10.05.21 CULTURE ... On Monday, an exhibition of the best press photos of the year was opened at Viru Keskus in Tallinn. The exhibition will be available until May 23.

08.05.21 GALLERIES ... United States Airborne personnel took part in a large-scale, night-time jump over central Estonia. President Kersti Kaljulaid also paid a visit to the exercise, based out of Nurmsi airfield, in Järva County. Two of the most iconic airborne units in the world made the jump: The United States' 82 Airborne Division, and the British Army's Parachute Regiment.

03.05.21 GALLERIES ... Restrictions on education were eased from Monday, leading to the parking lot of Ülemiste Center to be crowded with shoppers' cars.

03.05.21 NEWS ... Ten new "self-cleaning" ambulances costing €1.3 million have arrived in Estonia and will be used around the country.

02.05.21 GALLERIES ... Estonian ketch the Admiral Bellingshausen and her crew are starting preparations off the coast of Saaremaa, ahead of a planned voyage to the Arctic, starting later this month. The Bellingshausen had already visited Antarctica, arriving in early 2020, though a planned pole-to-pole voyage following that was stymied by the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic in March last year.

01.05.21 NEWS ... Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) jets have arrived at Ämari Air Base, west of Tallinn, ahead of the official handover of the NATO Baltic Air Policing duties from the outgoing German Air Force (Luftwaffe) contingent.

30.04.21 NEWS ... An international mine-clearing operation in Estonian waters ended Thursday. Over 120 pieces of ordnance, the bulk of them dating from World War Two, were discovered and disposed of during that time. Various shipwrecks were also discovered during the exercise.

29.04.21 NEWS ... The development of the Põhja-Tallinn Health Center is set to be completed by the end of the year, also allowing West Tallinn Central Hospital (LTKH) family physicians and specialists to receive patients in Kopli.

27.04.21 SPORTS ... The Estonian national handball team got together for a practice session ahead of their final qualification matches for the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship.

26.04.21 GALLERIES ... Monday's ETV nature program "Osoon" will be dedicated to birds to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Estonian Ornithological Society (Ornitoloogiaühing).

23.04.21 NEWS ... Wrestler and newly crowned European Champion Epp Mäe returned to Estonia Friday afternoon, arriving at Tallinn Airport following her victory in the final in Warsaw, Poland, against Natalja Vorobjova of Russia.

23.04.21 CULTURE ... An exhibition called "From Memling to Rubens: The Golden Age of Flanders" has been opened at the Kadriorg Art Museum, offering visitors an introduction of the best Flemish art from the 15th-17th century.

22.04.21 NEWS ... Estonia will be in the vanguard of international efforts to make Afghanistan a safer and more secure place, President Kersti Kaljulaid said during an official visit to that country Wednesday, where the current security situation, and that of the future, was very much on the table.

19.04.21 NEWS ... Tallinn Zoo's polar bears Friida and Rasputin decided last week that they are ready to meet up for a swim and some playing time.

15.04.21 NEWS ... Sine the winter in Estonia saw a thick coat of snow, nature enthusiasts have been able to enjoy several natural phenomena this spring made attractive by the melting snow.

14.04.21 NEWS ... Estonia must contribute with allies in Mali so Islamic extremists cannot establish support points in Africa. If they were to succeed, the next step would be to begin developing a caliphate, Margus Kuul of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) writes.

08.04.21 NEWS ... A selection of works by the well-known Spanish painter Ignacio Zuloa will go on display at the Mikkeli Museum in cooperation with the Spanish Embassy and the Ignacio Zuloa Museum in Pedraza.

07.04.21 NEWS ... In the small Väike-Kamari Village near Põltsamaa, one of the oldest tractors in Estonia, a 1925 12-horsepower Lanz Bulldog, was once again started up after receiving restoration works in Poland recently.

05.04.21 GALLERIES ... ETV's nature program "Osoon" will travel to Hiiumaa on Monday to take in views of the aurora borealis and investigate migratory birds and the avian flu.

02.04.21 CORONAVIRUS ... The first coronavirus mass vaccination center in the capital opened its doors Friday, as per schedule. By the end of the day, 1,350 people had been vaccinated.

02.04.21 NEWS ... South Korean-made K9 Thunder Self-propelled (SP) howitzers procured by Estonia from 2018 have been fully tried out this week, for the first time since being acquired.

25.03.21 NEWS ... Tallinn's Patarei Prison was illuminated red on Thursday on the 72th anniversary of the mass deportations of Estonians to Siberia in 1949.

25.03.21 NEWS ... Members of the government were vaccinated against coronavirus on Thursday afternoon at East Tallinn Central Hospital with the AstraZeneca vaccine.

