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Eesti 200 council meeting on Sunday, October 18, 2026.

Eesti 200 and Greens will not merge

A waiting room at North Estonia Medical Center (PERH).

People increasingly not paying hospital fees

Janno Jakobson.

Janno Jakobson: Speaking Estonian not the same as teaching Estonian

Eesti 200 council meeting on Sunday, October 18, 2026.

Gallery: Eesti 200 council meets to discuss party's future

Andreas Kaju.

Expert: Trump's recent decisions have nothing to do with midterms

Potential applications for AI include logistics, managing the storage and processing of agricultural products, and analyzing fields.

From spreadsheets to autonomous tractors: AI's growing role in farming

Artificial intelligence primarily helps farmers process data in their daily operations, but autonomous agricultural robots and drones are no longer the stuff of science fiction either.

Prime Minister and Reform Party chair Kristen Michal at a party council meeting. October 2026.

Reform Party unveils campaign slogan as PM touts economic growth

Construction underway at Lode Hybrid Park, a hybrid wind farm on the Latvian side of the Estonian-Latvian border. October 2026.

Estonia, Latvia at odds over cross-border wind farm

Residential buildings in Põhja-Tallinn's Kalamaja neighborhood. Photo is illustrative.

Bedroom window requirement upheld by justice chancellor

Passengers on a commercial flight.

Canceled school trips abroad leave dozens of families chasing refunds

Suvila owner being interviewed for the project.

Estonia's Soviet-era summer cottage culture to become museum exhibit

This week's top articles

US and Estonian passports.

Estonia mulls allowing dual citizenship in certain circumstances

Cyber security (photo is illustrative).

Ukraine strikes on Yandex data centers cut traffic to Estonian sites nearly 100%

President Ülle Madise at her inauguration day reception at Kadriorg Art Museum. October 12, 2026.

Galleries: Ülle Madise sworn in as president of Estonia

Message painted on a door in Russian (right) and unclear Estonian (left).

Estonia's new plain language standard aims to make public writing clearer

Gas pipeline marker.

Estonia maintaining a gas pipeline used by Russia

Tartu Prison.

Swedish prisoners in Estonia: No motivation to strive for a more law-abiding life

XXIX Open Society Forum.

Watch again: XXIX Open Society Forum on democratic renewal

The XXIX Open Society Forum took place October 15 at the Nordic Hotel Forum in Tallinn.

latest news

Tallinn unveiled a new street-level civil defense shelter on Juhkentali tänav. October 2026.

Gallery: Public bomb shelter in Tallinn hidden behind woodland mural

An Estonian-language classroom. Photo is illustrative.

Nearly third of teachers at schools transitioning to Estonian unqualified

Estonian swimmer Eneli Jefimova.

Estonia's Eneli Jefimova sweeps skins event, snags MVP at college swim meet

The updated Mäo junction in Central Estonia. October 2026.

Gallery: Central Estonia's upgraded Mäo junction reopens to traffic

Saarde wind farm in Pärnu County (photo is illustrative).

Wind farm bonus unconstitutional, NGO says as ministry pushes plan

Waste piled up next to an overflowing public recycling dumpster.

Pärnu to swap public recycling for curbside pickup in 2027

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

Gert Kaju at a previous Ministry of Defense press conference.

Defense official: Front heats up, energy truce fails as US-Kyiv strain grows

Ilmar Raag.

Expert: Trump does not have the power to force Ukraine to capitulate

Tiina Intelmann.

Ambassador: Russia aims to make winter unbearable for Ukrainians

Ukrainian Deputy Culture Minister Ivan Verbytskyi on

Ukraine's deputy culture minister: Culture a key component in resistance

Col. Ants Kiviselg, director of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) Military Intelligence Center.

Defense Intel Chief: Russia targeting Ukraine's railways and Dnipro bridges in escalating strike campaign

politics

Ando Kiviberg.

