Baltics, Estonia

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

May 11, 2025

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 [..]

Latvia

Elron to test new passenger trains

April 23, 2025

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, [..]

Estonia

Ministry of Finance forecasts 1.7% economic growth this year

April 17, 2025

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 [..]

Estonia

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

April 15, 2025

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

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

April 11, 2025

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

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

April 6, 2025

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 [..]

Estonia

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

April 2, 2025

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

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

March 27, 2025

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 [..]

Estonia

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

March 23, 2025

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 [..]

Estonia

Riigikogu looks at potential candidates for Estonia’s next president

March 17, 2025

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

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

February 20, 2025

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 [..]

Estonia

Tallinn to merge three major cultural centers

February 11, 2025

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 [..]

Estonia

Tallinn sets goal to double number of Old Town residents

January 31, 2025

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 [..]

Estonia

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

January 8, 2025

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

Estonia wants NATO to start infrastructure monitoring rotation in Baltic Sea

January 8, 2025

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 [..]

Estonia

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

January 2, 2025

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 [..]

Guardian

Estonians on Europe’s Most Wanted list

December 10, 2024

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 [..]

Estonia

Ericsson scraps plans to build new factory in Estonia

December 10, 2024

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 [..]

Opinions

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

November 28, 2024

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 [..]

Estonia

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

November 27, 2024

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. [..]

Estonia

SEB: Much more financing for E-cars in Estonia

November 4, 2024

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 [..]

World

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

October 24, 2024

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 [..]

Estonia

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

October 24, 2024

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

Estonia in 2nd place on UN E-government index

October 4, 2024

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, [..]

Estonia

86% of Estonian homes have smoke detectors

October 2, 2024

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 [..]

Estonia

80% of Bolt drivers learning Estonian

October 1, 2024

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 [..]

Estonia

Largest solar park in Baltics to open in Estonia

September 30, 2024

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 [..]

Estonia

Estonian govt gives green light to unemployment benefit system change

September 20, 2024

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 [..]

Estonia

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

September 18, 2024

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 [..]

Guardian

Former Swedbank CEO convicted in money laundering case

September 11, 2024

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 [..]

Estonia

University of Tartu, Cybernetica to train knowledge transfer doctoral students

September 9, 2024

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, [..]

Estonia

Swedbank: Wage growth in Estonia to slow significantly this year

August 27, 2024

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 [..]

Estonia

Pärnu County-based knitted fabrics maker winding up business

August 25, 2024

AS Qualitex, a knitted fabrics manufacturer that has been in business in Sindi, Pärnu County, for almost three decades, is shutting down and will lay off the 34 employees it [..]

Estonia

TalTech signs cooperation agreement with tech co Jio

August 25, 2024

Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) has signed a cooperation agreement with one of the world’s leading technology companies, Jio Platforms Limited. Jio, the India-based technology company, focuses on innovations in [..]

Estonia

Estonia celebrates 33rd anniversary of restoration of independence

August 21, 2024

Celebration of the 33rd anniversary of restoration of Estonia’s independence on Tuesday began with a memorial ceremony at the August 20 Memorial Stone at Toompea, and continued with a traditional [..]

Estonia

Swedbank: Estonian residents’ desire to work at record high

August 16, 2024

The desire of residents of Estonia to be in employment is greater than ever since the country restored its independence, Liis Elmik, senior economist at Swedbank Estonia, said in a [..]

Estonia

Wage rally continuing in Estonian startup sector – in the 1H reached 3,609 euros

August 15, 2024

According to the data of Startup Estonia and Statistics Estonia, the average gross salary of people working in the startup sector in the first half of this year reached 3,609 [..]

Estonia

Estonian Car Owners Association turns to justice chancellor re car tax

August 15, 2024

The Estonian Car Owners Association (EAOL) has approached Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise with a request to check the constitutionality of the motor vehicle tax, because, according to the association, [..]

Estonia

No shift in Estonia’s overall real estate market trends despite active July

August 12, 2024

The Estonian real estate market rebounded in July after a sluggish June, however, with the economy in decline for ten consecutive quarters and confidence in the economic environment remaining low, [..]

Estonia

The Right: Taxing corporate profits could undermine Estonia’s e-residency revenue

August 9, 2024

Estonia’s successful e-residency program, which brought 64.3 million euros in tax revenue to the state budget last year, could be severely impacted by the introduction of a corporate profit tax, [..]

Estonia

Rental prices rise in Estonia, expected to increase further

August 9, 2024

Rental prices for apartments in Tallinn have increased by 5-10 percent in recent months and are likely to continue rising, according to Igor Habal, a management board member of Estonian [..]

Estonia

Cbank: Number of foreign visitors to Estonia gradually growing

August 8, 2024

According to travel statistics by the Bank of Estonia for the second quarter of 2024, foreign tourists are once again finding their way to Estonia. During the quarter, foreign nationals [..]

Estonia

Tartu to host biggest conference on genetics, genomics in Baltics in September

August 8, 2024

The Institute of Genomics of the University of Tartu and the Estonian Genome Foundation will host the 23rd International Gene Forum at the Estonian National Museum on Sept. 24 and [..]

Estonia

Estonia lodges treason charge against journalist who collaborated with Russian media

August 8, 2024

The Office of the Prosecutor General of Estonia has charged Svetlana Burceva, a naturalized citizen of Estonia, with violating international sanctions and treason. According to the charges, the journalist living [..]

Estonia

Survey: More than half of Estonians put their old smartphone in a drawer, forget about it

July 31, 2024

More than half of ethnic Estonian residents of Estonia put their last smartphone, which they stopped using, in a drawer or a closet and forgot about it, according to a [..]

Opinions

Owners: When deciding about subsidies for cultural buildings, Estonia prefers the wealthy

July 29, 2024

The Estonian Owners Association notes in its latest statement that the state favors the wealthy and influential when it comes to the payment of grants for culturally significant buildings. In [..]

Estonia

People of Estonia predominantly opposed to VAT, income tax, fuel excise duty hikes

July 25, 2024

According to the results of a survey commissioned by the the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, the vast majority of Estonian citizens do not support the planned VAT, [..]

Estonia

Pärnu-Uulu section of Via Baltica opens to traffic

July 18, 2024

The Pärnu-Uulu four-lane road section, which cost 35 million euros, was opened to traffic on the Tallinn-Pärnu-Ikla road on Wednesday, where, according to a traffic study, more than 15,000 vehicles [..]

Estonia

Expert: Employees in Estonia exceptionally active in job hunting this year

July 11, 2024

Employees are exceptionally active in job hunting this year, with over one million job applications submitted to employers so far, according to statistics from the job portal CVKeskus.ee. However, employers [..]

Estonia

Swedbank: Some 38,000 people in Estonia have increased 2nd pillar contributions

July 5, 2024

During the first half of 2024, almost 38,000 people in Estonia submitted applications to increase their monthly contributions to the second pension pillar from next year. More than half of [..]