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Col. Toomas Väli.

EDF colonel: Russian losses in Ukraine already exceed that of Winter War

Ingar Dubolazov.

Education ministry lays off Estonian language-transition chief

The opening day of the 2025 I Land Sound festival.

Gallery: I Land Sound festival gets underway in Saaremaa

Moldovan Police Commissioner Valeriu Harabara lectures about the current security threats in Moldova.

As hybrid threats weaken public trust in Moldova, Estonians help to push back

Lümanda bus stop in Saaremaa.

Saaremaa's unique bus stops become hubs for local communities

Major fire breaks out at Kohtle-Järve industrial buildingUpdated 16:40

An industrial building in Kohtla-Järve, Ida-Viru County caught fire on Friday, with nine rescue teams arriving to help extinguish the blaze. According to the Estonian Rescue Board the fire is a Class 4 – the highest level of severity.

Site of the accident in Peipsiääre municipality.

Two die in Tartu County ATV accident

Renata Lukk.

Tallinn mayor: District elder working from Laos 'not reasonable'

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200).

Estonia's foreign minister welcomes new EU sanctions package on Russia

A poster set up on the Russia-facing wall of the Hermann Castle in Narva on May 9, 2025.

Russia charges Narva Museum director with 'rehabilitating Nazism'

The Eesti.ee app, Estonia's official state app, launched its updated version on July 7, 2025.

ERR experiment: bars, shops not rushing to accept Eesti.ee app digital IDs

watch: headread 2025

Rob Wilkins at 2025's HeadRead.

HeadRead 2025: Rob Wilkins on footnotes and working with Terry Pratchett

Daisy Goodwin.

HeadRead 2025: In conversation with British writer Daisy Goodwin

Emanuele Coccia at the 2025 HeadRead festival in Tallinn.

HeadRead 2025: In conversation with French philosopher Emanuele Coccia

Clare Mackintosh.

HeadRead 2025: In conversation with British crime writer Clare Mackintosh

Simon Sebag Montefiore.

HeadRead 2025: In conversation with renowned historian Simon Sebag-Montefiore

Sofi Oksanen.

HeadRead 2025: In conversation with Finnish author Sofi Oksanen

more news

The new street art wall on Paavli tänav in Põhja-Tallinn.

Street artists bring fresh look to gray wall in Tallinn's Paavli Quarter

A former Tallinn City Library bus has been donated to Ukraine.

Tallinn donates 'retired' library bus to Kharkiv, Ukraine

Elisabeth Pihela.

Estonian high jumper, hurdler advance in U-23 Euro champs in Norway

Blueberries.

Fungal disease affecting blueberry crop in Finland may spread to Estonia

Nii Ayikwei Parkes.

HeadRead 2025: In conversation with British-Ghanaian writer Nii Ayikwei Parkes

Mallu Mariann Treimann aka Mallukas.

Mallukas Estonia's top-earning influencer in 2024

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

Tartu Elektriteater.

Tartu movie screening to raise awareness of Ukrainian prisoners in occupied territories

Rainer Saks

Expert: Trump feels he has been fooled by Russia

Estonian Ambassador to the U.S. Kristjan Prikk.

Estonian ambassador to US: Trump pivot on Russia a small but welcome step

Launch of the new Digital Services Initiative to support Ukrainian war veterans,

Estonia launches digital services initiative to support Ukrainian war veterans

Col. Ants Kiviselg.

EDF colonel: Attacking Russia's shadow fleet could become a new war tactic

Politics

Youtuber Darren Jason Watkins Jr., known as IShowSpeed, with folk dancers at Stenbock House on July 15, 2025.

Researcher: IShowSpeed's €30,000 visit was cheap advertising for Estonia

A Reform Party meeting.

Ratings: Reform Party and coalition support at record low

Palestinian solidarity rally in Tallinn on July 15, 2025.

Gallery: Rally held in Tallinn to support Palestinians

Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa Pakosta (Eesti 200).

Law enforcement agencies in Estonia will still be able to access banking data

Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi (Reform) holding a briefcase. September 2024.

New bill will not make state budget process more comprehensible, critics say

economy

A Coop Bank branch.

Coop Pank's profits down 17 percent on year to Q2 2025

SEB building in Tallinn.

SEB board member: Fall in profits was fully expected

Artist's rendition of the planned Rail Baltica's Ülemiste terminal.

Climate ministry: EU budget plan positive for Rail Baltica

European Union flag.

