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Estonia and Sweden signed a prison rental space agreement on August 5, 2026, that will allow up to 600 Swedish inmates to be transferred to Estonia.

longer sentences for damaging national defense objects sought

Estonian justice ministry after tougher penalties for migrant smugglinglonger sentences for damaging national defense objects sought

Estimated position of the helicopters at the moment of collision.

Risky maneuvers preceded deadly 2025 helicopter crash in Finland

Mayor of Kharkiv Ihor Terehhov

Kharkiv mayor: No safe place left in the city as winter approaches

A classroom.

Pay raises drive surge in applications for senior teacher status in Estonia

Hendrik Agur.

Ida‑Virumaa Vocational Education Center director Hendrik Agur suspected of fraud

interview

Alar Karis.

Outgoing president: My chances to serve Estonia will be even better as ex-head of state

President Alar Karis tells ERR in an interview that while he plans to take some time to reflect after leaving office, his calendar is already beginning to fill up and he intends to continue working on issues related to AI and technology.

Windy beach.

Ecologist: The year's first autumn storm could hit this Friday

Peeter Kaldre.

Peeter Kaldre: A dangerous moment

airBaltic Boeing 757 taking off.

airBaltic planning up to 700 layoffs across Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius

Estonians still returning bottles despite unchanged 10-cent deposit

A Tallinn tram in motion (photo is illustrative).

Child left behind on Tallinn tram raises questions over driver care

Dmitri Moskovtsev.

Dmitri Moskovtsev: Citizenship carries deeply personal meaning

The meaning of citizenship is deeply personal. For some, it is important that the entire family share the same citizenship; for others, it is about having the opportunity to participate more actively in Estonia's social and political life, Dmitri Moskovtsev writes.

latest news

Marillion.

UK prog band Marillion to perform in Tallinn

Young Estonian artists' fall exhibition at Art & Tonic.

Gallery: Young Estonian artists' fall exhibition opens in Tallinn

Evelin Kasenõmm.

Evelin Kasenõmm: Asia puts drones to work — Estonia should follow suit

Estonian police detained suspects in organizing illegal migration.

Estonian police detain six suspects in organizing illegal migration

Teachers and rescuers protesting in front of the Riigikogu.

Union wants state-run school teachers' salary advantage retained

Maardu Linnameeskond players.

Maardu quits all Estonian football amid match-fixing probe

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

Jüri Luik.

Expert: Russia attacking civilian infrastructure as it has made no front line gains

Russia continued its strikes on Kyiv this week.

Defense briefing: Russia repeats war aims at UN as frontline clashes fall

Russian freight train tank car.

Estonia bans grain transit from Russia and Belarus

Marko Mihkelson.

Expert: Russia clearly has the upper hand in the air in Ukraine

Martin Herem at the EU defense ministers' meeting in Brussels, Monday, September 28, 2026.

Minister: Ukraine gets €6.6bn in EU support to boost combat power

politics

Estonian political party campaign tents.

Riigikogu election campaigning gets going 5 months before polling day

The Riigikogu's Anti-Corruption Select Committee. The committee has demanded to see correspondence between the state and Datasel and another defense industry firm.

Donor countries may demand back €14.5 million over failed ammo deals

The Supreme Court of Estonia in Tartu.

Government extends reduced indexation for top officials' pay, saving €32 million

Aleksei Jašin.

Eesti 200's electoral hopes take further blow as key member defects to SDE

Center Party Chairman Mihhail Kõlvart.

Center Party leader to take to the ring in charity boxing match

presidential election 2026

The Riigikogu held the first round of voting in the presidential election on September 2, 2026.

Estonia elects new president

Ülle Madise met with the Center Party, SDE and Isamaa factions on Monday, August 17.

Presidential candidate Ülle Madise: Estonia must look to its own interestsinterview

2026 presidential election in the Riigikogu.

Should the Estonian people be involved in electing the president?

President Alar Karis and President-elect Ülle Madise at Kadriorg. September 3, 2026.

Gallery: Estonian President-elect Ülle Madise visits Alar Karis at Kadriorg

EKRE protest at Toompea in support of direct presidential elections.

Gallery: EKRE holds protest ahead of presidential vote

a look back at estonia's presidential elections

Alar Karis at the second round of voting in the 2021 presidential election on August 31, 2021.

Episode 7: Alar Karis, 2021

Kersti Kaljulaid after being elected president of Estonia.

