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Peeter Raudsepp, director of the Estonian Institute of Economic Research.

Economist: Tax rises are pushing up price increases

Delivery van parked on the sidewalk in Tallinn.

Sidewalk stopping ban posing challenges for many Tallinn businesses

The main building of the University of Tartu.

SAT scores gaining popularity in University of Tartu special admissions

Transmission towers carrying overhead power lines.

Elering plans to raise transmission service fee by almost 40 percent

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

Estonia's state app-as-ID function goes live Updated 11:24

Singers wearing raincoats during the opening concert of the XVIII Song Festival "Iseoma" on July 5, 2025..

How much rain fell during Estonia's 2025 Song Festival?

Last weekend's 28th Song Festival "Iseoma" mostly took place in the pouring rain – and not for the first time. The Environmental Agency installed a temporary rain gauge at the Song Festival Grounds to measure how much precipitation fell.

Kristi Raik.

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

Deutsche Bundesbank (DBB) President Joachim Nagel in Tallinn. July 2025.

German central banker: Spillover from €1 trillion plan will reach Estoniainterview

Tallinn's reunited coalition to abolish kindergarten fees from September

checks on the polish-lithuanian border

Poland reintroduced checks on its borders with Germany and Lithuania for at least 30 days on July 7 to tackle illegal migration.

Alleged Estonian human trafficker detained at Lithuanian border after Poland boosts checks

A police office checking a driver's documents on the Estonian-Latvian border on July 4, 2025 in responce to Poland introducing new checks on its border to stop illegal migration.

Estonian police increase patrols after Poland imposes checks on Lithuanian border

A border guard on the Latvian-Belarusian border.

Belarus border migration crisis is a 'criminal business,' says Latvian border guard

song and dance festival 2025

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

The third and final performance of the "Iseoma" Dance Festival look place on July 4, 2025.

Galleries: Estonia's XXVIII Song and XXI Dance Festival 'Iseoma'

Drone photos show the 90,000 people present at the main and final "Iseoma" Song Festival concert on July 6, 2025.

Almost 90,000 people gathered for 'Iseoma' Song Festival's final 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

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

Watch again: First 'Iseoma' Dance Festival performance

more news

Estonian literature on a library shelf.

Books, button accordions and dill seeds all in demand at Tallinn libraries

Tourists in Tallinn's Old Town.

Domestic, foreign tourists increased in spring

Tallinn Deputy Mayor Aleksei Jašin (Eesti 200).

Tallinn deputy mayor: Eesti 200 won't OK scrapping kindergarten fees

Pärtel-Peeter Pere.

Reform Party to continue in Tallinn city government coalition Updated 07.07

Estonian men's national basketball team.

Estonian squad announced as preparations begin for EuroBasket finals

The helicopter that crashed at sea on Sunday was brought ashore on Monday

Gallery: Helicopter brought back to shore after sea crash between Saaremaa and Vilsandi

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

Estonian and Ukrainian flags.

Estonia to host a global Ukraine reconstruction conference in 2027

Arson attack on Ukrainian restaurant in Estonia ordered by Russian intelligence

The Estonian Refugee Council reached 69,000 people in 2024.

Annual report: Estonian Refugee Council supported 69,000 people in 2024

Lt Col. Mattias Puusepp.

EDF colonel: No signs of Russia opening a new front in Ukraine

Ljubov Boiko and Oleksandra Pysarenko have both graduated from Tallinn Healh Care College.

Ukrainian nurses graduate from Tallinn Health Care College after relocating due to war

Politics

Mihhail Kõlvart (Center).

Center Party leader: Tallinn coalition's only achievement is municipal circus

Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE, right) and Pärtel-Peeter Pere (Reform, left) during a city government press conference. June 2025.

Tallinn Mayor Ossinovski makes proposal for Reform to re-join coalition

Riigikogu.

Riigikogu to discuss laws vetoed by president during autumn session

Tallinn City Council meeting on June 12.

Not electing a mayor could cause Tallinn City Council to disband

Hanno Pevkur.

