Ülle Madise emerges as the frontrunner in Estonia’s presidential race
Ülle Madise, Estonia’s chancellor of justice, is being discussed as a possible consensus candidate after president Alar Karis ruled out…
UK paper names Tallinn among the best European cities to visit this summer
British newspaper The Sunday Times, the weekend edition of The Times, recommends Tallinn as one of the best European cities…
Estonia’s president Alar Karis says he will not seek a second term
President Alar Karis has announced he will not stand for a second term, throwing Estonia’s presidential race wide open and…
Estonia ranks first in the EU startup and scaleup index
Estonia has been ranked first among European Union member states in a new European startup and scaleup scoreboard, underlining the…
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…
What is it like to climb into an artist’s mind?
Estonian artist Kristi Kongi’s Chromatic Drift turns the great hall of Kumu, Estonia’s leading art museum in Tallinn, into a…
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
29 June 2026 – 05 July 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma,…
Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
22 June 2026 – 28 June 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma,…
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…
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…
Estonia receives its first IRIS-T medium-range air defence system
Estonia has received its first IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defence missile system, marking a significant step in the country’s effort…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
