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Russian border guard vessel displaying a Wagner Group flag while traveling along the Narva River, which marks the border between Russia and Estonia.

Russia imposes temporary movement restrictions on other side of Estonian border

Food at a supermarket checkout.

Estonian households throw away €117 million worth of food a year

Helir-Valdor Seeder, Lauri Laats, Lauri Läänemets, Martin Helme.

Opposition in a letter to Estonian PM: Documents prove lies in defense procurement

Medications.

Starting kids' ADHD treatment to become easier in Estonia

Joosep Vimm.

Joosep Vimm: It's time to fix Estonia's short-term rental market

Lt Gen. John Mead.

NATO general: Baltic states now much better defended than before

Military security in the Baltic states has improved markedly since NATO developed a clear strategy and action plans, a senior NATO general said.

A Circle K filling station in Estonia.

Updated 16:41 | price of diesel hits €2.3 per liter monday

Retailers: People are buying less fuel each time they fill upUpdated 16:41 |price of diesel hits €2.3 per liter monday

Artist's rendition of the expanded Tallinn Airport terminal following the renovation to start in early 2027.

Tallinn Airport awards €67-million deal to double passenger capacity

AI apps.

Estonian scientists say AI development should be slowed down

Russian Embassy on Pikk tänav in Tallinn.

Nearly 500 vote at Russian Embassy in Tallinn in State Duma electionUpdated 14:44

Raivo Vare.

Expert on Russian election: The Kremlin will get mandate to ramp up wartime economy

Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200).

Margus Tsahkna: Is the UN Charter a rule or merely a recommendation?

Estonia will push for changes that would strengthen the UN's ability to uphold international law and respond to aggression, particularly Russia's war in Ukraine, at the upcoming UN High-level Week, writes Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna.

latest news

Office of the President.

Outgoing president awards office chief €11,000 bonus

Karin Laansoo.

The Estonian helping put a small US town on the art map

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

Estonians' heart health among the poorest in the European Union

Members of the diplomatic corps join Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna to clear the Linnahall area of litter, for World Cleanup Day 2026, Sunday, September 20.

Gallery: Foreign Ministry, diplomats tidy up Linnahall for World Cleanup Day

Koos party flag.

Estonia's electoral body recommends party being denied a bank account turn to court

Mihhail Selevko.

Mihhail Selevko wins ISU Challenger in Bergamo with personal best

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

Ants Kiviselg.

EDF intel chief: Russian losses at over 10,000 soldiers for third consecutive week

Kaja Kallas.

Kaja Kallas: Russia using hybrid attacks to erode Europe's support for Ukraine

Senator Lindsey Graham helped broker the bi-partisan bill prior to his death in the summer.

Minister welcomes approval of Lindsey Graham-sponsored Russia sanctions bill

Kristi Raik.

Expert says Putin unlikely to ever seek peace deal with Ukraine

Johanna-Maria Lehtme's trial began in Harju District Court. September 2026.

NGO Slava Ukraini founder Johanna-Maria Lehtme goes on trial in Estonia

politics

Tõnis Saarts.

Tõnis Saarts: Herem could save the Reform Party — or deliver a fatal blow

Ballot box.

Parties step up work on candidate lists ahead of March Riigikogu elections

Erkki Keldo.

Estonia enters ETS reform talks without setting numerical targets

Liina Vahtras and Mirko Ojakivi.

Incoming economy minister on conflict of interest allegations: I have done nothing wrong

Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas (Eesti 200) and Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform).

Estonia's state budget talks enter final stretch as deficit target looms

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

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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

Märt Meesak.

Märt Meesak: Only devoted die‑hards will keep working in the food service sector

Social Insurance Board.

Social insurance IT overhaul moves forward with €28 million plan

MUHK headquarters.

Agricultural Museum renamed MUHK, opens new permanent exhibition

Margus Tsahkna and Marco Rubio on March 25, 2025.

Estonia and the U.S. seek rare‑earth agreement

Rail Baltica.

Rail Baltica deadline shift could help Estonia tap more EU funds

Defense and security

The RKIK building in Tallinn's Tondi district.

Estonia's defense agency takes Datasel dispute to Swiss arbitration

Kremlin skyline in Moscow.

Foreign Minister: Russia's State Duma elections a 'political performance'

Marko Mihkelson, Rainer Saks, Karmo Tüür.

Experts: Russia's elections have no impact on Estonia

Kusti Salm.

Former MoD permanent secretary: Datasel contract followed 10 months of preparations

Martin Herem.

New defense minister to start by analyzing EDF inventory accounting

society

Trade unions would prefer Estonia to establish a separate labor court.

Estonian trade unions call for a labor court

The 27th Paunvere exhibition.

Giant pumpkin, 14kg cabbage draw 20,000 to Paunvere fair

Harju County Court's Lubja street courthouse. The court sentenced one of the four assailants to seven years' prison time via a plea bargain.

Attempted kidnapping in Tallinn of Australian tech billionaire was hatched in Moscow

The original Drug Hunter Analyzer.

International interest mounts in Estonian scientists' drug-detection meter

Children with smartphones.

