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Kaja Kallas at the hearing on November 12, 2024.

Kallas' changes at EU's diplomatic service ruffling feathers in Brussels

Ukrainian troops training with a British instructor (middle).

Estonian instructors training Ukrainian troops in England

High schoolers playing an educational game developed at the University of Tartu (TÜ). Photo is illustrative.

Hiking compulsory school age to 18 could lead to youth worker shortage

Estonian Education Personnel Union (EHL) chair Reemo Voltri (left) and Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas (Eesti 200) at education agreement talks. February 19, 2024.

Tallinn, Tartu not joining education agreement

ERR correspondent Anton Aleksejev together with a Ukrainian soldier from an air defense unit. December 2024.

ERR in Ukraine: Mobile air defense units countering Russian missiles, drones

weekend reads

Mina olen olemas.

Feature | 'Music is what I feel in my soul': Estonia's most accessible concert

Mulgi puder.

Mulgi puder and Pysanka added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list

Allan Hantsom.

Pro-Russian activist handed 6.5 year prison sentence for vandalizing minister's car

Christmas food.

Researcher: Overeating is often a sign of a boring party

Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform).

Estonian PM: No need to rush with climate law

Historians: Narva flag should be given back its true colors

Raul Eamets.

Raul Eamets: How rosy will the coming year be for the Baltic economies?

Eesti Laul 2025 entries.

Eesti Laul 2025 songs unveiled

more news

Narva's Baltic Power Plant with its twin red and white striped smokestacks.

Narva wants heritage protection for Baltic Power Plant smokestacks

Transport Administration office in Estonia.

Import vehicle inspections surge ahead of Estonia's new car tax

Tiktok app. Photo is illustrative.

Estonia not planning on TikTok ban

Mihhail Kõlvart.

Center leader: Pattern of failures in state-owned companies needs fixing

The new Defender of the Fatherland Day being marked in Ukraine.

ERR in Ukraine: Soldiers mark 'Defender of the Fatherland Day' amid war

Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) visiting EDF reservists at a chilly Sirgala training area in Ida-Viru County.

Defense minister full of praise for Exercise Okas participants

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) deputy chief of staff Lt. Col. Mattias Puusepp.

EDF Lt Col: Ukrainians in Kursk under constant pressure from Russian forces

Margus Tsahkna

FM: Malta could have found a way to block Lavrov from OSCE meeting

The opening of a new kindergarten in Ovruch.

Estonia's Ukrainian kindergarten on European Council's 2025 flagship project list

Foreign ministers at the NATO meeting on December 4, 2024.

Foreign minister: Union between Russia, North Korea needs to be broken

Kaja Kallas with new President of the European Council Antonio Costa, in Kyiv.

Experts: Kaja Kallas pledges support for Ukraine, but EU27 actions unclear

Politics

Kai Realo.

Captain of industry criticizes climate act changes as 'cosmetic'

Lavly Perling

Poll: Support for Parempoolsed hits new record high

Tallinn City Government's official TikTok page.

Tallinn City Government using TikTok to reach youth despite security risks

Minister of Climate Yoko Alender (Reform) addressing the economic cabinet of the Estonian government.

Climate minister introduces Estonia's new climate law to government

Offshore wind farm. Photo is illustrative.

Opposition MPs against mass wind farms off Estonia's coasts

winter 2024

A tram on a winter evening.

Reduced exercise due to short winter days leads to lower mental health

Sale being advertised at a shopping mall in Tallinn. Photo is illustrative.

Estonians started stocking up on Christmas presents in November

Hiiumaa Glögi Cafe Day.

Hiiumaa prepares to welcome visitors for Glögi Cafe Day

Sale of Christmas trees in a shopping mall parking lot.

Christmas tree prices start at €15 this holiday season

Radiator.

Professor: Overheating rooms a source of health problems

economy

Used cars for sale (illustrative).

