Opinion

Pärnu, Estonia’s seaside capital of summer leisure, is facing a defining political scandal – just days after the 19 October 2025 local elections, the town

Estonia’s recent local elections have produced an unexpected and uneasy outcome in Pärnu, the country’s summer capital – despite winning the vote, the centre-right Isamaa

The idea of building a €100 million Siuru Centre in the heart of Tartu might be sold as a beacon of culture and progress; in

Estonian MP and security expert Eerik-Niiles Kross says NATO’s rules of engagement explain why Russian fighters weren’t shot down – but argues Estonia still needs

Europe has celebrated its Shakespeares and Mozarts, but Ukraine’s Shevchenko, Malevich and Skovoroda remain largely unknown – erased by centuries of Russian repression. From Shakespeare

Arvo Pärt, Estonia’s most celebrated composer and one of the most widely performed living musicians in the world, turns 90 on 11 September; his work,

While children play in Kyiv’s parks, the war casts long shadows – on the mothers who wait, the fathers who vanish, and a future no

In a world driven by profit and power, have we forgotten our collective responsibility to prevent war, support the vulnerable, and live by the values

In a world where old alliances are fraying, Estonia and Japan – though geographically distant – are forging a closer partnership rooted in shared concerns