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Tallinn greenlights tunnel under Rail Baltica line

The Tallinn City Council on Thursday approved the construction of the Kantsi tunnel beneath the Rail Baltica railway line. The tunnel will serve as an important direct connection between the [..]

Payday lenders do not fear collapse after courts stop processing payment orders

Quick loan providers are not directly predicting a collapse in business following the suspension of expedited payment orders and say they are ready to adapt to the new process. However, [..]

Estonian and Latvian motorcycle clubs start spring with joint ride in southeast Estonia

Estonian and Latvian friends from the UNIC-MOTO motorcycle club began the spring season with a joint ride along the winding roads of southeast Estonia. The ride was not just about [..]

Tallinn to plant a tree for every child born in the city this year

This year, the City of Tallinn will plant 3,500 trees in parks, courtyards, and along streets—matching the number of new little Tallinn residents expected to be born in 2025. It [..]

Locked Shields 2025 cyber defense exercise gets underway in Tallinn

This week, the world’s most complex cyber defense exercise, Locked Shields 2025, is taking place in Tallinn. During the exercise, 4,000 experts from 41 different nations in 17 teams are [..]

Swapping vehicles still subject to vehicle registration fee in Estonia

When ownership of hobby cars changes, it is often the case that no money changes hands and the vehicles are simply exchanged. Nevertheless, both new owners are required to pay [..]

Estonian pioneering telecoms tech platform Skype closes down

Estonian-founded Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) platform Skype ended its operations for good on Monday, after nearly 22 years of existence. Microsoft, Skype’s owner, says it is refocusing on further [..]

Tallinn Airport unveils new sporty initiatives to enhance passenger experience

New fitness centre, interactive sports activities, and inclusive Paralympics gate introduced to keep travellers active and entertained. Tallinn Airport, renowned for its exceptional service quality, is proud to announce the [..]

Tallinn and Spain’s Ministry of Education and Vocational Training sign memorandum on educational cooperation

The City of Tallinn and the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training of the Kingdom of Spain have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote educational cooperation. The signing ceremony [..]

GHB victim: My life was hanging by a thread

Content creator Aleksandria Reinvart now speaks at schools about the dangers of date rape drugs. Six years ago, GHB slipped into her water at a nightclub nearly cost her life. [..]

Veriff and Legitify partner to streamline cross-border digital notarisation

Veriff, a global AI-native identity verification company powering trust infrastructure online, today announced its partnership with Legitify, an innovative platform that simplifies the online notarisation process. This collaboration addresses the [..]

Terminal Energia acquires Vonk’s electric car charging business

Terminal Energia has entered into an agreement with Vonk Technologies, a company developing charging solutions in Estonia, which has seen Terminal acquire Vonk’s electric car charging business. The deal covers [..]

Several excise taxes to increase from May 1

Starting May 1, excise duties on electricity, diesel fuel, natural gas, liquefied gas, light fuel oil, heavy fuel oil, and shale fuel oil will all rise. The new month brings [..]

Higher fine rates fail to daunt speeders in Estonia

Although traffic fines increased at the beginning of the year, this has not reduced the number of speeding violations compared to last year. At the start of the year, the [..]

Experts: Estonia and neighboring countries could manufacture cruise missiles

Preparations for cruise missile production have been underway in Estonia for a couple of years already. Experts say that while high-tech production is possible in Estonia, it can only be [..]

Sick leave certificates for burnout increased rapidly in 2024

Sick leave certificates issued for burnout have significantly increased in Estonia over the last year, data from the Labor Inspectorate’s annual report shows. Additionally, 25 percent of complaints made to [..]

Businesses say finding summer workers is easier this year

Businesses are looking for seasonal workers for the summer, and according to accommodation and catering companies in Pärnu, finding staff this year should not be a problem, as there is [..]

Applications now open for land tax increase compensation

Starting today, 22 April, property owners in Tallinn can begin submitting applications for compensation related to the 2025 land tax increase. The first to be processed will be applications from [..]

Estonia has no direct obligation to build four-lane highways

Estonia has committed to upgrading its main highways to meet EU standards by 2030. However, EU requirements do not explicitly mandate four-lane highways, meaning the Tallinn-Tartu and Tallinn-Pärnu-Ikla highways may [..]

Estonian companies leading the way in Riga real estate developments

The real estate market in Latvia has picked up, and Estonian developers are taking the lead in many new projects. While construction costs in Latvia are similar to those seen [..]

US agrees to fund €1.2 million street reconstruction work around new embassy

The USA will fund the reconstruction of a street outside the new U.S. embassy in Tallinn, costing €1.2 million. The thoroughfare will be rebuilt in 2027. On Tuesday, Tallinn City [..]

Aia Street in Tallinn’s Old Town to become a vibrant Summer Street

The City of Tallinn is transforming Aia Street into a green and vibrant public space this summer, complete with rest areas, play zones, urban furniture, and greenery. A “Summer Street” [..]

Bankruptcy claims against Nordica rise sharply to €85 million

The volume of claims against bankrupt Estonian state-owned airline Nordica has risen sharply since bankruptcy was declared last fall, reaching €85 million. Most of Nordica’s assets consist of a claim [..]

Estonian ministry preparing to simplify civilian firearm ownership rules

Citing the worsening security situation, the Ministry of the Interior has begun working to simplify the rules for firearm possession and use by citizens in Estonia. “The current Weapons Act [..]

New Vabamu exhibition tells stories of Ukrainian prisoners of war

On Friday, April 25, a new photography exhibition sharing stories of Ukrainian prisoners of war is set to open at the Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom in Tallinn. At [..]