Competition Authority probes Auto24.ee for potential competition violations

Minister of Regional Affairs and Agriculture Piret Hartman (SDE).

Minister proposes partial privatization of state-owned Eesti Post

A store in Kuressaare, Saaremaa.

Goods 2.5% and services 5.6% more expensive in Estonia on year

Alcohol on sale in a supermarket.

Committee blames canceled alcohol tax rise on budget deficit

Main entrance at Tartu University Hospital (TÜK).

Doctors' salary negotiations stall

Defense and security

Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal with President of France Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Friday, December 6, 2024.

Prime minister to Macron: Russia will only back down in face of resolve

Computer keyboard.

EDF's Military Intelligence Center launches hotline for security tip offs

A drone (picture is illustrative).

Estonia to buy €400 million worth of loitering munitions

Taavi Veskimägi.

Defense industry chair: Defense industrial park should be built immediately

Prime Minister Kristen Michal meets Frankenburg Technologies.

Estonian company to start testing anti-aircraft missiles in Ukraine next year

society

A Tallinn Emergency Medical Service (TEMS) ambulance.

Tallinn hospitals may face fines for refusing ambulance-delivered patients

Forest in Estonia in late winter.

Jogger rescued in Võru County as PPA uses siren to help her out

Riina Solman (Isamaa), with Tallinn Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE) in the foreground.

Isamaa against Tallinn joining ministry's education agreement

Christmas music.

Radio 2 launches temporary 24/7 Christmas music station

Road maintenance worker taking a break in Tallinn.

Unions want Employment Contracts Act amendment proceedings halted

opinion

Urmas Viilma.

Urmas Viilma: Christmas anxiety instead of peace

Mihkel Loorits.

Mihkel Loorits: Let us map out all the risks and opportunities in energy

Hans Väre.

Hans Väre: Speak of the wolf

Külli Taro.

Külli Taro: Only public authority can be responsible for protecting public interests

Andres Põder, archbishop emeritus of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church

Andres Põder: Is the Estonian Lutheran Church modern or conservative?

Sports

Artti Aigro.

Ski jumper Artii Aigro impresses again with top-10 qualifier finish in Poland

Paul Aron.

Paul Aron closes F2 season with top-three finish in Abu Dhabi qualifiers

Selver x TalTech players in the huddle.

Volleyball team Selver xTalTech go down 3:0 in CEV cup round of 16 first leg

Estonia versus Poland.

Estonia in the running to host 2029 European Basketball Championships

Eneli Jefimova.

Jefimova heads up strong Estonian showing at Nordic swimming championships

foreign affairs

The presidents of Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Baltic and Polish presidents 'profoundly disappointed' over situation in Georgia

The Georgian diaspora in Estonia protested against the Georgian government's policies on December 2, 2024.

Estonia to reduce development cooperation funding for Georgia

Sten Schwede

Ambassador: Protests expected if South Korean president does not resign

Georgian, Baltic, and the Icelandic flag flying in Tbilisi.

Georgian MFA summons Baltic ambassadors over sanctions

Jonatan Vseviov

Foreign ministry official: Georgia cannot join EU by being deceptive

science and research

Former education minister Liina Kersna (Reform).

Former education ministers criticize raising compulsory school age to 18

Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas (Eesti 200).

As deadline looms, most local governments haven't joined education agreement

mobile phone.

Tallinn to launch pilot project limiting smart devices in schools

Great tits.

Great tit tops Estonia's winter garden birdwatching survey list

Tartu's Alexander Pushkin School to be renamed Jogentaga School.

Tartu's Pushkin School to be renamed Jogentaga School

culture

Kalli Kalde's exhibition

Haki Gallery's final exhibition explores world of dreams

Actor: Potatoes and people are not so different

Lenna Kuurmaa.

Estonian Eurovision star Lenna Kuurmaa: Country life has a liberating charm

Elīna Vītola

New exhibition exploring dark family history opens at Tartu's Kogo Gallery

Mara Kirchberg.

