Lennart Meri, the president many loved, and everybody respected
On 29 March 2019, the former president and foreign minister, Lennart Meri, would’ve celebrated his 90th birthday; a Statesman with…
Bin Sou: Three Estonian words people tend to overlook
Bin Sou, a Korean expat living in Estonia, writes how while learning the Estonian language, he’s encountered three Estonian words…
The victims of Soviet deportations remembered in Estonia
On 25 March 1949, twenty thousand men, women and children from Estonia were deported by the Soviets to Siberia. Nearly…
Startup conference in Tartu brings together 4,000 entrepreneurs
On 15-17 March, the sTARTUp Day business conference brings together 4,000 startup-minded people to celebrate entrepreneurship in Tartu, Estonia’s second-largest…
Tallinn Airport receives an international award
The 2022 Airport Service Quality awards named Tallinn Airport the best airport among those serving two-to-five million passengers per year….
The Estonian economy contracted by 4.1% in Q4 2022
According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, in the fourth quarter of 2022, the gross domestic product, which shows…
The Estonian Music Days festival to take place in Tallinn and Tartu
Estonia’s largest premiere festival, the Estonian Music Days, has announced the programme of contemporary music concerts taking place from 26…
Veljo Tormis’s Finno-Ugric music to be performed at the Paris Philharmonic
Estonian conductor Ingrid Roose and the Paris Orchestra Choir bring Estonian composer Veljo Tormis’s choral work, “Forgotten Peoples”, to the…
Estonian artist Victoria Olt – from painting nails to opening her own gallery
From Estonia to Spain, on to the Netherlands and trapped in the West Indies – this was the journey of…
Researchers, students to develop Estonia’s first lunar rover
Researchers and students at Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu have started developing Estonia’s first Moon lander with the…
Tartu University’s machine translation engine now translates 23 Finno-Ugric languages
Researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science have added Livonian, Komi, Mansi and 14 other Finno-Ugric languages…
Pictures: Estonian biodesign in Mexico
From 1-8 March, the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City displays 30 works from Estonian designers. The Estonian Design Days are…
The 74 year old letter that indicates Estonia wanted to be a NATO founding member
Estonia and its fellow Baltic countries joined NATO on 29 March 2004, but the story of its path into the…
Updates: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – reactions in Estonia
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Estonian World brings you the latest reactions from Estonia – one…
French Griffon vehicles and AMX-10 tanks arrive in Estonia
For the first time, 17 Griffon armoured vehicles and three AMX-10 wheeled tanks have deployed to Estonia to train with…
Estonia’s teachers’ salary rise achieved by overburdening
The average salaries of Estonian teachers have lately grown faster than the average salaries overall in Estonia; however, higher salaries…
Researchers, students to develop Estonia’s first lunar rover
Researchers and students at Tartu Observatory of the University of Tartu have started developing Estonia’s first Moon lander with the…
People living in Estonia speak 243 different mother tongues
Estonian census results show that 243 different mother tongues are spoken in Estonia; Estonian is spoken as a mother tongue…
Sten Hankewitz: The Estonian Lutheran Church is spewing hatred
The newspaper “Our Church”, published by some of the clergy members of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, is spewing pure…
Paavo Kangur: Estonia’s general election in a nutshell
Estonian journalist and author Paavo Kangur writes in his election commentary that in today’s Estonia, people usually vote for power…
Mayyada Abdel Salam: Vaping – a growing concern in Estonia that requires a different approach
Mayyada Abdel Salam, a columnist based in Estonia, writes that the current approach towards regulating e-cigarettes in Estonia is misguided;…
Lennart Meri, the president many loved, and everybody respected
On 29 March 2019, the former president and foreign minister, Lennart Meri, would’ve celebrated his 90th birthday; a Statesman with…
Estonia’s former president Kaljulaid awarded Germany’s top decoration
During his visit to Estonia, the German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, awarded Kersti Kaljulaid, a former president of Estonia, the Order…
Estonian artist Victoria Olt – from painting nails to opening her own gallery
From Estonia to Spain, on to the Netherlands and trapped in the West Indies – this was the journey of…
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;…
Pictures: Estonian biodesign in Mexico
From 1-8 March, the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City displays 30 works from Estonian designers. The Estonian Design Days are…
Pictures: The UK deploys Chinook helicopters to Estonia
The UK’s Royal Air Force has deployed several Chinook helicopters to Estonia as part of an agreement between the two…
Alika Milova to represent Estonia at Eurovision 2023
Alika Milova will represent Estonia with the song “Bridges”, written by her and Dutch songwriter Wouter Hardy, at the upcoming…
Video: Skiers on the streets of Tallinn’s Old Town
The Estonian capital has seen so much snow in recent days that skiers are now having fun right on the…
Live: A virtual forum for Estonians worldwide
The Estonian foreign ministry holds a virtual forum for Estonians worldwide on 3 December; Estonian World will live broadcast the…
