Skip to main menu 14.09.26 NEWS ... Lawmakers continued examining problems with Estonia's defense procurement and financial management Monday, focusing on the role of Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur in controversial ammunition deals.
14.09.26 NEWS ... Former Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) Director General Magnus-Valdemar Saar has alleged that outgoing Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur personally pushed for several defense procurement deals and rejected a proposal to halt the arrangement.
14.09.26 NEWS ... Although Estonia's energy poverty situation looks relatively good on paper, individual indicators may not provide the full picture, according to a University of Tartu researcher.
14.09.26 NEWS ... Teachers and rescuers gathered outside the Riigikogu in Tallinn on Monday to demand higher public sector wages in the government's 2027 state budget.
14.09.26 NEWS ... Johanna-Maria Lehtme, founder and former head of Estonian Ukraine aid NGO Slava Ukraini, went on trial in Harju District Court on Monday, appearing remotely from Ukraine.
14.09.26 NEWS ... Pärnu's former dairy plant site is set for a €50–60 million redevelopment featuring business spaces, entertainment and a multipurpose arena.
14.09.26 NEWS ... On Elron's new schedule, many Southern Estonian residents can no longer reach Tallinn before 10 a.m. by train, with a 45-minute transfer in Tartu adding to the journey.
14.09.26 NEWS ... Bus companies say they do not understand why the state is buying new gas and electric buses when they already have buses of their own and have no immediate need to receive buses from the state.
13.09.26 NEWS ... Despite EU plans to let local governments restrict short-term rentals where needed, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications sees no need for new limits in Estonia.
12.09.26 NEWS ... The government has approved amendments to the protection rules for Alutaguse National Park, aimed at merging existing protected areas and species habitats into a single functioning whole. The park will expand by 24,749 hectares, bringing its total area to 69,768 hectares.
12.09.26 NEWS ... A hunter captured on film an interesting and unusual spectacle as both a lynx and a moose were spotted in the same field.
11.09.26 NEWS ... Across Estonia, 485 young people remain without a school place after Thursday's deadline, with 245 in Tallinn alone, though officials say technical delays may mean the real figure is lower.
11.09.26 OPINION ... Adults can help prevent depression and suicide by listening to young people, seeking to understand their reality and giving them greater freedom to find their own way forward, writes Tallinn high school student Klaara.
11.09.26 NEWS ... President-elect Ülle Madise has offered the position of director of the Office of the President to longtime senior executive Paavo Nõgene.
11.09.26 NEWS ... As the Estonian Health Insurance Fund seeks to balance its budget, it does not plan to cut the volume of medical care, but instead sees regional adjustments to services as the solution, said Minister of Social Affairs Karmen Joller.
11.09.26 NEWS ... Elisa Kender, a lecturer and mother of three from Tartu, is on a mission to swim in as many Estonian lakes as possible — she has already reached 149 and counting.
11.09.26 NEWS ... The presenter of an ETV current affairs show has apologized over the handling of an incident where a participant in a televised panel debate Wednesday evening fell ill.
11.09.26 NEWS ... Fewer than half of young people voted in the last Riigikogu elections. According to experts, the reason lies more in a lack of trust and politics becoming increasingly disconnected from everyday life than in a lack of interest.
11.09.26 NEWS ... Defense-related companies and links in the supply chain have increasingly come under attack recently. Russia should be the focus of attention as it has decided to step up the pace this year, Erkki Tori, coordination director at the Government Office, said.
10.09.26 NEWS ... The government wants to reduce next year's budget deficit from 4.4 percent to 4 percent of GDP. According to Prime Minister Kristen Michal, there is no room for additional spending in the budget.
10.09.26 NEWS ... According to the charges, the crime was committed by a group of people who travelled to Estonia from Bulgaria for precisely that purpose, Eesti Ekspress writes.
10.09.26 OPINION ... The atmosphere at this year's Station Narva festival was a stark contrast to the repulsive power struggles and throne games over positions that have gone on for years in the same municipality, notes Erik Gamzejev.
10.09.26 NEWS ... The European Public Prosecutor's Office will investigate transactions between the Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) and Datasel after Estonian prosecutors found grounds to suspect a possible crime.
10.09.26 NEWS ... Old fishing nets from Saaremaa are finding a new use in Ukraine, where they are being deployed as makeshift protection against Russian drones.
10.09.26 NEWS ... Researchers recommend heading out to forage, but warn against picking poisonous mushrooms, 15 species of which found in Estonia can be fatal.
