A mental health crisis is holding back young Estonians’ participation in society, a report says
A recent report has found that, in the future, a shrinking generation of young people will have to shoulder greater…
Soviet deportations in Estonia: the June 1941 tragedy
On 14 June 1941, the Soviet Union deported more than 10,000 people from Estonia to Siberia, in one of the…
Saving the Soviet aesthetic from the scrap bin
When Canadian philosopher Aaron James Wendland moved to Tallinn, he hoped to find a home that felt distinctly Estonian; instead,…
The number of crypto companies in Estonia falls
The number of licensed crypto asset service providers in Estonia fell to 32 at the end of the first quarter…
The IMF: Estonia’s public debt is on an unsustainable trajectory
The International Monetary Fund has warned that Estonia’s public debt is on an unsustainable path under current policies; the Bank…
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…
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
15 June 2026 – 21 June 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma,…
Estonian sci-fi classic “Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel” to screen in Shanghai
Grigori Kromanov’s 1979 cult science-fiction film Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel will screen at the Shanghai International Film Festival in June, bringing…
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
08 June 2026 – 14 June 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma,…
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 approves Tesla’s self-driving system for its roads
Estonia has cleared Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system for use on its roads, becoming the third European country to recognise the…
Podcast: Iran after the blackout
As the war with Iran is told through the language of missiles, presidents and military commanders, the voice of ordinary…
Updates: Russia’s war against Ukraine – Estonian perspective
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Estonian World brings you the latest reactions from Estonia. For updates…
Zelenskyy visits Estonia as Tallinn and Kyiv sign a defence declaration
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, visited Estonia on 9 June, meeting the Estonian president, Alar Karis, before joining the prime…
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…
Renata Sõukand, the Estonian ethnobotanist in Venice, on plants, memory and home
Estonian ethnobotanist Renata Sõukand, an associate professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, studies what societies remember through plants –…
Life-hacks for the Estonian society – how to be polite in Estonia
Lisanna Kuningas, the operations manager of a hotel in Tallinn, offers some life hacks for navigating politeness in Estonian society….
Joelle Marcelle Antson: Shame silences, pride heals at the Baltic Pride 2026
This June, Tallinn becomes the heart of the Baltic LGBTQ+ community as it hosts the Baltic Pride 2026; returning to…
Karen Burns: Why I left Estonia to raise my daughters in the UK
An Estonian entrepreneur and mother explains why she moved to the UK with her two daughters – arguing that Estonia’s…
Renata Sõukand, the Estonian ethnobotanist in Venice, on plants, memory and home
Estonian ethnobotanist Renata Sõukand, an associate professor at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, studies what societies remember through plants –…
Alma Sooäär and the Kalamaja shop that refuses to disappear
In Tallinn’s fashionable Kalamaja district, where old wooden houses now sit alongside trendy cafés and rising property prices, Alma Sooäär…
Arvo Pärt at 90: a composer of unity in an age of division
Arvo Pärt, Estonia’s most celebrated composer and one of the most widely performed living musicians in the world, turns 90…
Pictures: Tallinn Music Week 2026
Four days, 35 concert nights, thousands of music lovers – and a city briefly remade by sound; from 9–12 April,…
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;…
Vintage Estonian New Year cards and the stories they tell
New Year cards have long carried a special place in Estonia’s visual culture – from the refined designs of the…
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…
