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Price of diesel breaks all-time record in Estonia

The price at the pump of a liter of diesel rose to €2.169 on Monday for an all-time high. Estonian fuel retailers raised prices late this morning, with gasoline increasing [..]

Police officer: Most challenges in Narva are alcohol-related

Most police callouts in Estonia’s border city Narva are related to alcohol or domestic violence, said the lead actor of the new crime series who shadowed officers on patrol for [..]

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to jointly buy Rail Baltica regional trains

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on Wednesday announced a joint procurement for ordering regional trains for Rail Baltica. However, uncertainty remains over when the railway will be completed. The tender from [..]

FM: Estonia prepared to discuss sending forces to Hormuz Strait with US

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Estonia is ready to discuss how it can contribute to the U.S.’ mission in the Strait of Hormuz if an official [..]

PPA vessel sinks in Mediterranean with Estonia’s ambassador to Greece on board

Four people were injured after an Estonian patrol boat participating in a EU border agency joint operation sank in the Mediterranean on Monday. The Estonian ambassador to Greece was on [..]

US ambassador: Reports on meeting between US and Estonian lawmakers misleading

Reports regarding the meeting between Estonian and U.S. lawmakers have been misleading and disrespectful to U.S. soldiers stationed in Estonia, said Roman Pipko, the U.S. Ambassador to Estonia, in a [..]

Bolt to start monitoring how customers ride scooters

Bolt is set to introduce several new changes, including monitoring driving behavior and a discount for customers wearing a helmet. Last year, the company began monitoring how drivers use its [..]

Two Estonians make Forbes world’s rich list again

Wise co-founders Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus, both from Estonia, have made the freshly published Forbes World’s Real-Time Billionaires list. Käärmann, 45, was placed 1,913th at the time of writing, [..]

South Korean weapons giant to invest €100 million in Estonia

South Korean defense industry giant Hanwha Aerospace has announced a major direct investment package of nearly €100 million to support Estonia’s defense industry and technological independence. According to the company, [..]

Estonia’s new ID cards a major headache for notaries

The Chamber of Notaries is demanding that the Information System Authority (RIA) immediately provide a solution to technical problems with new ID cards that have caused major disruptions for notaries [..]

Estonian company WiSo Engineering to build largest hybrid plant in Estonia

One of the largest solar parks in the Baltics at Kirikmäe will soon be supplemented with a 55 MW battery storage system with a storage capacity of 250 MWh, to [..]

Estonia’s final 2 repatriation flights to depart from Middle East on Sunday

On Sunday morning, one of the special repatriation flights for Estonians from the Middle East landed in Tallinn, with a second arriving in Riga. On Sunday, the last of the [..]

Estonia facing critical shortage of internal medicine doctors

Estonia faces a critical shortage of internal medicine specialists, with nearly half of those currently working in the field set to reach retirement age in the next 5–10 years. The [..]

Bauwise launches construction tender management capability

Bauwise, a construction cost management software developer, introduces Construction Tender Management, a new capability designed to address the gap between procurement and commercial control. The solution aligns estimates, bids, and [..]

Estonia delivers note after Russian icebreaker enters Estonian territorial waters

Estonia has summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires after a Russian icebreaker entered its territorial waters without notice, urging compliance with maritime rules. The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs today summoned the [..]

Middle East flight cancellations leave Estonians searching for alternative routes home

Estonians in the Middle East are figuring out alternative ways to get home after flights were canceled with no clear indication of when they may resume. The events in the [..]

FM: No signs of Middle East airspace opening any time soon

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Monday morning that are no signs of Middle Eastern airspace reopening, which would allow Estonian citizens to return home. On Saturday, [..]

Foreign ministry recommends Estonian citizens leave Israel following Iran strikes

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended any Estonian citizens currently in Israel leave the country, following the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran which began Saturday morning. “We recommend that [..]

Minister: We have an agreement with Latvia that Rail Baltica will be built by 2030

Minister of Infrastructure Kuldar Leis (Reform) said there is an agreement with Latvia that the Rail Baltica line will be completed by the end of the decade despite concerns about [..]

Tallinn backs stronger role for cities in shaping EU funding and policy decisions

Tallinn joined other EU capital cities in calling for a stronger role for cities in shaping European Union policies and funding priorities as preparations begin for the EU’s next Multiannual [..]

Estonia reports record low number of traffic fatalities in 2025

The number of traffic fatalities fell to its lowest in decades in 2025, data shows. However, accidents with elderly pedestrians and young scooter riders are causing concern among experts. Last [..]

Russian icebreakers operating in Baltic Sea near Estonia

Last week, Russian icebreakers appeared in the Baltic Sea near Estonia. Among them were one of the world’s largest nuclear-powered icebreakers “Sibir.” Russian exports through the Gulf of Finland have [..]

Estonian police to use drones to catch drivers running red lights

Tartu police plan to begin using a drone this spring to catch drivers who run red lights, as statistics show several of the country’s worst intersections for such violations are [..]

Tallinn wants electric scooter rules enshrined in the law

E-scooter and moped rental companies are gearing up for the new season and want to review rules with Tallinn officials, while the city says traffic laws should be set nationally. [..]

BREP advances Estonia’s largest solar-plus-storage project, signs first Baltic FPPA, secures Swedbank financing

Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investing, and Evecon announce a series of major milestones supporting the acceleration of Estonia’s energy transition, through their jointly owned [..]

