News and features about Estonia and Estonians
The American travel magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, has listed the Estonian capital, Tallinn, among 50 most beautiful cities in the world. “We seek beauty in […]
American travel magazine lists Tallinn among 50 most beautiful cities in the world Read More
On 20 August, Estonia celebrates the 30th anniversary of the restoration of independence with many public events; Estonian World highlights some of the free events
Public events in Tallinn mark the 30th anniversary of the restoration of independence Read More
The Estonian team of Katrina Lehis, Julia Beljajeva, Erika Kirpu and Irina Embrich won the women’s épée team gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic
Women’s épée team delivers Estonia’s first Olympic gold medal in 13 years Read More
Time, an influential American media outlet, has included the Estonian capital, Tallinn, in the magazine’s annual “world’s greatest places” list of 100 destinations. To compile the
Tallinn among the Time magazine’s “world’s greatest places” of 2021 Read More
Japanese artist MONQ portrayed the athletes who represent Estonia at the Tokyo Olympics as anime characters. The idea came from the Estonian Olympic Committee, who
Japanese artist turns Estonian Olympic athletes into anime characters Read More
Despite its small size, Estonia has done remarkably well in the history of the Olympics: it ranks number nine for the number of medals won
Estonia at the Olympics Read More
In the week of 19 July, people arriving in Estonia from seven European countries will need to self-isolate to curb the spread of the coronavirus
People arriving in Estonia from seven European countries need to self-isolate Read More
Estonian freedom fighter and politician Enn Tarto, who spent altogether 14 years in Soviet prison camps, died on 18 July at the age of 82.
Estonian freedom fighter Enn Tarto has died. He was 82 Read More
Numbeo, a crowd-sourced global database of statistics, has ranked Estonia 12th in the world for the quality of life in its mid-2021 index. Numbeo, a
Numbeo ranks Estonia 12th in the world for the quality of life Read More
The Estonian government decided on 7 July that foreigners from countries with a high risk of coronavirus infection outside of the European Union can only
Foreigners arriving in Estonia from third countries must take a coronavirus test Read More
