Skip to main menu 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.
07.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia's top tennis player Mark Lajal received abusive messages and death threats, some to his own phone, following a tournament defeat Delfi reported.
07.09.26 NEWS ... The nonprofit Volt Eesti was established in Tartu in late August, supporting center-left and pro-European positions and aiming to become a new political party in Estonia.
07.09.26 NEWS ... The number of traffic accidents has increased in almost every region, with Rapla County standing out in particular. There have been 40 percent more accidents there than last year.
07.09.26 NEWS ... The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) said Sunday evening it temporarily closed a border crossing in southeast Estonia. The checkpoint has since been reopened.
07.09.26 NEWS ... A new study has found that, depending on the age group, patients with mental health concerns are two to three times more likely to receive medication than therapy.
07.09.26 NEWS ... Estonia is preparing to transpose an EU directive aimed at combating violence against women and domestic violence, with the Ministry of Justice pledging to amend draft legislation to strengthen protections against domestic and psychological violence.
06.09.26 NEWS ... Heavy rain hit Pärnu on Friday morning, overwhelming the sewer system, but the city government said the situation is now under control.
06.09.26 NEWS ... In May, 12-year-old Elisabet was seriously injured in an electric scooter accident. Her father believes the use of powerful electric scooters by children should be subject to stricter restrictions.
06.09.26 NEWS ... Institutional memory and experienced staff are crucial at Kadriorg, particularly during a presidential transition, when a new head of state must be ready to perform their duties from day one, Siim Raie tells ERR in an interview.
06.09.26 NEWS ... Under Estonian law, a hospital may charge a patient an inpatient fee for a maximum of 10 days per case. However, if the patient is transferred from one hospital to another, the 10-day period starts over.
05.09.26 NEWS ... This spring, the dog Pennu, who had lived for more than four years at the Tartu shelter for homeless animals, found his real home.
05.09.26 NEWS ... In the city of Pärnu, work continued on Saturday to eliminate the consequences of the flooding that hit the city on Friday, with the most critical situation in the beach district and the Rääma neighborhood.
05.09.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of the Interior has changed its initial decision, under which police officers would no longer have to go help elderly people who have fallen at home, leaving this to ambulance crews and social workers, and has now announced that it will temporarily continue providing this assistance outside working hours.
04.09.26 NEWS ... A crisis situation was declared Friday in Pärnu after record rainfall — described as the rain of the century — caused widespread flooding, overwhelmed sewers and forced school closures.
05.09.26 NEWS ... In Obinitsa, Setomaa municipality, the Estonian Caravan Club's 34th motorhome gathering is taking place. More than 400 caravans with nearly a thousand participants have rolled in.
05.09.26 NEWS ... New rules on barring perpetrators of domestic abuse from re‑entry to their homes for up to 72 hours have led to a fall in repeat offenses, police say.
04.09.26 NEWS ... Scam victims increasingly hang up on real police officers, convinced they're speaking to fraudsters, says Valmar Viitak, head of the Northern Prefecture's serious‑crimes unit.
04.09.26 NEWS ... According to the Environment Agency, the average air temperature last summer was 16.8 degrees Celsius.
03.09.26 NEWS ... Coliform bacteria were found across the water network in Kuressaare, Saaremaa's capital, while E. coli was found in two samples. Residents are advised to boil drinking water.