Ministry of Finance forecasts 1.7% economic growth this year

The Ministry of Finance expects 1.7 percent economic growth in Estonia this year and inflation 5.2 percent, according to the latest economic forecast. Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi (Reform) said [..]

First year of Tallinn City Government: targeted reforms and high-impact investments

One year after taking office in April 2024, the Tallinn City Government marks its first full year of work. Over the past year, the city has launched a number of [..]

Rapid MRO to start servicing cargo planes at Pärnu Airport

Estonian company Rapid MRO will begin maintaining cargo aircraft at Pärnu Airport, “Aktuaalne kaamera” reported. The company said hangar availability in Estonia and Europe is limited, but the Pärnu facility [..]

New stage of data exchange between Estonia and Finland to start with deaths

A new phase in the automatic exchange of data between Finland and Estonia will take effect on April 15. As a first step, the population registers of the two countries [..]

The first year of the re-launched Tartu-Helsinki route was a success

Regularly scheduled flights between Tartu and Helsinki were relaunched on 31 March of last year. Over the course of the year, 37,369 passengers flew through Tartu Airport, which means that, [..]

Estonian travelers not cutting back on spring vacation spending

Estonia’s spring school break begins this Saturday. On Friday, Tallinn Airport was already packed with people heading away on vacation. Spas in Estonia are also expected to be busier than [..]

Estonia to cover cost of planned, temporary cross-border bus link to Latvia

Public transport providers at the Estonia-Latvia border want to open two cross-border bus routes on a test basis, “Aktuaalne kaamera” reported. Estonia is footing the bill for the routes, at [..]

Tallinn to establish 44 polling stations for upcoming local elections

The Tallinn City Government has approved the locations of polling stations for the 2025 local elections. The updated list reflects voters’ preferences for casting their ballots in shopping centres, improved [..]

Fuel retailers: Falling oil prices will lower gasoline prices by 5 cents

Fuel prices in Estonian gas stations will drop by a further five cents per liter due to the fall in global oil prices and the trade war between China and [..]

Sten Pärnits was named the next head of Mainor Ülemiste

Long-time Ülemiste City developer Sten Pärnits (34) has been appointed by the supervisory board of AS Mainor Ülemiste to chair the company’s management board from 1 May 2025. Pärnits comes [..]

President Karis approves removal of third-country nationals’ voting rights in Estonia

President Alar Karis on Wednesday signed a constitutional amendment revoking the right to vote in local elections from all third-country nationals residing in Estonia. He noted the implications of the [..]

Iute launches first fully digital insurance brokerage service in Albania in cooperation with Allianz Partners and GrECo

Estonian fintech company Iute Group has partnered with international insurance companies Allianz Partners and GrECo. The goal of the collaboration is to offer digital, everyday-use insurance solutions in Iute’s target [..]

New residential and commercial buildings planned next to Arsenal Centre

The Tallinn City Government has submitted the detailed plan for the Erika 12 property and its surrounding area in Põhja-Tallinn to the City Council for approval. The purpose of the [..]

Estonia’s defense industrial park to be built in Pärnu County

Estonia’s new defense industry park will be built in Tõstamaa, Pärnu County, the Ministry of Defense said on Friday. Production could begin as early as 2027. The Estonian state will [..]

Net Group Expands into Germany and Acquires Cybersecurity Company

Net Group, a leading Estonian business and software development company, is proud to announce its expansion into Germany with the acquisition of Cloud Ahoi GmbH, a technology company specializing in [..]

Terminal to transform into an new-era energy company in Estonia

Terminal, which to date has been known as a fuel retailer, has evolved into the first new-era energy company to offer its customers an all-in-one energy service with a year-round [..]

Tallinn joins the movement toward Zero Waste cities

The City of Tallinn has submitted its application to become a Zero Waste Candidate City under the Mission Zero Academy (MiZA) certification scheme, makingi it the first Estonian city to [..]

Analysts: 2025’s inflation in Estonia likely to remain 6 percent

Analysts are revising their inflation forecasts toward a more pessimistic outlook, estimating that inflation may end up around 6 percent for the year, or possibly even higher, “Aktuaalne kaamera” reported. [..]

Estonia mulls raising minimum driving age to 17

The government will decide on Friday whether to accept an EU directive that would raise the minimum driving age from 16 to 17 for a category B car with a [..]

A new health centre with a modern nursing home makes Ülemiste City the largest health cluster in the Baltic States

With a third health centre to be completed in the first half of 2027, Ülemiste City is set to become the largest private health cluster anywhere in the Baltic States. [..]

Copays for specialist doctor appointments rising from €5 to €20 from April 1

Starting April 1, appointment fees, or copays, for specialist medical care and emergency room (ER) visits will rise from €5 to €20. Pensioners, registered unemployed individuals, pregnant people and recipients [..]

Tallinn Mayor Ossinovski: Tallinn stands with those who defend human rights and the rule of law

Tallinn Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski stated at today’s meeting with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya that Tallinn supports those who stand for human rights and the rule of law, as Estonians [..]

PPA says public should not photograph or film police buildings

The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) has said it should have the right to ban people from photographing or filming its buildings after an individual took the agency to [..]

10 Tallinn high schools to offer kood/Jõhvi programming courses starting this fall

Tallinn Education Department and international programming school kood/Jõhvi are launching a partnership to offer three Estonian-language programming courses to ten Tallinn high schools starting from the next academic year. The [..]

Analysts: Germany’s billion-euro injection to also reach Estonian economy

The German government will invest one trillion euros in its economy over the next 12 years, with half allocated to the defense industry and the other half to infrastructure. Analysts [..]

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