Experts say EU's new budget plan is positive for Estonia

Swedbank Estonia's new headquarters under construction in Central Tallinn in 2024.

Profits fall at Estonia's biggest banks

Defense and security

Live firing exercise using the newly acquired French-made CAESAR self-propelled howitzers, July 17, 2025.

Gallery: Estonian reservists fire French CAESAR self-propelled guns for first time Updated 07:12

EDF troops on deployment as part of OIR in Iraq last year.

Estonia ending its contribution to US-led Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq

The 5G broadcasting

Estonia tests new 5G broadcasting 'pocket siren' to boost emergency alert system

EDF hand grenade training.

Estonian Defense Forces buys €17 million worth of hand grenades

An accident on the Tallinna-Narva maantee on July 10, 2025.

Weather behind drop in traffic accidents

society

Classroom. Photo is illustrative.

45 teachers lose jobs in Narva after failing to meet language requirements

Maardu Manor was finally sold by the Bank of Estonia after 10 years on the market.

Bank of Estonia's historic manor 'finally' sells after 10 years on market

Folklorist Piret Voolaid said Estonian humor is often quiet, sarcastic, and self-deprecating.

Estonians are silent masters of irony, says folklorist

Stacks of euro bills.

Tiny fraction of 11,055 money laundering reports in Estonia last year led to investigation

FSA chief Kilvar Kessler attended Monday's cross-committee meeting at the Riigikogu, which addressed the banking confidentiality issue.

Estonian FSA chief: Banking confidentiality legislation needs reviewing

opinion

Indrek Neivelt.

Indrek Neivelt: Estonia's regressive tax system has hit a dead end

Opening concert of the XVIII Song Festival

President in Song Festival speech: We cannot stop caring for one another

Matis Mäeker.

Matis Mäeker: FIU working inside the confines of the law and public interest

Erik Gamzejev.

Erik Gamzejev: People should visit Ida-Viru more and spread fewer myths about it

Züleyxa Izmailova.

Züleyxa Izmailova: Government's backward policy crippling Estonian nature and economy

sports

The Swiss women's national football team.

Watch: Women's Euro 2025 finals live on ERR this July

Mark Lajal takes on Gaël Monfils at the Unibet Arena in Tallinn, November 21, 2024.

Estonia's Mark Lajal one win away from main draw at Los Cabos Open

DGPT day one round in Tallinn, July 17, 2025.

Kristin Lätt 20th in Tallinn DGPT round, Latvia's Klezberga leads

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja in the Hyundai i20 during Rally Estonia day one.

Ott Tänak third in WRC Rally Estonia opening stage

Kristin Lätt in action in the DGPT day one in Tallinn, July 17, 2025.

Kristin Lätt shakes off injury to play in Tallinn's European disc golf festival

foreign affairs

Andreas Kaju

Expert: Trump has grasped that goodwill alone doesn't work when dealing with Russia

Estonian-Canadians in the Ehatare retirement home in Toronto.

Retirement home helps keep Estonian culture alive in Canada

The Belarusian community in Estonia's midsummer

Gallery: Belarusian community in Estonia celebrates midsummer

reign Affairs and Eesti 200 chair Margus Tsahkna and Prime Minister and Reform Party chair Kristen Michal at Monday's press conference. March 10, 2025.

Estonia may block EU's new Russia sanctions package if oil price cap not lowered

Kristi Raik.

Expert: Good relations with Russia appear to be Trump's long-term priority

science and research

September 1 in an Estonian school (illustrative).

Students' motivation to learn after Estonian-language transition concerns experts

Estonia's 2024 Butterfly of the Year: the wall brown (Lasiommata megera), or kirju-tumesilmik in Estonian.

Cool spring takes toll on Estonia's butterfly numbers

A sidewalk in Tallinn features a tactile path, but a bike path cuts between it and the bus stop.

Study: Accessibility in Tallinn often more illusion than reality

A graduate recital at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater (EMTA).

More international students choosing Estonia for university

Kids on a nature education trail through a bog.

Spending time in Estonian nature? RMK shares forest dos and don'ts

culture

The Aigu Om! festival took place for the fifth time this July in Võru County.

Gallery: Aigu Om! invites festivalgoers to take their time in Võru County

Raekoja plats in central Tartu.

Full program announced for this summer's Tartu Old Town Buzz festival

Narva Castle.

New Narva exhibition tells city's history through 'Symbols on the Border'

Youtuber Darren Jason Watkins Jr., known as IShowSpeed, met with Prime Minister Kristen Michal at Stenbock House on July 15, 2025.