Estonia's Mara Kirchberg wins top Nordic Baltic Young Artist Award

tartu 2024: European capital of culture

Tartu 2024's closing party took place on November 30, 2024.

Gallery: Tartu 2024 ends with light show and open-air rave

Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda gave a rare interview for ETV.

Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda gives exclusive interview to ERR

Tartu Town Hall Square.

Tartu Town Hall bells to play NOËP's 'Young Blood City' on Saturday

Representatives from Nova Gorica and Chemnitz accept the title of 2025 European Capital of Culture at the official handover.

Tartu hands over European Capital of Culture title to Chemnitz and Nova Gorica

Tartu 2024 is set to end with an open air rave and light show in Pirogov Park.

Tartu 2024 finale set for Pirogov Park this Saturday

features and interviews

Kristi Kongi, Regularly only the fog can save the world (Etel Adnan).

Feature | Life always finds a way: Estonian artists open new exhibition in Riga

The unveiling of the monument to the cadets killed during the December 1, 1924 coup attempt near the Tondi Military School.

History: The 1924 December coup attempt in Estonia

Edward von Lõngus' "Doomsday Cathedral."

Edward von Lõngus: Culture is our only immune system against propaganda

Halloween decorations in a window in rural Estonia. October 31, 2024.

With Estonia's mardipäev and kadripäev, is Halloween one too many?

Instructions for making a lucky penny by a press machine inside Viru shopping center.

Study: English overused while Finnish scarce in Tallinn

watch again

The 2023 inclusivity concert "Oleme olemas" in Tallinn.

Watch again: Fully accessible inclusivity concert 'Elukoor'

Kanama viaduct was demolished on November 13, 2024.

Defense Forces blows up viaduct on Tallinn-Pärnu highway

Jaan Roose's world record slacklining bid in Sicily.

Director: I wanted to find out how slackliner Jaan Roose copes with fear

The chimney belonging to Tartu's former Vana Katlamaja is set to be demolished imminently.

Video: Tartu's former boiler house chimney demolished

Photo of Estonian refugees from "1944 — the Great Escape to the West," an exhibition at Estonia's Seaplane Harbor in Tallinn.

Conference looks at experiences of Estonian refugees in World War Two

tallinn

Tallinn's future skyline.

Gallery: 3 new skyscrapers will be built in Tallinn by 2035

Gift market at the Astangu Rehabilitation Center.

Special gift market takes place at Astangu Rehabilitation Center on Saturday

Tallinna Vesi to hike prices next year

A trolleybus.

Tallinn city heads: Trolleys a better fit for Lasnamäe than trams

Tallinn to showcase new Tulika tänav design in coming weeks

tartu

Tartu's Arch Bridge lit up in the colors of the Finnish flag.

Tartu to celebrate Finnish Independence Day this Friday

Tartu's ice rink.

Tartu's ice skating rink opens today after temperature drop

Tartu's Christmas village opened on November 30, 2024.

Gallery: Tartu's Christmas Village opens this Saturday

Tartu's skating rink on November 30, 2024.

Tartu postpones ice skating rink opening due to warm weather

Car-Free Avenue 2024 opened in Tartu.

Tartu 2024's economic boost smaller than expected

galleries

Group exhibition

Gallery: Ida-Viru County artists' new group exhibition opens in Tallinn

The newly renovated Estonian Knighthood House in Tallinn. December 2024.

Gallery: Renovations complete at Estonian Knighthood House in Tallinn

The Georgian diaspora in Estonia protested against the Georgian government's policies on December 2, 2024.

Gallery: Georgians hold pro-EU, anti-government protest in Tallinn

The

Gallery: Fairy tales theme for annual gingerbread exhibition

NATO warships from the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) in Tallinn on November 30, 2024.

Gallery: NATO warships visit Estonia

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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