Defense and finance ministers most trusted, prime minister comes in sixth

economy

Traffic backed up on Tallinn-Tartu Highway after a crash in Imavere, near the Paia intersection.

Paia junction on Tallinn–Tartu Highway to get safety upgrade

Fresh baked goods for sale at Tillu Cafe in Põlva. July 2025.

Cool summer keeping tourists away from Southeastern Estonia

Supermarket.

Food prices rose 8.4 percent year-on-year in June

Pumps at a gas station.

Fuel retailers' turnover and profits up in Estonia

Strawberry.

Rainy weather destroys much of Estonia's strawberry harvest

Defense and security

The crash site of Sunday's helicopter crash between Vilsandi and Saaremaa islands off the west coast of Estonia. None of the seven people on board were injured.

Helicopter crashes into sea near Estonia's Saaremaa island

Chinese ship Newnew Polar Bear in Arkhangelsk. The photo shows that the ship has no anchor.

Captain of ship that destroyed Balticconnector pipeline appears in Hong Kong court

Attorney-at-law Artur Knjazev (with microphone) is one of Kuremäe Monastery's legal representatives. .

Pühtitsa Convent spent over €36,000 on legal aid last year

A rescue worker.

Emergency Response Center forced to use 'paper and pencil' after IT failure

Matis Mäeker, FIU chief.

Financial Intelligence Unit suspends bank inquiries through enforcement register

society

A one-dose vial of the quadrivalent HPV vaccine Gardasil.

Health Insurance Fund texting HPV vaccine reminders to parents

Doctor's office. Photo is illustrative.

Healthcare workers in Estonia doubt colleagues' loyalty in a crisis

Tallinn University.

Several Estonian universities see highest admissions in years

Opening of a bust of President Arnold Rüütel in the Kadriorg Rose Garden.

Bust of President Arnold Rüütel unveiled in Kadriorg Rose Garden

County buses parking lot in Balti jaam, Kristjan Järvan.

New start of school day to create additional expenses for bus operators

opinion

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

Aimar Ventsel.

Aimar Ventsel: The many faces of the Russian community in exile

sports

The Spanish women's national team in training.

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

Paul Aron.

Estonian driver Paul Aron to represent Alpine at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Richard Teder becomes first Estonian golfer to reach major after dramatic play-off

Henri Drell.

Estonian basketball star Henri Drell to leave Tenerife when contract expires

Estonian men's national basketball team.

Estonia to warm up for EuroBasket finals with home game against Great Britain

foreign affairs

Rail Baltica construction work.

Brussels allocates €295.5 million for Rail Baltica

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar with Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna.

Israel to open embassy in Tallinn

PPA's K9 unit search for missing U.S. soldier in Lithuania on April 1, 2025.

US awards medals to Estonian dog handlers who helped find missing soldier

Tanel Sepp.

Estonia's new ambassador to South Korea hoping to win hearts with karaoke

U.S. authorities announced a large-scale healthcare fraud scheme on Monday.

Four arrested in Estonia over US healthcare scam suspicions

science and research

Stormy weather.

Storm Ulla causes record summer waves in Gulf of Finland

Classroom.

School day to start at 9 a.m. or later in Estonia from next September

Although pollen allergy is often discussed in general terms, it is actually caused by a small number of plant species.

Master's thesis: Pollen allergy season starts earlier but milder than before

Municipal mowing in progress in Lasnamäe.

Plant ecologists: Public green spaces don't have to become wild fields

Depression and other mental health issues are on the rise among the 15-19 age group.

Master's thesis: Every third teenage girl in Estonia has thought about suicide

culture

I Land Sound.

Lineup announced for on Saaremaa festival I Land Sound

Yilin Wang.

Estonian fan from China: Song Festival a celebration for everyone in Estonia

Piret Vaughan and Kätriin Vinkmann.

Member of Brisbane folk dance group: The farther we are, the more Estonia matters

Opening concert of the XVIII Song Festival

Behind the lyrics: The 'Iseoma' Song Festival repertoire

The opening of

New Estonian-Georgian art exhibition looks to nature for hope in turbulent times

features and interviews

British troops at Tapa Army Base. Photo is illustrative.

