19.04.26 NEWS ... Members of the Latvian parliament believe the whole Rail Baltica project should be redrawn and made more affordable, as it will not be possible to find additional money in the state budget in the coming years.

19.04.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Estonia will once again not allow the flights of officials heading to Moscow for May 9 to attend Russia's Victory Day parade to travel through its airspace on the way.

19.04.26 NEWS ... Prices of Kalev chocolate have fallen by up to 20 percent in recent months as cocoa costs have dropped, but the situation on the global markets may push them back up.

19.04.26 NEWS ... Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa Pakosta, a member of Eesti 200 party, recently hired advisers from a different political party, Parempoolsed, but denies that this hints at her future affiliation.

19.04.26 NEWS ... More than 1,240 boats from 28 countries took part in the 100-kilometer journey along the Võhandu River for the world's largest paddle marathon in South Estonia on Saturday.

19.04.26 NEWS ... Rimi Eesti Food wants to increase its market share among business customers and is offering companies goods with a 9 percent discount. The retail chain is also testing a discount for pensioners.

19.04.26 NEWS ... Since the beginning of April, it has only been possible to hunt bears in Estonia in exceptional cases, not to control the population, after the Ministry of Climate lost a court case. The ministry is pursuing the issue, but an animal rights NGO disagrees.

19.04.26 NEWS ... The delay in U.S. defense deliveries mainly affects Estonia's ammunition for the HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system, some of which was supposed to arrive already this year.

18.04.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Social Affairs wants to develop personalized medicine with the support of European Union funds and start amassing genetic data from newborns.

18.04.26 NEWS ... US e-vehicle manufacturer Tesla is to open its first showroom in Estonia next Friday, the company has announced.

18.04.26 NEWS ... Seventeen percent of wage earners in Estonia have not yet started using the new €700 monthly tax-free allowance which came into effect this year, the Tax and Customs Board (MTA) says.

18.04.26 NEWS ... Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur (Reform) has proposed new defense aviation rules, which would streamline the procurement and use of new drones.

18.04.26 NEWS ... Web mapping application Google Maps now displays cycle routes in Estonia.

18.04.26 NEWS ... Recent reports of alarming recent bear attack in northeastern Estonia have been called into question.

18.04.26 NEWS ... Several Estonian journalists and public relations figures went on a propaganda visit to China last fall, Postimees reported.

18.04.26 NEWS ... Tallinn Music Week (TMW) drew 22,271 visits to the Estonian capital last week, filling the city with international acts, industry leaders and debate on culture's future.

16.04.26 NEWS ... The strong mustard-in-a-tube long produced in the central Estonian town of Põltsamaa will end this month after the factory was sold, Maaleht reported.

18.04.26 NEWS ... A long-serving bureaucrat fired by the Office of the Riigikogu due to an error in the drafting of a bill which left online casinos free from their tax obligations is taking the matter to court.

18.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Duo Ruut will open for British rock legends The Cure in Tallinn this August — a surprise invite the folk duo says shows their reach is greater than they imagined.

18.04.26 NEWS ... A unique drone countermeasures system along Estonia's northeastern border will see 14 radar towers set up close to the Narva River.

18.04.26 NEWS ... A criminal investigation has been opened over the vandalism of a Holocaust memorial site in Ida-Viru County.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Baltic prime ministers agreed at a meeting to complete the Rail Baltica route by 2030, while Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa acknowledged Latvia's ongoing funding shortages and pressure to reduce costs.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Minister of Justice Liisa Pakosta (Eesti 200) says planned changes to Estonia's anti-corruption law aim to clarify when criminal liability applies, reducing drawn-out cases.

17.04.26 OPINION ... The idea that the Middle East oil crisis will have only a short‑term impact is wishful thinking—it's time to get used to new and higher prices, writes Estonian economist Raul Eamets.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Former Liverpool FC and Estonian national team defender Ragnar Klavan has paid tribute to his former teammate Alex Manninger, who died Thursday after a collision in his native Austria, at the age of 48.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Ukraine has sharply increased combat operations using unmanned ground systems on the battlefield, marking a new trend in the war, Estonian Ministry of Defense official Gert Kaju said Friday.

