16.01.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Iranian community held a demonstration on Friday in support of people taking part in a wave of deadly protests across Iran and to call on the international community to take action.

15.01.26 NEWS ... The Estonian government hopes to save up to €25 million over four years via the proposed public transport reform. Most of the money would come from reorganizing the route network, including the closure of some rural bus lines.

13.01.26 NEWS ... On Tuesday, the nominees for Estonia's best press photos of 2025 were announced. The winners of the awards will be revealed in February.

12.01.26 NEWS ... On Monday at 2:50 p.m., the first train on the new Tallinn–Tartu–Riga line departed from Balti Jaam in the Estonian capital. The train will arrive at Riga Central Station at 8:46 p.m. on Monday evening.

09.01.26 NEWS ... This Thursday, two new exhibitions opened at the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) Gallery in Tallinn – a group show about skateboarding culture, and artist Liisa Nurklik's solo exhibition "Wandering."

09.01.26 NEWS ... Rescue operations are underway at Lennusadam harbor in Põhja-Tallinn for two ships that sank during the cold and stormy weather on December 30.

07.01.26 NEWS ... This week, Estonian artist Elisa Ritsing's new exhibition "13 Faces of the Virgin," inspired by the various innate, cultural and social aspects of femininity, opened at the Kastellaanimaja Galery in Tallinn.

05.01.26 NEWS ... The long-awaited Tartu-Riga train made its inaugural run on Monday, before the route officially launches later this month, and was met with celebrations along the route.

03.01.26 NEWS ... Those who gave their lives for Estonia's freedom during the War of Independence were remembered on Saturday on the 106th anniversary of the armistice with Soviet Russia.

02.01.26 NEWS ... This year's traditional New Year's Eve concert by Rémy Martin and Eesti Kontstert can be seen again in full on ERR's Jupiter service via the links in this article.

01.01.26 NEWS ... People gathered in towns across Estonia on New Year's Eve, to say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026.

30.12.25 NEWS ... An Ecolines coach bus ran off Tallinn–Narva Highway amid blizzardlike conditions Tuesday. No one on board was hurt.

30.12.25 NEWS ... A blizzard blew through Estonia's capital on Tuesday, blanketing the city in a layer of snow. ERR's photographer captured the scene.

29.12.25 NEWS ... Valaste Falls in Ida-Viru County have become an icy winter wonderland thanks to the recent freezing temperatures.

28.12.25 NEWS ... During ETV's charity program "Jõulutunnel", almost €400,000 was donated to the Tartu University Hospital Children's Foundation to support the treatment of children with rare diseases.

24.12.25 NEWS ... At noon on Wednesday, Mayor of Tallinn Peeter Raudsepp proclaimed the Christmas Peace in the Estonian capital.

23.12.25 NEWS ... Estonia's largest island Saaremaa is home to several eye-catching Christmas "trees" this year, which have been made from electricity pylons, tires, and plastic bottles.

19.12.25 NEWS ... A section of the popular Selisoo nature trail in Alutaguse National Park, Ida-Viru County is currently underwater making it dangerous to cross.

18.12.25 NEWS ... With 14 U.S. tanks currently stationed in Estonia, on Thursday, a live-fire training exercise took place at the Tapa Army Base.

17.12.25 NEWS ... Estonia has started to install the first of hundreds of bunkers on its section of the Baltic Defense Line, which spans the three Baltic countries and aims to stop a potential Russian advance.

17.12.25 NEWS ... Sixteen years after its last event, Tallinn's landmark Linnahall remains shuttered — admired for its past and potential but still stuck between preservation and neglect.

11.12.25 NEWS ... "ÕS 2025," the newest edition of the Dictionary of Standard Estonian, was released in print and online Thursday, swapping outdated and vulgar terms for more modern language.

14.12.25 NEWS ... More than 1,600 folk dancers twirled and skipped across Tartu's Raekoja plats on Saturday during the 16th Winter Folk Dance Day.

12.12.25 NEWS ... On Friday, the Center Party and Isamaa announced their candidates for the mayoral roles in Tallinn's different districts.

12.12.25 NEWS ... On Thursday, the cornerstone was laid for the new Sindi-Lodja bridge over the Reiu River in Pärnu County.

11.12.25 NEWS ... Estonian instructors have joined Norway's Ukrainian soldier training initiative and are passing on their skills at the task force center in Poland.

