Estonia

New Rail Baltica underpass to connect Tallinn’s Ülemiste and Lasnamäe

A new tunnel will be built to connect Tallinn’s Lasnamäe and Ülemiste City as part of the Rail Baltica project for €9.8 million and the first phase will be completed [..]

Emergency Response Center wants to introduce two-way video calls

The Emergency Response Center wants to introduce video calls to help better understand the situation at the scene of an incident, and the Ministry of the Interior is looking for [..]

Government unveils new Estonian drone roadmap

The Estonian government unveiled a drone roadmap aimed at expanding counter-drone capabilities, easing testing rules and speeding up adoption across defense and the economy. In late April, the government greenlit [..]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Estonia for NB8 summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in Tallinn on Tuesday to attend the Nordic-Baltic cooperation summit and meet with President Alar Karis. The summit, hosted by Estonia, which holds the [..]

Tallinn erects modular bomb shelter in the heart of the city

Tallinn on Thursday installed a modular shelter in the green area at Juhkentali 10, the first shelter of its kind to be placed in public urban space in Estonia. The [..]

Estonian agency turns to TikTok and Roblox in attempt to reach troubled youth

The Education and Youth Board (Harno) wants to reach troubled young people through social media, online games and forum platforms and offer them support. The agency plans to spend nearly [..]

Elron to test drone attack response with train passengers on Wednesday

Trains will be stopped on Wednesday afternoon as Estonian Railways (Eesti Raudtee) and Elron practice their response to a drone attack as part of a nationwide exercise. On Wednesday, the [..]

Passenger numbers for Tartu-Helsinki flights show steady growth

Passenger numbers on Finnair flights between Tartu and Helsinki have increased significantly this year due to improved stability, prompting preparations for a new public procurement process to secure the route’s [..]

Auditor General: Latvia’s Rail Baltica delay will end up costing Estonia

Latvia’s inability to complete Rail Baltic construction by the set deadline will inevitably end up costing Estonia as well, Auditor General Janar Holm said. The Riigikogu Anti-Corruption Select Committee discussed [..]

Finland wraps probe into cable damage in Estonia’s economic waters

Finnish authorities have wrapped up a probe into damage to two undersea telecom cables in the Baltic Sea late last year, including one in Estonia’s economic waters. Finnish authorities detained [..]

MP: Riigikogu to vote on speed camera warning sign bill before midsummer

The Riigikogu is “likely” to pass a law which will require warning signs to be placed ahead of mobile speed cameras before the midsummer break, one of the bill’s sponsors [..]

Intel: Russia’s Baltic Fleet air defense capabilities significantly reduced after Ukraine attacks

Russia’s Baltic Fleet has lost around a third of its medium-range air defense capabilities after Ukraine’s recent long-range attacks, Estonian military intelligence said Friday. Col. Ants Kiviselg, head of the [..]

Swedish parliament approves prison leasing agreement with Estonia

The Swedish Riksdag ratified a prison leasing agreement with Estonia, an important milestone to ease Sweden’s domestic overcrowding and preserve operations at Tartu Prison. According to Estonian Minister of Justice [..]

A third of Tallinn schools want to start the school day before 9 a.m.

As of early June, nearly 20 Tallinn municipal schools want to start the school day earlier in the coming academic year than permitted under a Ministry of Education regulation requiring [..]

A €2 million rental building completed on Hiiumaa through public-private partnership

Built through a collaboration between Hiiumaa municipality and a private investor, the harbour rental building has brought 23 modern apartments to Kõrgessaare village,offering much-needed relief to the island’s long-standing housing [..]

Price of electricity nears €400 Monday evening

The average electricity price on Monday in Estonia’s bidding area on the Nord Pool power exchange is nearly €134 per megawatt-hour. In the evening, the price will rise to €385 [..]

Estonia becomes third EU country to allow self-driving cars on its roads

Estonia has become the third country in Europe to allow cars with self-driving systems on its roads, following the Netherlands and Lithuania. Within the next few months, drivers of newer [..]

Estonia installs first counter-drone systems on its border with Russia

The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) has installed the first section of fixed counter-drone detection and surveillance systems on Estonia’s eastern border. The entire border with Russia is set [..]

Tallinn awarded the “Rescuer City” distinction by Ukraine

Tallinn was awarded the “Rescuer City” honorary distinction by the President of Ukraine at the IV International Summit of Cities and Regions held in Kyiv. The distinction was received by [..]

Mayors of Tallinn and Helsinki approve twin city cooperation action plan for 2026–2029

Tallinn’s Mayor Peeter Raudsepp and Helsinki’s Mayor Daniel Sazonov approved the Helsinki–Tallinn twin city cooperation action plan for 2026–2029 today in Tallinn. The action plan strengthens the strategic partnership between [..]

Security experts dismiss media speculation about Russian attack on Baltic states

Estonian security experts have dismissed claims circulating in the Western media that Russia is preparing to attack the Baltic states in the near future, arguing the coverage does not critically [..]

Average age of first-time mothers in Estonia rises above 30

For the first time, the average age of first-time mothers in Estonia has risen above 30 years old, according to data from the National Institute for Health Development. The average [..]

UK defense minister’s plane experiences GPS jamming during Estonia visit

An RAF jet with the UK defence secretary on board had its signal jammed as it flew near the Russian border earlier this week, UK media reports. Defence Secretary John [..]

Finland’s economic slump negatively impacting on Estonia

The ongoing economic downturn in Finland is having a knock-on effect on the Estonian economy. In construction and related areas in particular, the pinch has been felt south of the [..]