British politician Ed Davey on what the UK can learn from Estonian security

Herman Castle after the Soviet bombing in 1944.

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

The Icelandic Coast Guard participating in NATO exercise "Dynamic Mongoose 2025" and viewed through the periscope of a German submarine.

How does Iceland contribute to NATO when it has no military?

Indrek Kasela.

Indrek Kasela: The past is over-fetishized in Estonia

A border guard on the Latvian-Belarusian border.

Belarus border migration crisis is a 'criminal business,' says Latvian border guard

watch again

Turkish Stars airshow over Pärnu on Victory Day 2025.

Galleries and video: Victory Day Parade 2025

Brown bear with three cubs caught on trail camera in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. June 19, 2025.

Bear and three cubs frolic on camera in Estonia's Lääne-Viru County

Szymon Hołownia addressing the Riigikogu.

Hope is sexier than fear, Polish parliament leader tells Riigikogu

XIII Youth Song and Dance Festival.

Virtual forum seeks to unite Estonia's global diaspora through culture

The prime ministers of the Baltic states Kristen Michal, Evika Silina and Gintautas Paluckas in Riga on May 30, 2025.

Prime minister: Estonia can also build Rail Baltic in Latvia

tallinn

Dances waiting for a bus during the Song and Dance Festival

Song Festival brings road closures, public transport changes to Tallinn

Mayor of Tallinn Jevgeni Ossinovski and Prime Minister Kristen Michal met to start Tallinn Day in the Old Town on May 15, 2025.

Prime minister: Reform distrusts Tallinn mayor and will move to opposition

Urmas Sõõrumaa and Pärtel-Peeter Pere.

Many Reform Party voters critical of party's moves in Tallinn

Render of a future tram running along Tallinn's Liivalaia tänav.

Liivalaia tramline and Tallinn main street revamp will not take place at same time

Lauri Läänemets.

SDE leader: Sõõrumaa did not deny earlier plans to overthrow Tallinn coalition

tartu

The Daniel Levi Band will headline the Tartu Old Town Buzz Festival.

Tartu Old Town Buzz festival kicks off July 26 with Daniel Levi Band concert

Two goats will be helping out at Tartu Observatory this July.

Struuvik and Fraunik the goats to help out at Tartu Observatory this month

The Song and Dance Festival will be shown on a big screen in Tartu's Pirogov Park.

Song and Dance Festival to be shown live on big screen in Tartu's Pirogov Park

Swing at a kindergarten playground.

No plans to scrap kindergarten fees in Reform-led Rae Municipality or Tartu

Tartu Smart Bike Share bikes parked at a docking station in a Tartu park.

Tartu bike paths creating disagreements among city council opposition

narva

Flooding of

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

Aidu Water Adventure Center.

Water center finally opens in former Ida-Viru County oil shale quarry

President Alar Karis at the ESTO 2025 Youth Congress in Narva.

President Karis at ESTO Youth Congress: Estonians abroad are our spiritual beacons

The lighthouse in Narva-Jõesuu.

Preparations underway for creation of new Narva-Jõesuu cultural quarter

A border guard patrol boat on the Narva River.

Boats on Narva River relying on GPS navigation after buoy thefts

galleries

Watch again: 'Iseoma' Folk Music Concert

Estonia's blue, black and white flag was raised at Tall Hermann tower on July 3, 2025 to mark the start of the Song and Dance Festival..

Gallery: Song and Dance Festival flag raising ceremony held in Tallinn

Rehearsals are underway at Rummu Quarry for the performance of

Rehearsals underway for re-imagined Shakespeare play starring heavy goods vehicles

The Song and Dance Festival flame arrived at Tallinn's Noblessner Harbor on July 2, 2025.

In pictures: Estonian Song and Dance Festival flame on relay around the country

Tallinn schools are doubling as temporary accommodation for thousands of dancers in the run up to the 2025 Song and Dance Festival.

Gallery: Schools across Tallinn double as temporary accommodation during Song Festival

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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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