News and features about Estonia and Estonians
Tallinn is preparing a significant shift in the way it develops its tram network, with the city planning to buy 22 new bidirectional trams – […]
Tallinn to buy 22 bidirectional trams as the city rethinks its transport future Read More
Estonia has ranked third in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, compiled by Reporters Without Borders, or RSF, confirming its place among the world’s freest
Estonia ranks third in 2026 World Press Freedom Index Read More
Kersti Kaljulaid, Estonia’s former head of state, has been removed as president of the Estonian Olympic Committee, or EOK, after a bruising vote of no
Kersti Kaljulaid ousted as Estonian Olympic Committee president after bitter revolt Read More
The HBO miniseries “Chernobyl” told the world, in graphic detail, what really happened in the worst nuclear catastrophe humankind has ever faced; Estonian World brings
Estonia’s population fell for the second year in a row in 2025, as low birth rates, more deaths and a sharp reversal in migration pushed
Estonia’s population shrinks again Read More
Fourteen cases and unfamiliar pronunciation: how the Keeleklikk language-learning platform helped a Swede and an Italian master Estonian with confidence. This article was published in
Keeleklikk: the free platform helping foreigners learn Estonian Read More
A towering aspen in south-west Estonia has been confirmed as the tallest of its kind in Europe, in a discovery that places a remote corner
Europe’s tallest aspen discovered in south-west Estonia Read More
Estonia’s diplomatic map has just stretched a little further across the globe – all the way to Tonga, the Polynesian kingdom so far from Tallinn
Estonia extends its diplomatic reach to Tonga Read More
On 25 March 1949, the Soviet regime deported 20,000 Estonian men, women, and children to Siberia; in just a few days, nearly three per cent
Estonia remembers the victims of Soviet deportations Read More
Dan Boeckner, a 48-year-old Canadian musician, posted deeply offensive remarks about Estonians on X on 12 March, drawing the ire of Estonian expatriates in Canada
A Canadian musician deeply offends Estonians, draws the ire of expats Read More
