Estonia launches a global survey for the Estonian community abroad
The Estonian foreign ministry invites all Estonians living abroad to take part in a survey to collect feedback on the…
Only people arriving in Estonia from one European country don’t need to self-isolate
Starting from Monday, 26 October, only people arriving in Estonia from one European country – Norway – don’t need to…
Gallery: Hundreds rally in support of Estonia’s LGBT community
Approximately 250-300 people on 18 October gathered at Tallinn’s Freedom Square in protest against a referendum on the definition of…
An Estonian business idea competition offers a €150,000 prize
An Estonian business idea competition, called Ajujaht (“Brain Hunt” in English), is offering €150,000 in prize money for development of…
A virtual trade mission is to introduce Estonia to American and Canadian businesses
A virtual trade mission, starting on 27 October, will introduce Estonia and its business environment, along with the country’s leading…
Warner Music expands to Estonia
Warner Music Group, one of the biggest record companies in the world, has opened an office in Estonia; its first…
A digital concert to celebrate Arvo Pärt’s 85th birthday
Dash Arts, a London-based international arts organisation, will be hosting a virtual mini-concert and live discussion to mark Estonian composer…
Warner Music expands to Estonia
Warner Music Group, one of the biggest record companies in the world, has opened an office in Estonia; its first…
Estonia, Finland and Hungary celebrate the Pan-Finno-Ugric Day
Estonia, Finland and Hungary, the three independent Finno-Ugric countries, celebrate the Pan-Finno-Ugric Day on 17 October. Based on a decision…
Participants from 14 countries join a virtual Estonian cyber security hackathon
Garage48, Startup Estonia, the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu and several cyber security-related startups and organisations…
Estonian students create a cordless desk lamp made from surplus furniture
A company established by Estonian high school students has created a portable and sustainable battery-powered wooden desk lamp that is…
Estonia’s COVID-19 portal ceases operations in protest against the homophobic government
The Estonian information portal, koroonakaart.ee, that provided multilingual real-time data on the coronavirus in Estonia, ceased operations on 22 October…
Participants from 14 countries join a virtual Estonian cyber security hackathon
Garage48, Startup Estonia, the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu and several cyber security-related startups and organisations…
A member of the Estonian Public Broadcasting’s board calls TV hosts “sodomites”
Urmas Reitelmann, the chairman of the far-right EKRE party’s council and a member of the supervisory board of the Estonian…
Estonia supports development cooperation projects in Belarus with €500,000
The Estonian foreign ministry has opened a call for proposals for funding development cooperation projects with the aim of supporting…
University study: the Gulf of Finland has oxygen-deprived dead zones
According to the initial data of a study by Tallinn University of Technology, not only has the Gulf of Finland…
What helped Estonian schools successfully handle the coronavirus crisis?
In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic put students, teachers and parents to test; Estonian schools managed to adapt…
The University of Tartu among the 300 best universities in the world
The University of Tartu has achieved its best-ever ranking in this year’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The oldest…
Editorial: A new low in Estonia’s politics as an openly homophobic minister neither apologises nor resigns
The Estonian political culture took many steps back from the Nordic countries and closer to the pariahs of the East…
Elvin Abbasli: Why are Dr Grigoryan’s demands dangerous for the Estonian state?
In a response to Rafik Grigoryan’s article, “Should Estonia be concerned about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh”, Elvin Abbasli, a Tallinn-based…
Rafik Grigoryan: Should Estonia be concerned about the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh?
As the Azerbaijani army has attacked the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory with the support of Turkey, NATO members – including Estonia…
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,…