Episode 6: Kersti Kaljulaid, 2016

29.08

A look back at Estonia's presidential elections | Episode 5: Toomas Hendrik Ilves, 2011

28.08

A look back at Estonia's presidential elections | Episode 4: Toomas Hendrik Ilves, 2006

27.08

A look back at Estonia's presidential elections | Episode 3: Arnold Rüütel, 2001

26.08

A look back at Estonia's presidential elections | Episode 2: Lennart Meri, 1996

25.08

A look back at Estonia's presidential elections | Episode 1: Lennart Meri, 1992

economy

A view of central Tallinn.

New spatial plan pushes development toward compact regional centers

The 'superministry' building in Tallinn is home to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, responsible for the TTJA.

Estonia allocates €2.2M to set up nuclear safety regulator

Flu vaccine.

Flu vaccine deliveries to Estonia delayed

Prices at the pump in Estonia. Photo is illustrative.

Global fuel reserve release unlikely to lower Estonian diesel prices

Apartments in Tallinn.

€4 million apartment sale highlights Tallinn's changing housing market

Defense and security

Rainer Saks.

Expert says moving Estonia's units near border has limited strategic impact

PPA vehicle.

Police and Border Guard Board step up checks in Valga after migrant surge

U.S. Ambassador to Estonia Roman Pipko and Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) Deputy Director General Veiko Kommusaar.

US gives Estonia 13 reconnaissance drones to boost border security

Deniss Metsavas (photo taken during his trial in 2019).

Court upholds ruling to bar early release of former EDF officer convicted of treason

Estonian conscripts at Tapa.

FT: Estonia moving troops closer to Russia in 'active defense' push

society

Teacher in front of a classroom full of kids. Photo is illustrative.

Nearly 3 in 4 Estonian educators have experienced bullying

Kohtla-Järve-

Land tax could double in three Estonian municipalities in 2027

Reburial ceremony for Otto and Agnes Pukk in Kuressaare.

Gallery: Pre-war statesman reburied in Kuressaare over a century after death

Online drug sales.

QR codes for online drug sales popping up near Estonian schools

The War of Independence Victory Column in Freedom Square (Vabaduse väljak), Tallinn.

Lights not out on Tallinn's War of Independence Victory Column, but being replaced

opinion

Imre Kaas.

Imre Kaas: Save the rescuers!

Elle Pütsepp.

Elle Pütsepp: Minimum wage remains a crucial safeguard for low‑paid workers

Kaimar Karu.

Kaimar Karu: AI risks are real, but they're not what you think

Raul Rebane.

Raul Rebane: In praise of the provinces

Marica Lillemets.

Marica Lillemets: It's time to create a cross‑sector life‑course policy

sports

Tallinn's Lilleküla Stadium, also known as the A. le Coq Arena.

Last train to Keila put back 25 minutes Tuesday night due to Iceland football clash

Estonia plays Luxembourg in the Nations League.

Estonian men's football team takes first Nations League victory over Luxembourg

Work progresses on Kadriorg Stadium renovation.

Photos: Major overhaul progresses at Tallinn's Kadriorg Stadium

Kevin Saar on a quad bike.

FIM apologizes after Estonia stripped of podium medals in France

The 1936 Berlin Olympics were effectively hijacked by the Nazis for propaganda purposes.

'Time travel' takes Estonian schoolchildren to the 1936 Berlin Olympics

foreign affairs

Britain's contribution to Estonia's defense is mostly based at Tapa.

UK nuclear umbrella comments prompt Estonia defense debate

New Estonian Ambassador to Ireland Kairi Saar-Isop presenting her credentials to President of Ireland Catherine Connolly in Dublin.

Estonia's new ambassadors to Ireland and Hungary present credentials

Harri Tiido.

Harri Tiido: On the closed nature of Russian thinking

Defense Minister Martin Herem and Prime Minister Kristen Michal at the government press conference on Thursday.

Estonia not invited to U.S.-led meeting on NATO's future

Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Tallinn.

Estonia summons Russian chargé d'affaires over defense firm sabotage

science and research

Student with their own salt shaker.

Some children bring their own salt to school as cafeterias cut sodium

The filamentous cell form of Yarrowia lipolytica.

Artificial intelligence helping turn yeast into a better cell factory

Vello Liiv's new wild mushroom photo exhibition at Viidumäe Nature Center in Saaremaa. October 2026.

Gallery: Decades of wild mushroom photography on display in Saaremaa

Screenshots of scientific papers collected by Retraction Watch that have been retracted from databases but have been cited thousands of times.

