Estonia

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

April 23, 2025

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 [..]

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

Major reconstruction work begins on Tallinn’s Lastekodu tänav

June 26, 2024

On Wednesday, June 26, major reconstruction work will begin on Tallinn’s Lastekodu tänav. The construction work will bring changes to downtown traffic systems and during the later stages, to public [..]

Estonia

Tallinn to build 14-kilometer linear park

June 4, 2024

Next week, construction will begin on the first phase of the Putukavail (The Pollinator Highway) project in Tallinn, creating a new pedestrian and cyclist corridor between Ristiku and Sole streets [..]

Latvia

NATO to invest EUR 160 million in development of military port in Liepaja

April 8, 2024

NATO has taken a decision to allocate more than EUR 160 million for the development of a military port in the area of Karosta Port in Liepaja, Defense Minister Andris [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania mulls easing construction rules in preparation for Rheinmetall project

April 3, 2024

The Economy and Innovation Ministry proposes to amend several laws to enable major Western arms and ammunition producers, including Germany’s defense industry giant Rheinmetall, to swiftly relocate production to Lithuania. [..]

Estonia

Eesti Energia adds 100th electric car to its fleet

March 20, 2024

The state-owned Estonian energy group Eesti Energia has reached a significant milestone by adding the 100th electric vehicle to its fleet. Eesti Energia has consistently worked towards increasing the proportion [..]

Estonia

Tallinn Airport again awarded title of best airport in Europe

March 11, 2024

On Monday, the Airports Council International (ACI) announced the best airports of 2023, and Tallinn Airport was once again declared the winner in the category of airports with two to [..]

Estonia

First Skoda passenger train for Estonia arrives in Pilsen for testing

February 16, 2024

The assembly of the first of the new Skoda passenger trains being built for Estonia has been completed and the train has been dispatched from the Skoda Group factory in [..]

Interviews

Adven Baltics – new natural gas supply chains promise cheaper district heating prices in the coming winter than last year in Estonia

November 28, 2023

Journalist’s Ain Alvela interview with Juhan Aguraiuja, the head of Adven Baltics, which provides district heating services in Estonia and also in Latvia, Finland and Sweden The upcoming winter and [..]