MP: Eesti 200 should 'lick its wounds' and sit out 2027 elections

Minister of the Interior Igor Taro.

Estonia plans to bring back its blue passports from 2030

Eesti 200 leader Kristina Kallas.

Eesti 200 to decide Sunday on running with Greens at Riigikogu election

President Ülle Madise's official visit to Finland, Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

Photos: Ülle Madise meets Alexander Stubb in Helsinki on 2nd foreign trip

Voting in the European Parliament.

Estonian parliament supports lower voting age at European Parliament elections

economy

Erkki Keldo.

Estonia wants to block Russian gas transit through Baltics for good

A Bolt taxi.

Platform workers' grueling hours raising health and safety concerns

Visit Estonia website.

New support measures to boost tourism beyond Tallinn

Artist's rendition of the on-order e-ferry, which will be the first in Estonia which can be charged from the shore.

Estonia's €50m planned island e-ferry passes first model tests with flying colors

Elisa to shut down 2G network in 2028, competitors hold back for now

Defense and security

Surveillance tech.

Estonia gets €32m EU funding for 'free world's first line of defense' surveillance

Relatives confirmed it was Artur Kirmjõe speaking in the FSB video which surfaced in June, but say his words had been put into his mouth.

Estonian ex-soldier jailed in Russia after visiting his wife

Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart (Center), chair of the Riigikogu Anti-Corruption Select Committee.

European Prosecutor's Office will not keep Estonia in the loop in Datasel proceedings

Rescue Board public warning siren.

Estonia's EE-ALARM test sets SMS record but sheltering gaps remain

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (left) chatting to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte while Prime Minister Kristen Michal looks on, Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

Foreign minister: No sign of Russian forces massing at NATO borders

society

The dairy aisle at a Prisma supermarket in Tallinn. Photo is illustrative.

Experts: French grocery store cyberattack a warning sign for Estonia

Entrance to the Ministry of Culture in central Tallinn.

Museums fear research funding shuffle threatens key projects

Tartu Prison.

Tartu prison director: Dissatisfaction with prison life hardly out of the ordinary

Ahtme Hospital.

Ida-Viru County's only psychiatric hospital closes doors

When confiscating criminal assets without a conviction, a person must not be labeled a criminal, even implicitly. Pictured is the start of the Port of Tallinn trial.

Estonia would allow criminal proceeds to be confiscated without a conviction

opinion

Arvi Hamburg.

Arvi Hamburg: Why is Google investing in Finland and not Estonia?

President Ülle Madise.

Ülle Madise: Attempts to reeducate people have delivered a setback to trust

President Alar Karis addressing the Riigikogu at the opening of its 2026 fall session. September 14, 2026.

Alar Karis: Ingenuity what makes Estonians who they are and guarantees survival

Jaak Prozes.

Jaak Prozes: Supporting Finno-Ugric peoples a matter of identity

Eerik-Niiles Kross.

Eerik-Niiles Kross: The true impact of Trump and Putin's diesel deal

sports

Maksim Paskotši (in black) rises to head the ball in Thursday's clash with Aarhus.

Estonian players have mixed fortunes in UEFA Conference League clashes

Pärnu city center.

Pärnu named European City of Sport for 2027

Elena Malõgina (Malygina).

Estonian tennis player Elena Malõgina reaches new career-high ranking

Gert Koovit talking to 'Ringvaade'.

Vegan powerlifter says diet change solved his health problems

The Tehvandi spordikeskus ski center in Otepää is due to host the 2027 IBU Biathlon World Championships in February.

Snow worries a key question ahead of Otepää biathlon world championships

foreign affairs

Riigikogu members at a reception celebrating Taiwan's National Day.

China protests Estonian politicians attending a Taiwanese event in Tallinn

Margus Tsahkna.

Foreign minister: One must ensure one's own survival when inflicting pain on Russia

Rainer Saks talking to 'Ringvaade'.