Effect of research paper mills enough to start affecting LLM query results

University students in Tartu (photo is illustrative).

Universities warn extra funding won't cover surge in applicants

culture

Urmas Viik's

Gallery: Estonian artist Urmas Viik brings dynamic graphic show to Viljandi

The Pop And Contemporary Art Museum (PoCo) in Tallinn.

TikTok, Instagram push museums to rethink how art is displayed

Anita Staub.

Authority recommends removing a third of Jõgeva County manors from protection

Elmo Nüganen.

Elmo Nüganen: Burning Dostoevsky won't burn down the Russian world

A scene in the film “Primetime.”

Journalist: A 'To Catch a Predator'‑style show could not be made in Estonia

features and interviews

Ilmar Tomusk.

Ilmar Tomusk: Switch to Estonian-language education took decades too long

Ülle Madise met with the Center Party, SDE and Isamaa factions on Monday, August 17.

Presidential candidate Ülle Madise: Estonia must look to its own interests

The Nebius data center of the AI factory being built in Estonia.

Nebius representative: the company has no history with Yandex

Estonian language content creators.

'Every learner feels special:' Meet the influencers teaching Estonian on social media

Jüri Luik.

Veteran diplomat: NATO's deterrence is meant to work primarily in Putin's mind

watch again

Moby concert at the Tartu Song Festival Grounds. August 6, 2026.

Moby on Tallinn, punk roots, veganism and why he gives music away for free

Fionntán De Brún at HeadRead Festival 2026 in Tallinn.

Fionntán De Brún: Kneecap made the Irish language cool for young people

Stefan Hedlund

Stefan Hedlund: You can't have a rational discourse with people who love Russia

Gaea Schoeters.

Gaea Schoeters: Colonialism is still part of our culture

Thomas Piketty.

Thomas Piketty: Estonia would have been better off without the Soviet experiment

tallinn

Tallinn's medieval Old Town is a perennial tourist magnet.

Tourists increasingly choosing Tallinn over rest of Estonia

Exterior of Tallinn's Linnahall

Tallinn's crumbling Linnahall has one employee left — and he's been there 43 years

Preliminary design for the renovation of Väike-Ameerika tänav.

Images and video: Tallinn completes Väike-Ameerika overhaul designs

Graffiti in Tallinn.

Tallinn mural plan backfires as graffiti artists tag over works

Margo Palloson.

ISS chief: Milrem arson was first successful Russian attack on Estonia this year

tartu

Bikes locked up along Tartu's riverfront promenade.

Tartu plans new pedestrian and cycling bridge

Tartu Folk.

Tartu Folk festival returns November 12–15

Estonian ballet dancer and choreographer Jevgeni Grib.

Estonian choreographer's ballets to premiere as two-part evening in Tartu

Tartu bike-sharing.

Tartu wants to buy 1,000 new rental bikes

New builds in Central Tartu.

Housing prices rise 6% on year as market rebounds

narva

Narva Town Hall.

Former mayor: Church and power entangled in Narva 'prayer breakfast' row

Measurement bus of the Environmental Research Center in Narva.

Mobile lab finds Narva's air cleaner than expected

EDF exercise

Largely EU-funded Narva defense base delayed by political turmoil

Üllar Lanno.

Üllar Lanno: So that treatment queues don't turn into death sentences

Vaba Lava Narva.

Vaba Lava seeks additional €250,000 to keep Narva theater open

galleries

Alar Karis arriving in Germany Monday, September 28, 2026.

Alar Karis embarks on farewell whistle-stop tour of neighboring countries

Gallery: Lennart Meri's epic 'Silverwhite' journey brought to life

Gallery: More than 50 Estonian artists take stock of what matters now

Tallinn's annual

Gallery: Tallinn's Kadriorg Park glows as 'Light Walks' festival is back

Exhibition of French photographer Jean‑Louis Courtinat opens in Tallinn.

Gallery: Exhibition of French photographer Jean‑Louis Courtinat opens in Tallinn

news in simple Estonian

Lihtsad uudised

Lihtsad uudised 2. oktoobril

Lihtsad uudised.

Lihtsad uudised 25. septembril

Lääne-Ukrainas droonitabamuse saanud rong.

Lihtsad uudised 18. septembril

Lihtsad uudised.

Lihtsad uudised 11. septembril

Ülle Madise.

Lihtsad uudised 4. septembril

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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