News and features about Estonia and Estonians
Jonatan Vseviov, a former secretary general of Estonia’s foreign ministry who left his post to join the Social Democratic Party and run for a seat …
Jonatan Vseviov sets out a new vision for Estonia, but difficult questions remain Read More
Estonia will lower the minimum voting age for European Parliament elections from 18 to 16, while reducing the minimum age for candidates from 21 to …
Estonia to lower the voting age for the EP elections Read More
Estonia’s new president, Ülle Madise, used her first address to warn that fear, indifference and political hostility were corroding public trust, urging the country to …
Ülle Madise takes office as Estonia’s president with a call to rebuild trust Read More
In the autumn of 1944, as the Red Army closed in and renewed Soviet occupation became inevitable, around 80,000 Estonians fled aboard ships and small …
Remembering Estonia’s Second World War refugees Read More
The Estonian parliament has chosen the country’s long-serving chancellor of justice and one of its leading constitutional lawyers, Ülle Madise, as its next head of …
Ülle Madise is elected the next president of Estonia Read More
On 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius, …
Gallery: The Baltic Way in pictures Read More
There were many reasons why people all over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania took part in the Baltic Way, but for eight-year-old Anne-Marie Riitsaar, one of …
The Baltic Way – the longest unbroken human chain in history Read More
Siim Kallas, a former Estonian prime minister and European Commission vice-president who helped give the newly independent country its own currency and economic footing, has …
On 20 August 1991, Estonia declared formal independence during the Soviet military coup attempt in Moscow, reconstituting the pre-1940 state. In the evening of 20 August 1991, Estonian politicians …
Estonia celebrates the restoration of independence Read More
Estonia’s chancellor of justice, Ülle Madise, has formally announced her presidential bid, entering the race with the backing of 62 MPs and a promise to …
Ülle Madise enters the race to become Estonia’s next president Read More