YouTuber IShowSpeed's Tallinn trip cost Visit Estonia €30,000

Narva Bike 2025.

Thunderstorm forces legendary rockers Nazareth to cut short Narva show

features and interviews

A police officer handing out a postcard from the Grim Reaper over Midsummer 2025.

Estonia's police hand out postcards from Death to celebrate good drivers

Riivo Kruuk's completed work in Orissaare, Saaremaa.

'A dream come true': Estonian-American artist gets back to his roots with Saaremaa mural

An ESTDEV sign outside a group home in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region.

Building a stronger community: How Estonia continues to help rebuild Ukraine

Herman Castle after the Soviet bombing in 1944.

False narratives: How Narva was rebuilt from the ruins of war

Opening concert of the XVIII Song Festival "Iseoma" on July 5, 2025..

Unity and strength: The history of Estonia's Song Festival

watch again

The main and final seven-hour concert of the "Iseoma" Song and Dance Festival takes place on July 6, 2025.

Watch again: 'Iseoma' XXVIII Song Festival main concert

Opening concert of the XVIII Song Festival "Iseoma" on July 5, 2025..

Watch again: Opening performance of Estonia's 'Iseoma' XXVIII Song Festival

The Song and Dance Festival Grand Procession reaches its final destination, the Song Festival Grounds, after a rainy parade through Tallinn on July 5, 2025.

Watch again: Song and Dance Festival Grand Procession

Watch again: 'Iseoma' Folk Music Concert

First performance of the "Iseoma" Dance Festival performance on July 3, 2025.

Watch again: First 'Iseoma' Dance Festival performance

tallinn

Tallinn to recondition 70 diesel buses after procurement falls through again

New bench in Tallinn's city center.

Internal audit finds no irregularities in Tallinn bench procurement process

An existing TLT bike shed.

Tallinn city government procuring bike sheds at €56,000 each

The winning design for the redevelopment of Tallinn Kaubamaja.

Tallinn Kaubamaja department store's renovation moves forward

The intersection of Vana-Kalamja and the Balti jaam train station area.

Former Tallinn architect: Road users need to show more empathy to each other

tartu

The seating area along the Emajõgi River in Tartu.

Police: Action needed to improve safety of Tartu's Emajõgi River promenade Updated 11:16

Rally Estonia 2023.

WRC Rally Estonia 2025 gets underway in Tartu on Thursday

Around 80 skeletons have been discovered at Tartu's Lillemäe.

Archeologists discover nearly 80 skeletons in central Tartu

The training range will help to nurture some of tomorrow's future Estonian biathlon stars. Athlete Susan Külm is pictured here.

Tartu getting new youth biathlon practice range

The

Estonian illustration exhibition set for national museum after impressing in Bologna

narva

Flooding at Narva's Joaorg recreation area on July 17, 2025.

Gallery: Narva River floods again

A photo from Tim Bird's new Narva exhibition

British photojournalist's new exhibition explores Narva's 'Factory of Phantoms'

Victory Day parade in Narva on Sunday. June 24, 2024.

Mayor satisified with planned location of new Estonian Defense Forces base in Narva

Photographer Dmitri Fedotkin's exhibition in Narva.

Narva photography exhibition explores city's familiar sites from unexpected angles

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Flooding hits Narva after gates opened at Russia's Ivangorod power plant

galleries

Rally Estonia 2025: WRC x BIATHLON Challenge

Gallery: Ott Tänak takes on Estonia's top biathletes in challenge ahead of rally

Water levels in the Reiu River have led to a flood risk in Surju.

Gallery: Surju area hit by flooding as water levels rise in Reiu River

Reservists practiced live fire with Estonia’s HIMARS off the coast of Saaremaa for the first time on July 11, 2025.

Gallery: Estonian troops fire HIMARS rockets for first time off Saaremaa coast

Updated Kangru traffic intersection.

Kangru traffic interchange near Tallinn opens to traffic on Tuesday

Gallery: KiKuMu cinema, art and music festival gets underway in Jäneda

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podcasts

Ari Matti Mustonen has appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience and been warm up act at his live show as well.

Feature | Estonia's English-language podcasts, all in the one place

Tallinn Airport.

Estonia Explained part seven: Why are you here?

Maarja Merivoo-Parro.

Estonia Explained part six: The language has issues

Estonia Explained part five: What is with the sauna?

Maarja Merivoo-Parro.

Estonia Explained part four: A Thousand Years of Multi-culti

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