Estonian experts say social media should be improved for children instead of banned

opinion

Andres Tropp.

Andres Tropp: Climate policy must account for technological reality

Harri Tiido.

Harri Tiido: Geopolitics in an era when rules no longer work

Margit Sutrop.

Margit Sutrop: AI Leap requires technological courage and educational wisdom

Argo Ideon.

Argo Ideon: Canada, our great new bestie

Aleksei Gaidajenko.

Aleksei Gaidajenko: Emergency rooms are for treatment, not sobriety checks

sports

Niina Petrõkina.

Estonia's Niina Petrõkina wins Bergamo figure skating round

Kelly Sildaru second in New Zealand as winds cancel final

The Campbellsville Tigers gold team.

Estonian golfer and US college team win Kentucky tournament

The four Englishman had little choice in finishing the half marathon with exactly the same time - just under 90 minutes - as they were all running handcuffed together.

Handcuffed runners cross Tallinn half marathon finish line in record time

Kopli Sörk.

Running clubs increasingly popular in Estonia

foreign affairs

Margus Tsahkna and Kristen Michal.

PM: Estonia ready to immediately close border in case of Russian mobilization

Raivo Vare.

Experts: Energy truce between Ukraine and Russia will not lower price of oil

Estonia’s ambassador to the United States, Hannes Hanso.

Ambassador Hanso presents credentials to President Trump at White House

Harri Tiido.

Harri Tiido: Big money's big worries

Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon with its afterburners on.

Estonian minister: Lithuania drone downing a first for NATO Baltic mission

science and research

A garden dormouse in Tallinn Zoo.

Reintroduced dormice face a fox that moved to predator‑free island

Google recently reported the first known possible case in which cybercriminals used AI to discover a previously unknown software vulnerability and immediately exploited it in an attack.

AI professor: Today's chatbots will not end civilization

Tallinn's first drone training classroom at the Energy Discovery Center. September 2026.

Gallery: Tallinn opens city's first drone training classroom for kids

University of Tartu.

Number of medical residents hits record high

A cyclist in central Tartu

Canadian cycling experts: The car still feels like king in Tallinn and Tartu

culture

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

Vaba Lava Narva.

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

Tartu Illustration Festival (TIF) at Aparaaditehas.

Tartu Illustration Festival back for third year with European guests

People in Kirepi village, Tartu County.

Day of Countryside Living organizer says rural life best suits active people

Riivo Jõgi.

Organizers seek way for signers to join expanded 2028 Song Celebration

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

Old trees in the Telliskivi Creative City.

Tallinn to evaluate condition of trees from photos in new tree-felling rules

Kode9.

Kode9, Hyperdub founder and dubstep pioneer, to play Tallinn

Tallinn's annual

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

Unibet Arena.

José Carreras and Plácido Domingo to appear on stage in Tallinn

RY X.

Australian artist RY X returns to Tallinn for April concert

tartu

Students boarding a Tartu city bus by Kõrveküla Basic School.

Overcrowded buses leaving Tartu suburb students behind

LHV Bank in Tallinn.

LHV Bank to close customer offices in Tartu and Pärnu

The UAVs were being flown as part of an ongoing event at the Estonian Aviation Academy in Tartu.

'Mystery' of Tartu's floating silver balls solved

Genialistide Klubi in Tartu, also known as Genklubi.

Two longtime tenants parting ways with Tartu's legendary Genialistide Klubi

Ukrainian artist Denys Kulikov's exhibition

Gallery: Young Ukrainian illustrator's distinctive works on show in Tartu

narva

Paramedics and medical staff at Ida-Viru Central Hospital (IVKH) during a Tervex exercise in 2023.

Northeastern Estonian hospitals join forces to attract new doctors

Koidula border checkpoint in Setomaa, Southeastern Estonia.

'All quiet on the Eastern front' photo show opens in Narva

Sadu in concert at Station Narva 2026.

Station Narva draws record 5,766 visitors for 10th edition

Tartu's Town Hall Square.

Half marathon champs postponed over bomb scare now to take place in Tartu

An Elron passenger train at Jõhvi station.

Elron resumes Tallinn–Narva rail service on eastbound route

galleries

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

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

Vaal Gallery's latest exhibition,

Gallery: Estonian family's eclectic art collection on show in Tallinn

Teachers' and rescuers' protest for higher public-sector pay outside the Riigikogu in Tallinn. September 14, 2026.

Gallery: Estonian teachers, rescuers protest for higher public sector pay

ERR TV House topping out ceremony, Thursday, September 10, 2026.

Gallery: ERR holds topping-out ceremony for new TV house

August Kilmi and Ly-Ann Kõllo's exhibition

Gallery: New Tallinn exhibition explores queer belonging and family

news in simple Estonian

Lääne-Ukrainas droonitabamuse saanud rong.

Lihtsad uudised 18. septembril

Lihtsad uudised.

Lihtsad uudised 11. septembril

Ülle Madise.

Lihtsad uudised 4. septembril

Lihtsad uudised

Lihtsad uudised 28. augustil

Lihtsad uudised

Lihtsad uudised 21. augustil

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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