22.03.21 NEWS ... Türi became Estonia's spring capital on Saturday, the first day of astronomical spring.

18.03.21 GALLERIES ... A dozen French Army Leclerc main battle tanks arrived at the port of Paldiski Wednesday, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) reports.

17.03.21 NEWS ... Well-known buildings across Estonia will be lit green on Wednesday (March 17) evening to mark Ireland's St Patrick's Day.

15.03.21 NEWS ... Estonians across the world participated in Vikerradio's dictation test to mark Estonian Language Day on Monday.

13.03.21 NEWS ... A bat aged over thirty has been identified in South Estonia, ERR's Menu portal reports

11.03.21 NEWS ... Even though cultural institutions are closed due to the coronavirus, it is still possible to visit open-air museums. ETV's current affairs show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) went to Vargamäe, the home of beloved Estonian writer Anton-Hansen Tammsaare, where a new exhibition has been opened.

11.03.21 SPORTS ... On Wednesday, the quarterfinals of the domestic Tipner football cup continued with FCI Levadia taking a 2:0 victory over Maardu Linnameeskond. Levadia joins FC Flora and Narva Trans in the semi-finals with one more quarterfinal match to play.

11.03.21 NEWS ... A joint statement about strengthening democratic values and human rights and increasing efforts to combat climate change was made by foreign ministers from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the UK on Wednesday at a meeting in Tallinn.

09.03.21 NEWS ... Piles of sea ice have formed on the beach at Kiideva in Lääne County which has attracted visitors from far and wide in recent days.

08.03.21 NEWS ... Flower sellers were busy on Monday morning in Tallinn as customers came to buy blooms to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8), known in Estonia as Naistepäev.

06.03.21 GALLERIES ... Shopping malls in Estonia are now closed at weekends following the latest round of government restrictions which came into effect Saturday.

05.03.21 NEWS ... Rehearsals for the Eesti Laul final, which decides Estonia's Eurovision Song Contest entry, are taking place on Friday at Tallinn's Saku Suurhall.

05.03.21 NEWS ... Lieutenant Senior Grade (Vanemleitnant) Märt Uuemaa is new commander of the Estonian Navy's flagship, the ENS Admiral Cowan, the navy (Merevägi) has announced. Lieutenant Uuemaa replaces Captain Tanel Kangro, who has finished his two-year service in the role.

05.03.21 NEWS ... Coronavirus vaccinations have started for frontline staff on the island of Saaremaa and it is hoped 300 police officers, rescue workers and lifeguards will be vaccinated in two days.

04.03.21 NEWS ... At a time of no concerts and performances, singer Daniel Levi decided to conduct a surprise tour through the streets of Tallinn in the back of a boxtruck.

04.03.21 NEWS ... Rakvere's 14th Century castle helped to provide a scene of contrasting military tech from different ages Thursday, as 21st century Eurofighter Typhoons flew overhead, guided by ground controllers perched on the castle walls themselves.

03.03.21 NEWS ... The arrival of the spring thaw has brought with it the traditional surge of groundwater to be seen in many of Estonia's so-called witches' wells, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) reported Tuesday night, visiting one such feature in the village of Ratva, Ida-Viru County.

02.03.21 NEWS ... Viewers of ETV morning show 'Terevisioon' have been sending in their photos of the first signs of spring.

01.03.21 NEWS ... In February, male German shepherd puppy named Airasuden Noki arrived from Finland to the Rescue Board's bomb disposal center. The future bomb dog, nicknamed Yenko, is currently playful, cheerful and likes to play with toys.

01.03.21 NEWS ... An interesting phenomenon has been observed where icicle stalagmites have formed, in addition to examples of the more familiar stalactite configuration.

25.02.21 NEWS ... Independence Day, February 24 2021, Estonia's 103rd birthday, has been and gone, and ERR has been active traveling the length and breadth of the land, and beyond, to capture a glimpse of how the big day was marked in different locations.

25.02.21 NEWS ... Wednesday, February 24, Independence Day was celebrated across Estonia with a formal celebration taking place in Paide.

24.02.21 NEWS ... Independence day was celebrated in Kuressaare on the island of Saaremaa on Wednesday.

24.02.21 NEWS ... Members of Tallinn's City Center district government dressed well-known monuments in blue, black and white scarves to celebrate independence day.

24.02.21 NEWS ... The border town of Narva saw a flag-raising ceremony marking independence day.

24.02.21 NEWS ... The traditional annual independence day flag-raising ceremony in the Governor's Garden on Toompea, Tallinn, went ahead Wednesday morning just after 7.30 a.m.

22.02.21 CULTURE ... Starting February 19, an exhibition of the works of fashion photographer Ellen von Unwerth has opened at the Fotografiska cafe-museum. The exhibit will be open until May 30.