to understand its politics but old enough to feel…
How Ando Kiviberg turned the Viljandi Folk Music Festival into an Estonian institution
Musician, former mayor and self-styled “chief” Ando Kiviberg has spent three decades turning a fledgling folk gathering into one of…
One river, 12 paintings: Keili Major’s year on the Tanaro
Every month for a year, Keili Major returns to the same spot on the Tanaro river and paints it –…
Gallery: The Baltic Way in pictures
On 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from…
A salon in the wilderness: Kikumu 2026 – in pictures
Cinema in a century-old manor, contemporary art inside a modernist landmark and music beside the lake: the second Kikumu festival…
Gallery: Street artists bring dozens of new works to Tartu at the Stencibility festival
The 17th International Street Art Festival Stencibility filled the streets of Tartu, Estonia, with more than 30 new works, turning…
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…