17.04.26 NEWS ... With support lagging less than a year before elections, Eesti 200 has hired Johannes Merilai, former Prime Minister Jüri Ratas' chief of staff, as a communications adviser.

17.04.26 NEWS ... According to a study commissioned by the Ministry of Culture, people in Estonia most often stay away from cultural activities due to a lack of time, high ticket prices, and poor accessibility.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Tallinn Circuit Court increased the sentence of Aivo Peterson, who was convicted of treason in district court, by two years. He must now spend 16 years behind bars.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) softened his stance on the EU pay transparency directive Friday, clarifying his previous criticism targeted administrative burdens on companies rather than efforts to reduce the pay gap.

17.04.26 OPINION ... Government plans to make its energy policy irreversible by killing alternatives are misguided and risky, writes leader of the opposition Isamaa party Urmas Reinsalu.

17.04.26 NEWS ... While large numbers of bats died this year in caves in South Estonia because of the severe cold, around 100 volunteers searching for the winged mammals in home cellars helped zoologists set a new monitoring record.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia's second-highest ranked men's tennis player Daniil Glinka is through to the quarterfinals of the ATP Challenger 75 tournament in Tallahassee, Florida, after beating U.S. player Darwin Blanch in straight sets, 6–3, 6–4, in something of a payback match.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Amid a French proposal to rename Tallinn's planned Patarei Prison museum to include Holocaust victims, historian and MP Jaak Valge says a separate Holocaust museum would be more appropriate.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu warned Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on Thursday that Moscow reserves the right to act in self-defense if Ukrainian drones attack Russia through their airspace.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Technology teachers traded roles at the Estonian Aviation Academy on Thursday, learning to build and fly drones as schools race to keep up with rising student interest.

17.04.26 NEWS ... VKG will launch full-scale production at its new Uus-Kiviõli oil shale mine this summer, navigating a challenging operational shift to ensure a continuous material supply as its older Ojamaa mine nears closure.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Marko Mihkelson says Spain worries Estonia: it blocks U.S. bases, rejects higher NATO spending, courts China and buys Russian fuel.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Prosecutor General Astrid Asi notes that recent political criticism in Estonia has not made the Prosecutor's Office more cautious. Crimes require investigation regardless of political status to ensure impartial justice, says Asi.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Small-scale household solar energy generation being a cash cow is no longer a given, said one market expert.

17.04.26 NEWS ... "Lihtsad uudised," meaning easy or simple news, is for anyone who wants to improve their Estonian language skills. Listen and read a selection of this week's news stories below.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Eurovision Song Contest 2026 entry has been reworked to give it a "rockier" sound.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia is set to receive about €6.5 billion from a fund that is part of the European Union's long-term budget, but ministries have already submitted around 50 applications for how the money should be used.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Parts of the European Union pay transparency directive should be adopted in Estonia, Education Minister Kristina Kallas (Eesti 200) said, adding the government has already in principle decided to do so.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Iceland's indietronica band Múm is to perform in Tallinn in August

17.04.26 NEWS ... Viru Keemia Grupp (VKG) purchased the oil shale mining permit for the Uus-Kiviõli mining field for €15 million, the company's CEO told ERR.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia has no doubt that the United States would come to its defensive aid, in the event of a Russian attack, Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said.

17.04.26 OPINION ... A careless approach to research security could jeopardize both the security of Estonia's e-state and the country's reputation in the eyes of its allies, which is why security-minded thinking must become part of everyday life in the scientific community, writes Riin Tamm.

17.04.26 NEWS ... Legislation to include both men and women on the board of Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) passed its first reading on Wednesday after being proposed by opposition parties.

17.04.26 NEWS ... During Tallinn Music Week (TMW), Resident Advisor co-founder Paul Clement spoke about his Estonian roots, global club culture and why he believes nightlife will endure.