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What to expect in Estonia in 2026

Happy New Year! 2026 is finally here, but what can we expect over the coming 365 days? ERR News outlines some of the events and changes of the coming year. [..]

Estonian company Nitrotol begins producing military explosives at Ämari

Estonian company Nitrotol has begun manufacturing military explosives at the defense industry park in Ämari. With the Ämari defense industrial park established by the Estonian Center for Defense Investments’ (RKIK), [..]

Estonia opens new business center in Berlin

Estonia opened a business center at its Berlin embassy, giving Estonian companies a hub for events that promote exports, strengthen business ties, and boost Estonia’s profile. Germany is Estonia’s fifth-largest [..]

Tire changing season kicks into overdrive in Estonia

The first real snowfall isn’t far off and wait times at tire shops can stretch to a week. The rush to switch to winter tires will continue for several weeks. [..]

Prime minister: What is happening in Tallinn concerns me from a security perspective

Prime Minister Kristen Michal said the Isamaa–Centre Party election alliance in Tallinn worries him from a security standpoint. He added he will not abandon his sharp tone on social media. [..]

6,500 third country nationals issued short-term work permits in Estonia in 2025

About 6,500 people from non-EU countries have come to work in Estonia this year, mostly Ukrainians, Moldovans, and Uzbeks with short-term permits. The largest number of short-term work permits in [..]

Estonia’s new UK ambassador presents credentials to King Charles III

On November 6, Estonian Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Sven Sakkov presented his credentials to His Majesty King Charles III. Following the presentation, Ambassador [..]

Relative poverty down but single parents’ situation worsens in Estonia

The number of people unable to afford a standard living decreased last year, but relative poverty among single-parent families and absolute poverty both increased. Relative poverty refers to a situation [..]

Estonia’s fuel sellers running out of ammunition in price war

Fuel prices spiked sharply at Estonian gas stations and sellers say the price war may be ending. New sanctions on Russian oil have driven up global prices. On Monday last [..]

Clocks in Estonia go back an hour this Sunday

With winter on its way, this Sunday (October 26) at 4 a.m., the clocks in Estonia will go back by an hour. With the clock change and switch to winter [..]

31.1 percent of ballots cast after 5 days of advance voting in Estonia’s local elections

As of 8 p.m. on Friday, 120,303 voters had cast their ballots at polling stations and 192,270 had voted electronically in Estonia’s local elections. A total of 312,573 people have [..]

Bond issue for Endover’s Volta Residences fully subscribed ahead of time

Endover has brought a 14 million euro bond issue programme for its development company Pos11 OÜ to a successful conclusion, with the final tranche – raising 3.8 million euros for [..]

Electricity prices in Estonia to reach highest level of summer on Friday

Electricity prices in Estonia will reach a high for the summer on Friday, peaking at €467 per megawatt-hour on the Nord Pool exchange. The overall average price for Friday stands [..]

Sweden must amend constitution to transfer prisoners to Estonian justice system

Bringing Swedish prisoners to Tartu Prison and thus transferring them into the Estonian legal system, requires an amendment to the Swedish constitution, said Swedish Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer, who [..]

PPA: Helicopter crashes into sea near Estonia’s Saaremaa island

A helicopter crashed into the sea off the Estonian coast on Sunday morning. The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) said there were no casualties. The PPA was notified of [..]

40 top athletes to represent Estonia at European Team Championships

The Estonian lineup taking place in the European Team Championships in Maribor, Slovenia, at the end of this month has been confirmed. As confirmed by the board of the national [..]

Estonia’s mobile voting delayed by auditing concerns

Concerns about how voting by mobile can be audited saw the National Electoral Committee last week narrowly vote down plans to introduce m-voting this autumn at the local elections. Estonia’s [..]

Summer swim season kicks off at more than 50 beaches across Estonia

Estonia’s official swim season is here. From June 1 through August 31, dozens of beaches across the country officially open for swimming are carefully maintained and regularly tested to ensure [..]

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 [..]

Elron to test new passenger trains

Eesti Liinirongid, which is the Estonia passenger train operator operating under the Elron brand name, has announced that it will test a passenger train along the Riga-Valga section from Monday, [..]

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 [..]

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 [..]

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 [..]

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 [..]

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. [..]

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 [..]

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 [..]

Riigikogu looks at potential candidates for Estonia’s next president

The Riigikogu has been discussing presidential candidates ahead of next year’s election, with current incumbent Alar Karis, former prime minister Andrus Ansip, and current Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise all [..]

Estonia’s average old-age pension rises to €817 per month

The average old-age pension will rise to €817 per month starting April 1, and the national pension will increase to €393 per month. As a result of pension indexation, the [..]

Tallinn to merge three major cultural centers

The Tallinn City Government is preparing to consolidate the management of the Tallinn Creative Hub, Salme Cultural Center, and Vene Cultural Center under a single administration. As part of this [..]

Tallinn sets goal to double number of Old Town residents

Researchers say the number of residents in the Old Town has not been this low since the Great Northern War (1700–1721). Now, the capital is setting an ambitious goal to [..]

