Pictures: An Estonian ferry accommodates over 1,500 Ukrainian refugees
Estonian World paid a short visit to the ferry, “Isabelle”, moored at the Port of Tallinn and used to accommodate…
Estonia’s population increases due to immigration
According to Statistics Estonia, the country’s official statistics agency, on 1 January 2022, the population of Estonia was 1,331,796, which…
Estonians’ life expectancy decreases
The life expectancy at birth decreased in Estonia by two years in 2021, compared with the previous year, the preliminary…
Estonian hiring and relocation platform Werk raises USD1.3 million
Estonian startup Werk, a platform that enables companies to hire skilled and vetted migrant construction workers, handling everything from recruitment,…
Baruto and Paavo Järvi are the most famous Estonians in Japan
Big in Japan: according to a survey commissioned by the Estonian embassy in Tokyo, the best-known Estonians among the Japanese…
Tallinn’s Kaja Pizza among the 50 best pizzerias in Europe
The Italian pizzeria ranking web site, 50toppizza, has included Kaja Pizza, in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, among the “50 best…
Järvi conducting dynasty jubilees to be celebrated at an Estonian music festival
The Leigo Lake Music Festival, due to take place on 13 August in southern Estonia, will celebrate the jubilees of…
Gallery: Tallinn Music Week in pictures
Tallinn Music Week, a new music and city festival that took place from 4-8 May in the Estonian capital, Tallinn,…
Artist Anna Kõuhkna: Embrace all sides of life
Anna Kõuhkna, an Estonian artist, spoke to Estonian World ahead of the opening of her latest solo exhibition, “My darling shadow, my darling…
An Estonian research team develops an algorithm for safer self-driving cars
A research team of Tallinn University of Technology – also known as TalTech – has developed a new algorithm that…
Most people yet to accept driverless military robots, Estonian-led study shows
Sending machines to war instead of people is already commonplace, but the general public is not quite on board yet,…
A conference in Tallinn to host 300 digital governance experts from around the world
The Estonian e-Governance Academy is hosting an international conference with a focus on digital governments’ resilience during war and crises…
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…
Estonia tests combat readiness at the mass military exercise Siil
About 15,000 conscripts, reservists and active-duty servicemen of the Estonian Defence Forces, and members of the Estonian Defence League and…
February-March-April 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…
Can you learn without a teacher?
“The newest innovation in the Estonian education system” is a headline often ascribed to the Jõhvi coding school (known as…
The University of Tartu is offering a scholarship for expatriate Estonian professor
Estonia’s largest university, the University of Tartu, invites applications for an expatriate Estonian visiting professor’s scholarship. The University of Tartu…
Most people yet to accept driverless military robots, Estonian-led study shows
Sending machines to war instead of people is already commonplace, but the general public is not quite on board yet,…
Endel Siff: Protecting Estonia – how to keep the lights on
Endel Siff, the chairman of Milstrand, an Estonian oil storage company, writes that the country should take advantage of his…
Svetlana Stsur: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has devaluated the victory over Nazism
Svetlana Stsur, an Estonian Russian, writes that she understands the sentiment around 9 May and its meaning for the identity…
Sten Hankewitz: Why does Estonia have diplomatic relations with Iran?
Estonia recently “celebrated” the 30th anniversary of its relations with Iran and Estonia’s new ambassador to the country presented her…
Estonian violinist Hans Christian Aavik awarded at the Carl Nielsen Competition
Hans Christian Aavik, an Estonian violinist, was awarded a joint first prize at the 2022 Carl Nielsen International Competition –…
Twelve outstanding Estonian women in the world 2022
On the International Women’s Day, Estonian World has since 2015 highlighted some of the most outstanding Estonian women on the…
Kelly Sildaru wins a bronze medal at Beijing 2022
Kelly Sildaru has become the first Estonian freestyle skier to win a Winter Olympic medal, after winning a bronze in…
Gallery: Tallinn Music Week in pictures
Tallinn Music Week, a new music and city festival that took place from 4-8 May in the Estonian capital, Tallinn,…
Pictures: An Estonian ferry accommodates over 1,500 Ukrainian refugees
Estonian World paid a short visit to the ferry, “Isabelle”, moored at the Port of Tallinn and used to accommodate…
Pictures: Estonian sustainable design in Valencia
An exhibition featuring sustainable design solutions by more than 20 Estonian designers opened at the Palacio de Colomina in Valencia,…
Video: A virtual forum for Estonians worldwide
The Estonian foreign ministry holds a virtual forum for Estonians worldwide on 5 May; Estonian World will live broadcast the…
Video: Training to fight Russia – how a volunteer force is growing in Estonia
The Time magazine has posted a video on how the volunteers of the Estonian Defence League are training to be…
Video: Estonian folk singer Mari Kalkun releases a Ukraine-themed song
Mari Kalkun, one of the best known Estonian folk music singer-songwriters, has released a song, “Somewhere There’s War”, that she…