President's adviser: Estonia should not stay silent on Trump's diesel deal

President Ülle Madise in Riga for her first foreign visit as head of state, meeting Latvian President Edgars Rinkevičs.

President declines comment on US-Russia diesel deal, cites lack of facts

Former German foreign intelligence chief August Hanning stands trial in federal court.

Experts: Full damage of Germany's August Hanning scandal yet to be revealed

science and research

A worker.

Vicious circle of lacking experience leaving young people out of work in Estonia

Mikk Artur Mikfelt.

Mikk Artur Mikfelt: Banning will not solve smartphone addiction

A group of students taking part in the e-calculation at Võru High School.

Estonia's national e-calculation contest draws 10,700 participants

Ülle Madise

Outgoing Chancellor of justice questions bird protection data quality

Shooting range. Photo is illustrative.

Estonia aims to teach air‑gun shooting to 14‑year‑old students

culture

Martin Eessalu.

New Language Board chief to focus more on prevention than on fining businesses

Library.

Publishers: Libraries' survival as important as national defense

Estonia's defense ministry allocates €250,000 for war movies

Estonian composer Rasmus Puur.

Outgoing presidential culture adviser: Staying creative is important

An exhibition of art auctioned off in a fundraiser for the Estonian Artists' Association (EKL) in October. September 2026.

Record art auction spares Estonian Artists' Association from property sales

features and interviews

A flag with the Wing 15 patch and the Spanish national colors as the pilots make ready to leave.

Feature: Spanish jets leave Ämari — but the Baltic mission goes on

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

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

Two trams collided at the Lubja stop in central Tallinn in February this year.

Tallinn tram driver: TLT doesn't train staff enough or review incidents

Tallinn French Lyceum's sports hall.

Tallinn French Lyceum struggling with leaky sports hall roof

The restored goods hoist.

Tallinn City Archives restore historical goods hoist

Roadworks on Kreutzwaldi tänav (photo taken late August).

Tallinn roadworks overrun schedules, leaving commuters stuck in jams

E-scooter riders crossing at a crosswalk in Tallinn.

Tallinn says no to motorcycles, e-scooters in bus lanes

tartu

Street cleaning machinery.

Tartu invests €5 million in new street cleaning department

Former EU commissioner Kadri Simson joined Estonia's Social Democratic Party (SDE). October 2026.

Ex-EU commissioner Kadri Simson returns to politics as a Social Democrat

Tartu's Town Hall Square.

City of Tartu to increase loan burden by nearly 40% in coming years

A rooftop siren.

Estonia to sound nationwide sirens in emergency alert test Wednesday

A previous lego exhibition at the Tartu Toy Museum.

Tartu toy museum hosts 10th annual LEGO exhibition

narva

Narva border crossing point.

Company managing Narva border queue asks city for support after traffic dries up

The abandoned Narva-Jõesuu resort hall (Kuursaal).

Northeastern Estonian cities question value of participatory budgeting

A Lux Express coach.

Bus firm Lux Ekspress raises fares as diesel prices climb

Rescue Board (Päästeamet) fire trucks in their new livery.

Firefighters: Narva nursing home met fire safety rules in fatal blaze

Rescue Board vehicle.

1 dead in Narva care home blaze, cause likely careless smoking

galleries

Gallery: Broadcasting Museum spotlights trailblazers of Estonian radio

With King Carl XVI Gustaf during the Swedish royal couple’s visit to Tartu, Thursday, May 4, 2023.

Alar Karis: 5 years as Estonia's president in pictures

Estonian conductor Kristjan Järvi onstage with British pop star Calum Scott, German rapper Kontra K, musicians from Nordic Pulse and the Lufthansa Orchestra in Hamburg. October 2026.

Gallery: Estonian conducts charity Hamburg shows with Calum Scott, Kontra K

Urmas Viik's

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

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

news in simple Estonian

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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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