Opinion articles by Estonian and global opinion leaders
After four decades as Estonia’s honorary consul, Jaak Treiman reflects on how the country’s presidents have built its influence abroad – each in a distinctly …
Jaak Treiman: how Estonia’s presidents have made a small country heard Read More
The six-month outage of the Estonia–Finland power link showed that resilience depends on more than spare equipment: Europe must be able to restore essential services …
Amir Naser Hojati: EstLink 2 exposed a gap in Europe’s infrastructure resilience Read More
In the address she delivered shortly before the Estonian parliament elected her president on 2 September 2026, Ülle Madise urged Estonians to abandon political rancour, …
Rail Baltica was meant to be the railway that carried the Baltic states into the heart of Europe – instead, it has become a warning …
Karsten Staehr: Rail Baltica – a predictable failure Read More
As much of Western Europe becomes unbearably hot, Estonia has a chance to turn its climate, space and slowness into a serious tourism advantage. Europe’s …
Editorial: Estonia’s cool opportunity Read More
Lisanna Kuningas, the operations manager of a hotel in Tallinn, offers some life hacks for navigating politeness in Estonian society. Estonians are often stereotyped as …
Life-hacks for the Estonian society – how to be polite in Estonia Read More
This June, Tallinn becomes the heart of the Baltic LGBTQ+ community as it hosts the Baltic Pride 2026; returning to the Estonian capital under the …
Joelle Marcelle Antson: Shame silences, pride heals at the Baltic Pride 2026 Read More
An Estonian entrepreneur and mother explains why she moved to the UK with her two daughters – arguing that Estonia’s birth-rate crisis is really a …
Karen Burns: Why I left Estonia to raise my daughters in the UK Read More
Viljandi city government’s refusal to allow the Estonian LGBT Association to unfurl a rainbow-coloured fabric in Vabaduse Square on 1 June is not an act …
Editorial: Viljandi’s rainbow ban is not child protection – it is civic exclusion Read More
Tallinn’s Old Town should be the city’s jewel; instead, too much of it feels hollowed out: overpriced, underused and increasingly outshone by Vilnius. Spring – …
James Oates: What is to be done with Tallinn’s Old Town? Read More