Food prices continued to rise in January

In January 2026, the consumer price index increased by 1 percent compared with December 2025 and by 3.7 percent on year, data from Statistics Estonia shows. Food prices rose by [..]

Over 600 Narva residents form heart-shaped human chain for Valentine’s Day

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, over 600 Narva residents gathered to form a human chain in the shape of a heart. A total of 45 local governments in Estonia supported the [..]

Exclusive urban spa to be added to Telliskivi’s new building complex

An exclusive new spa and sauna destination is set to enhance Telliskivi, introducing a next-level urban wellness experience and a new quality benchmark for the area. The spa will form [..]

Estonian icebreakers free over 50 ships from ice-bound Baltic Sea coastline

Estonia’s icebreakers have freed over 50 vessels from the pack ice hemming in Estonia’s coastlines and shipping lanes since the start of the year. Two state-operated vessels, the Botnica and [..]

January district heating bills up by 50% compared to 2025

Cold January weather is hitting more than just electric heating users — district heating bills arriving next week will be nearly double those from December and last January. Residents of [..]

Tartu-Riga train changes hit rural Southern Estonia hardest

The new Tartu-Riga train schedule left many Estonians dissatisfied, but for southern residents who rely on the train, the change has thrown a wrench in daily logistics. One affected family [..]

Estonia strengthens energy resilience: hertz 1, one of continental Europe’s largest battery storage parks, opens in Kiisa

The Baltic Storage Platform (BSP) – a joint venture between Baltics leading renewable energy developer Evecon, French independent solar power producer Corsica Sole, and sustainable investment manager Mirova – today [..]

Wise co-founder: I live a pretty normal life in London

Wise co-founder Kristo Käärmann said despite everything the company has achieved he lives a fairly ordinary life. Talking to “Ringvaade” in a rare interview, Käärman, 45, who lives in London [..]

Ministry to use Danske Bank fine money to overhaul anti-corruption law

Justice Minister Liisa Pakosta says the Danske Bank money laundering case revealed that corruption is not currently being adequately prevented in financial institutions. A year ago, the United States allocated [..]

Estonia to ban Russian, Belarusian citizens without permanent residency from buying property

Estonia will ban Russian and Belarusian citizens without permanent resident status in the country from buying property, as well as companies acting on their behalf, citing security risks. While Estonia [..]

Leading commercial banks in Estonia see their profits fall in 2025

Swedbank and SEB posted lower profits in 2025, earning €261 million and €166.9 million respectively, as interest income declined and costs rose for both banks. Swedbank Estonia reported a net [..]

City government scraps plans for bike lanes on major Tallinn streets

Tallinn has abandoned plans to build bike paths on Narva maantee and Liivalaia tänav, as it does not want to remove lanes for cars and has lost EU funding after [..]

Several major retail chains planning new stores

Estonia’s major grocery chains — Selver, Grossi and Coop — are continuing their active expansion this year and plan to open new stores in several locations. Selver plans to open [..]

Price of electricity to break 2026 record on Monday

On Monday, the average electricity price in the Nord Pool Estonia pricing area is €241 per megawatt-hour. At its peak, the price will exceed €500 per unit. Overnight, the electricity [..]

Estonia mulls home delivery for over-the-counter medicines

Food delivery companies Bolt and Wolt are working with several ministries to see if it is possible to launch courier services for over-the-counter medicines in Estonia, following in the footsteps [..]

Largest solar park in Baltics to open in Lääne County this summer

This summer, Sunly, the largest solar park in the Baltics, at a cost of over €120 million, is due to start operating in Risti, Lääne County. A battery park costing [..]

Cryptocurrency services now required to make tax authority declarations

The government has approved legal amendments which will require crypto asset service providers to submit transaction data reports to the Estonian tax authority, the MTA. Income earned from crypto assets [..]

First munitions plant in close to a century opens in Estonia

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday to mark the official opening of an explosives plant at the new Ämari defense industry park. The mini-park is situated at the Ämari Air [..]

Estonia’s PPA warns about ice risks after 5 Latvians accidentally cross Russian border

Five Latvian nationals were detained overnight by Russian authorities after inadvertently crossing the eastern border over lake ice. After over a week of sub-zero temperatures, from Monday, Lake Peipus (Peipsi [..]

City of Tartu considering subsidizing morning bus connections to Riga

Tartu – Riga bus services have become less frequent, and according to Lux Express, passenger numbers on the route have fallen. With the direct morning connection to the Latvian capital [..]

Estonia to ease punishments for drug use

The Ministry of Justice wants to draw a clearer line between drug addicts and criminals under a proposed legal amendment. The Ministry of Justice has sent out for consultation a [..]

Drivers urged to postpone trips due to blizzards

Ongoing snowfall and strong winds in Eastern and Southern Estonia have made roads in some areas impassable, prompting the Transport Administration to advise avoiding driving in those regions on Saturday. [..]

Estonia mulling social tax change, implications for couriers and digital nomads

A bill streamlining social tax payments for services between individuals is back in government. It would shift tax duties to service providers using platforms. In the fall of 2023, the [..]

Education minister: Major goal to get Russian-speaking children to B1 in Estonian

Most of the schools in Estonia where Russian has, until recently, been the main language of instruction, still do not equip children with sufficient Estonian language skills, Minister of Education [..]

Prices in Estonia went up 4.1% on year to December 2025

Prices in Estonia rose by 4.1 percent on year to December, Statistics Estonia reported. The flash estimate of the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) published by on Wednesday also [..]

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