19,000 more vehicles deleted from register than last year in Estonia

According to Joel Jesse, head of the Transport Administration’s traffic services department, the number of vehicle registrations in December last year was double that of the previous year, while ownership [..]

Estonia wants NATO to start infrastructure monitoring rotation in Baltic Sea

Estonia wants NATO members to start monitoring Baltic Sea infrastructure on rotation, similar to the air policing mission, following suspected sabotage of undersea cables. A dozen ships will be deployed [..]

Lithuania to propose a joint Baltic power plant to Estonia and Latvia

Lithuanian Minister of Energy Žygimantas Vaičiūnas stated on Thursday that Lithuania will propose the construction of a new power plant to Latvia and Estonia to ensure flexible electricity production and [..]

Estonians on Europe’s Most Wanted list

The Europol agency has added 24 individuals to its Most Wanted list in connection with serious crimes that have been committed, and Postimees has reported that two Estonians are on [..]

Ericsson scraps plans to build new factory in Estonia

Ericsson will not proceed with a €155 million investment in Estonia, which would have been one of the largest industrial investments in the country. Ericsson Estonia’s CEO, Sirli Männiksaar, told [..]

Completion of Rail Baltica by the set deadline depends on the ability of the three Baltic States to cooperate efficiently and co-ordinately

Authored by journalist Ain Alvela. The construction of the Rail Baltica high-speed railway, designed to connect Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania with Europe, has entered the construction phase across all three [..]

Tsahkna to Landsbergis: We will not simply watch as Russia is acting arbitrarily on our territory

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis was on a visit to Estonia, meeting with Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna to discuss further cooperation between their countries, support for Ukraine, and regional security. [..]

SEB: Much more financing for E-cars in Estonia

The SEB Bank has just announced that during the first nine months of this year, financing for new electric vehicle leases in Estonia increased by a quarter over the same [..]

In Estonia NATO Secretary General visits a multinational battlegroup protecting the Eastern Flank

During his first trip to the Eastern Flank of the Alliance since taking office, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte met with Estonian President Alar Karis, Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Foreign [..]

Domestic electricity prices in Finland, Sweden up to 40% cheaper than in Estonia

Regular households in Finland and Sweden can set their annual electricity bills at levels 30-40 percent lower than those charged to comparable households in Estonia. The main factors behind lower [..]

Estonia in 2nd place on UN E-government index

The United Nations E-government survey in 2024 has found that Estonia has the second best level of state-provided E-services among all UN member states. Only Denmark is ahead of Estonia, [..]

86% of Estonian homes have smoke detectors

The Estonian Rescue Board last week inspected more than 4,000 homes to check for the presence of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, finding that 86% of residences had at least [..]

80% of Bolt drivers learning Estonian

More than 80% of Bolt drivers in Estonia are taking part in a compulsory language learning programme run by the Lingvist company. The programme was launched in June. The Bolt [..]

Largest solar park in Baltics to open in Estonia

The largest solar park in the Baltic States will be opened on October 3 in the village of Kirikuküla in the Lääneranna rural municipality in Pärnu county. The Kirkimäe solar [..]

Estonian govt gives green light to unemployment benefit system change

The Estonian government at its sitting on Thursday approved a proposal of the minister of economic affairs and industry to proceed with the changing of the unemployment benefit system, the [..]

Motor fuel cheapest it has been in the last two years in Estonia

Fuel prices in Estonia’s gas stations are at their lowest in a long time. Fuel sellers also do not anticipate a price increase in the near future, as global oil [..]

Former Swedbank CEO convicted in money laundering case

A former chief executive of Swedbank was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 months in prison by a Swedish appellate court for deceiving investors about the bank’s links to a money [..]

University of Tartu, Cybernetica to train knowledge transfer doctoral students

The University of Tartu and Estonian IT company Cybernetica have signed an agreement to train knowledge transfer doctoral students, aiming to find research-based solutions for IT development challenges. This fall, [..]

Swedbank: Wage growth in Estonia to slow significantly this year

Swedbank estimates that wage growth in Estonia will slow down significantly this year, as the demand for labor has decreased and the poorer economic situation of businesses does not allow [..]

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Tartu-Riga train changes hit rural Southern Estonia hardest

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2025 in the Baltic capital market: bonds activity hits record highs, while IPO market remains dormant

06 February 2026, Bavaria, Planegg: German Minister of Economics Katherina Reiche visits the biotechnology company Tubulis and takes a look around a laboratory. During her visit, Reiche wants to find out about the company's research and development activities, among other things. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

German minister warns against EU isolation in global competition

Icebreaker MSV Botnica in port in Tallinn, with a passenger ferry visible in the background. Source: Siim Lõvi/ERR

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

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

Rector of the University of Latvia, Professor Gundars Bērziņš. Photo: Toms Grīnbergs, UL Communications Department.

For development of energy sector, it is important to think beyond electoral cycles – University of Latvia rector

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Germans see domestic EVs as most competitive, survey shows

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