11.12.25 NEWS ... U.S. tariffs on China have unexpectedly boosted sales for Estonia's Hansa Candle, giving the family-owned business a strong foothold on online retail giant Amazon.

10.12.25 NEWS ... On Wednesday, the Estonian Rescue Board tested the nationwide EE-ALARM warning system. According to preliminary data, all sirens in Estonia were activated within seconds and at the required volumes.

07.12.25 NEWS ... One of Estonia's few surviving rural churches from the 17th century has restored its spire cross and installed a new golden orb during a two-year renovation.

04.12.25 NEWS ... Music fans can lsiten to all 12 songs that have made the the final of Eesti Laul 2026 on ERR's Jupiter service by following the links in this article.

03.12.25 NEWS ... On Monday, December 1, a new permanent exhibition entitled "Vaimulained/vaimupained" ("Spiritual Waves/Spiritual Pain") opened at the Juhan Liiv Museum in Rupsi, Tartu County, revealing the poet's inner world.

02.12.25 NEWS ... On Tuesday, the Narva City Council elected Mihhail Stalnuhhin as its chair, with Jana Kondrašova chosen as deputy chair.

02.12.25 NEWS ... French soldiers deployed to Estonia put on a display of live-fire and practiced an anti-tank ambush with the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF), as part of their training last week.

27.11.25 NEWS ... After more than a year in Estonia, Elron's new Škoda passenger trains made their official debut Saturday, ahead of their launch on the Tapa–Tallinn route in early 2026.

29.11.25 NEWS ... Skeleton Technologies has opened a €220 million supercapacitor plant in Leipzig, Germany, expanding production for Europe's grid and fast-growing U.S. AI data centers.

26.11.25 NEWS ... This Friday (November 28), "Art of the Brick," an exhibition by U.S. artist Nathan Sawaya featuring over 70 works created using LEGO, opens at M-hoone in Tallinn's Telliskivi Creative City.

28.11.25 NEWS ... The exhibition "Gingerbread Mania" opens on Saturday (November 29) at the Tallinn Design and Architecture Gallery and is themed around love.

27.11.25 NEWS ... Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) who is on an official visit to Germany, said at a meeting with Chancellor Friedrich Merz that pressure must be kept on Russia in order to achieve a just and lasting peace.

26.11.25 NEWS ... The new U.S. ambassador to Estonia has arrived in Tallinn and met with President Alar Karis and Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) on Wednesday.

24.11.25 NEWS ... Reconstruction of Tallinn's Lastekodu tänav, which had been ongoing for over a year, has been completed and the street has reopened to traffic.

22.11.25 NEWS ... The Tallinn City Life Museum reopened Saturday, debuting new exhibitions spotlighting the Brotherhood of Blackheads and centuries of city life in what's now Estonia's capital.

22.11.25 NEWS ... The cornerstone of Estonian Public Broadcasting's new TV House was laid Friday, and despite earlier hiccups, construction of the new Tallinn complex remains right on schedule.

21.11.25 NEWS ... Artist Kirke Kangro's solo show "The Scream of Kalevipoeg: Dream of a Monument" opened at Draakon Gallery in Tallinn, bringing Estonia's folk hero and his myth to life.

21.11.25 NEWS ... Tallinn's Town Hall Square is alive once again with the sights and smells of Estonia's most famous Christmas market, which kicks off with the city tree lighting Friday night.

18.11.25 NEWS ... For the first time in Estonia, El Greco masterpieces are on view at Tallinn's Niguliste Museum — in a sweeping exhibition of treasures from Spain's gothic Toledo Cathedral.

21.11.25 NEWS ... Estonian craftsmanship is on full display in Astana, where President Alar Karis was on hand to open the Estonian National Museum's colorful mitten exhibition.

20.11.25 NEWS ... On Thursday, November 20, the first of two official Christmas trees was installed in Narva – on Town Hall Square (Raekoja Plats).

20.11.25 NEWS ... Finnish director Jalmari Helander's new action movie "Sisu: Road to Revenge," which was filmed predominantly in Estonia and is the sequel to cult hit "Sisu," premiered in Tallinn on Tuesday.

18.11.25 NEWS ... German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk performed live at the Alexela Concert Hall in Tallinn on Tuesday, November 18.

18.11.25 NEWS ... Estonian cooperation with Kazakhstan will help advance economic, educational and cultural relations and can be an interface with the European Union, President Alar Karis said during an official visit.