Estonia delivers diplomatic note to Russian embassy over airspace disinformation campaign

Estonia’s Foreign Ministry summoned Russia’s chargé d’affaires on Thursday to deliver a note on an ongoing disinformation campaign targeting Estonia and the other two Baltic states. Estonia delivers diplomatic note [..]

Intruding drone shot down by Romanian fighter jet in Estonia

A drone that entered Estonian airspace was shot down over Lake Võrtsjärv, Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur said. Drone debris fell at the edge of a field in Kablaküla village, Põltsamaa [..]

Minister: US troops in Estonia going nowhere

American military personnel in Estonia will remain, though “surprises” cannot be ruled out, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said. Recently announced plans to cut U.S. troop levels in Europe [..]

Estonia’s overland hydrogen pipeline plan gets Baltic Sea competitor

While Estonia is planning a large-scale green hydrogen transit corridor, the project has encountered strong competition — companies from several countries, including Finland’s Gasgrid, want to build a direct pipeline [..]

Estonian Fintech firm Wise now trading on the Nasdaq exchange

Estonian Fintech firm Wise announced that from Monday its shares can be traded on the U.S. Nasdaq exchange, Geenius reported. The Nasdaq exchange will now be Wise’s primary listing, though [..]

4th Estonian-Latvian electricity connection postponed to at least 2038

Plans for the fourth electricity connection between Estonia and Latvia have been postponed beyond the original 2038 completion date, and no final decisions have been made. Estonia’s national transmission system [..]

Estonia expects Ukraine to improve drone control after airspace breaches

Estonia’s government has said it expects Ukraine to improve control over its drones after a series of airspace breaches on the borders of the Baltic states in recent months. Ukraine [..]

Narva displays Putin war criminal banner

Posters, screens, flags and other displays were visible on both sides of the Narva River Saturday. The river marks the Estonian-Russian border, and May 9 carries different significance on either [..]

Warsaw becomes Tallinn Airport’s most popular destination

Poland’s capital, Warsaw, overtook Riga and Helsinki as the most popular route by passenger volume from Tallinn Airport for the first time in April, data from the company shows. In [..]

Estonian Defense Forces: Russia could restore combat readiness in 2027

Russia could restore its combat readiness as early as 2027, and Estonia’s own level of preparedness must increase rapidly, the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) said in its annual report. The [..]

How will Estonia’s declining population affect the property market?

Estonia’s population is falling and the birthrate is at a record low. But how will this affect the country’s housing market in the coming decades? Estonia currently has just over [..]

Tallinn installs 42 e-cigarette waste collection containers

Tallinn is planning to install 42 e-cigarette waste collection containers across the capital to simplify separate collection and reduce the environmental risks associated with e-cigarettes From October last year to [..]

EKRE nominates Mart Helme its presidential candidate

The opposition Conservative People’s Party of Estonia (EKRE) nominated founding member Mart Helme as its presidential candidate for this autumn’s elections. A former diplomat and previous EKRE chair, Helme said [..]

Flash estimate: Estonia’s economic growth was 1.3% in Q1 2026

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Estonia rose by 1.3 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1 2026), state agency Statistics Estonia reported as a flash estimate. “According to [..]

Oat drink producer YOOK plans to issue bonds and list them on the stock exchange

Yook OÜ, the parent company of YOOK Production AS — the first oat drink producer in the Baltic states — intends to carry out its first public bond offering this [..]

Experts say telecoms should include internet security for free

Telecommunications providers’ paid internet security add-ons are growing in popularity, but cybersecurity experts say core protection should come standard, not at extra cost. Companies like Telia, Elisa and Tele2 sell [..]

Rising fuel prices having little effect on traffic

Higher rule prices have not reduced the number of cars on Estonian roads or in the capital, Tallinn, data shows. The sharp jump in fuel prices caused by the conflict [..]

Tesla Estonian showroom to open next Friday

US e-vehicle manufacturer Tesla is to open its first showroom in Estonia next Friday, the company has announced. Tesla announced that a public opening event is to take place on [..]

Rimi seeks more business customers with corporate discounts

Rimi Eesti Food wants to increase its market share among business customers and is offering companies goods with a 9 percent discount. The retail chain is also testing a discount [..]

Retailers oppose plan to give Estonian authors €6 per smartphone sold

The Ministry of Justice believes the copyright fee added to the price of a new smartphone or computer could be higher because compensation must be fair and many people use [..]

Minister on keeping border open: We need to respond to risks

Minister of the Interior Igor Taro (Eesti 200) said Estonia does not plan to close its eastern border with Russia, despite security services identifying problems, so risks can be responded [..]

Apple Maps teams coming to Estonia this summer

Apple is rolling out vehicles and backpack-wearing teams across Estonia this summer to improve accuracy and capture street-level imagery for its Maps service. Apple said its crews will capture road [..]

Estonia congratulates Hungary’s opposition on “historic” win

Estonia’s prime minister and foreign minister said Hungarian voters have chosen “change, democracy, and a stronger place in Europe” after the opposition Tisza party unseated Prime Minister Viktor Orban from [..]

LaBocca expands to Telliskivi: homegrown restaurant brand grows into a chain

LaBocca is opening a new restaurant in the Telliskivi TLN business district, marking a significant milestone for the company. Having developed into a successful concept with its first restaurant in [..]

Estonian aviation expert: Stake in airBaltic not sensible for the country

Aviation expert Sven Kukemelk does not consider it reasonable for Estonia to contribute to ensuring the continued operation of Latvia’s airBaltic, as proposed by the Latvian prime minister. Latvian Prime [..]

Questions remain over plan to have warning signs for mobile speed traps

Even though the government backs and recently approved placing warning signs before mobile speed traps, Interior Minister Igor Taro said several questionable aspects remain. A few years ago, warning signs [..]

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