09.09.26 NEWS ... A dispute over the start time of the school day in Kõrveküla became so heated that a group of parents took the school operator to court.
09.09.26 NEWS ... The number of bachelor's students in Estonia receiving need‑based support has risen nearly a quarter in four years, while more students work to cover rising costs.
09.09.26 NEWS ... Budget talks are continuing within the government. On the one hand, the government is seeking to keep the deficit below 4.5 percent, but ministers acknowledge there is little room for spending cuts.
09.09.26 NEWS ... Pärnu, Tallinn and Tartu submitted bids by the deadline to host the major arena planned by the Estonian Olympic Committee (EOK).
09.09.26 NEWS ... A recent study finds that a unified system for helping people with dementia should be established so their loved ones do not have to seek assistance from multiple agencies.
09.09.26 NEWS ... A joint procurement by Baltic passenger rail operators Elron, Vivi and LTG Link for Rail Baltica regional trains failed to receive any compliant bids by the deadline.
09.09.26 NEWS ... Chancellor of Justice and Children's Ombudsman Ülle Madise said that fierce competition for high school places has put basic school students under intense pressure, forcing them to give up extracurricular activities and undermining their sense of security.
09.09.26 NEWS ... A 16-year-old boy has been charged with multiple arson and assaults motivated by extremist views, with a 19-year-old also charged over a hammer attack.
09.09.26 NEWS ... Two bear cubs were culled in Tartu County on Sunday after repeatedly returning to residential homes despite being relocated, the Environmental Board (Keskkonnaamet) said.
09.09.26 NEWS ... Children are more likely to stay active when they have plenty of opportunities to move at home, school and in their free time, physical education teacher Siim Tõnisson says.
09.09.26 NEWS ... Datasel is calling on the Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) to hold talks, as the goods were manufactured and delivered and allegations concerning their quality remain disputed, a Datasel spokesperson said in a written statement.
09.09.26 NEWS ... The Environment Agency fields hundreds of requests a year to correct the locations of drilled wells on state maps, as registry data often has them in the wrong place.
09.09.26 NEWS ... On Wednesday, the Transport Administration will install a new bidirectional speed‑camera cabin at kilometer 78.6 of the Risti–Virtsu–Kuivastu–Kuressaare road, in Liiva village, Muhu municipality. Its purpose is to help ensure compliance with the 40 km/h speed limit and make road crossing safer for pedestrians.
08.09.26 NEWS ... Police are investigating whether the holes discovered on Sunday in the façade of the joint ministry building in Tallinn may be bullet holes.
08.09.26 NEWS ... Free pads are now available at University of Tartu (TÜ) buildings across the city, with 39 dispensers installed to make menstrual products easier to access when needed.
08.09.26 NEWS ... An initiative underway in Estonia would not give an AI agent a personal identification code, but would allow it to act on a person's behalf in government portals. The person would remain responsible for the agent's actions.
08.09.26 NEWS ... A former landfill in Männiku was transformed into Harju County's newest lake, complete with a new public beach area for swimmers.
08.09.26 NEWS ... Insurance companies continue to receive new claims stemming from flooding caused by heavy rainfall in Pärnu last Friday, with most of the damage involving flooded basements, garages and ground floors of buildings.
08.09.26 OPINION ... A temporary agreement eases the sharpest gap in helping fallen older people, but it does not answer the main question of who ensures round‑the‑clock, appropriate assistance regardless of which municipality a person lives in, Monika Mikiver writes.
08.09.26 NEWS ... Misdemeanor proceedings have been opened following the appearance of a large World War Two-era Soviet propaganda poster outside a residence near Tallinn, Postimees reported.
07.09.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Center for Defense Investments (RKIK) is unable to provide documentation showing how it selected Datasel S.R.L., the company with which it signed an approximately €70 million contract to purchase ammunition.
08.09.26 NEWS ... Kiili High School psychologist Kristi Feldman says she is seeing more children and young people develop school avoidance each year and that it is occurring at increasingly younger ages.
08.09.26 NEWS ... An elderly pensioner in Narva was mistakenly declared dead and will now have to go a month without receiving their pension.
07.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia has the fifth‑highest share of obese adults in Europe, with 22.0 percent of the population aged 18 and over classified as obese, according to 2025 Eurostat data.
07.09.26 NEWS ... Trainer Mihkel Vabrit said that bear walk, penguin walk and monkey walk are just some examples of animal movements people can use in their exercise routines.
