30.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia's total land value has grown 33 percent in four years, from €33.2 billion to €44.1 billion, according to the Land and Spatial Board's (Maa- ja Ruumiamet) regular valuation.

30.10.26 NEWS ... Estonian judges may turn to the European Commission in the face of a four-year pay freeze, but Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi (Reform) believes everyone must currently make savings.

30.10.26 NEWS ... Agricultural drones capable of crop-spraying and seeding are making their first flights in Estonia, though strict safety rules still limit wider use.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Junior coalition party Eesti 200 has proposed holding a referendum to ask citizens for their views on legalizing euthanasia at the same time as the Riigikogu elections in March 2027.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Safety improvements to the autonomous delivery robots on Estonia's streets will be primarily software-based, said Starship Technologies, after one of its machines was involved in a collision with a bus earlier this week.

30.10.26 NEWS ... No holiday pushes another out of the calendar automatically — people themselves can make the choice about which rituals live on, folklorist Marju Kõivupuu finds.

30.10.26 NEWS ... Owners of old non-residential buildings must renovate them within six years under a Climate Ministry plan, a requirement the real estate sector says will cause problems in rural areas.

30.10.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) on Thursday announced that an interim secretary general has been appointed to the ministry and will take over the role until the position has been filled.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Estonian-founded customer relationship management (CRM) software firm Pipedrive is to significantly downsize, the company announced Thursday.

30.10.26 NEWS ... The Riigikogu's Anti-Corruption Select Committee is investigating why the Estonian Center for Defense Investments procured wheeled armored vehicles from Turkey, rather than making a deal closer to home.

30.10.26 NEWS ... The Estonian economy grew by 2.2 percent in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year, according to Statistics Estonia's preliminary estimate.

30.10.26 NEWS ... The installation of concrete bunkers on Estonia's section of the Baltic Defense Line is continuing in Ida-Viru County, and the first structures have now been completed near Narva.

30.10.26 NEWS ... Voters will be able to cast a ballot electronically on a smart device in next year's Riigikogu elections, the National Electoral Committee has agreed.

29.10.26 NEWS ... The European Commission rejected an appeal from the Baltic defense ministers for €500 million in additional support for drone defense for the eastern flank, suggesting they borrow the money instead.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to participate in the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Tallinn next year alongside other world leaders.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia saw 43 road deaths last year, placing it sixth overall among Europe's safest countries, according to final European Commission figures for 2025.

29.10.26 NEWS ... The government has allocated €7.3 million to increase the salaries of rescue workers and police officers, mainly those who are "lower-paid frontline employees," Minister of the Interior Igor Taro (Eesti 200) said on Thursday.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Estonian online gambling operator Coolbet is to lay off over 130 people, the company has announced.

29.10.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Rescue Association (Päästeliit) has sent aid to Ukrainian rescuers, funded by donations and the Foreign Ministry, providing shelter, power and heating for over 30,000 people this winter.

29.10.26 NEWS ... An international conference hosted by Tallinn in January, aimed at raising support for Ukraine's post-war reconstruction, will change its theme to "resilience" as Russia's daily attacks continue.

29.10.26 NEWS ... A photo has gone viral on social media which appears to show a boy riding on the front of a moving tram in Tallinn, prompting authorities to issue a warning.

29.10.26 NEWS ... No Estonians were among those affected by the tragic train accident in Spain that killed more than 60 passengers, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia is set to become the first country in the world where people are invited to screening programs based on genetic data. Next week, all 40-year-old women will receive an invitation for genetic testing to determine their individual breast cancer risk, regardless of whether or not they have health insurance.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Tallinn FC Flora's U-19 side drew 2:2 at home with English Premier League giants Chelsea's youth team Wednesday.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Public transport apps enterprising developers have come up with are growing in popularity and offer an alternative to Tallinn's official public transport website.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Four of the major political parties in Estonia will not be hiring ad agencies for their 2027 Riigikogu election campaign.

29.10.26 NEWS ... It is currently unknown whether the fuel excise tax will increase next spring, but Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi (Reform) is expecting it to do so.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Europe lacks a shared plan for engaging Russia, which makes ending the war in Ukraine difficult, security adviser to the president Rainer Saks said.

29.10.26 NEWS ... Kaimo Kuusk, former Defense Ministry permanent secretary and former ambassador to Ukraine, is joining Parempoolsed and running for the Riigikogu next spring.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Rail Baltic Estonia is currently focusing primarily on the construction of the Tallinn-Pärnu section, which should reach its final stages by the end of 2030.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Reform Party MP Liina Kersna announced on Tuesday that she is taking a break from politics, after 12 years, which included a stint as a minister.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Banks in Estonia earned just under €540 million in profit in the first nine months of the year, around 9 percent more than during the same period in 2025.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia is experiencing a shortage of asphalt as factories in Sweden and Lithuania are currently not supplying it to the country, Deputy Mayor Kristjan Järvan (Isamaa) has said

28.10.26 NEWS ... While wearing Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) uniforms and insignia without the right to do so is illegal, they can still be bought freely online.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Claims against healthcare providers have grown steadily in the nearly two years since the patient insurance system came into force, and so has the number of rejections.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Culture Minister Heidy Purga (Reform) recalled MP Aleksei Jašin from the board of the Integration Foundation.

28.10.26 NEWS ... A criminal case against opposition party Isamaa will not reach a court ruling before the March 2027 Riigikogu elections, the party's lawyer has said.

28.10.26 NEWS ... A collision between a bus and a delivery robot took place in Tallinn on Monday, injuring several people. The robotic courier that caused the accident left the scene before the police arrived.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Hopes behind Estonia's online casino tax cut were based on fiction, Cultural Endowment (Kultuurikapital) head Margus Allikmaa said.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Estonia's state-owned passenger rail operator Elron wants to modernize the trains running between Tartu and Riga to attract more passengers to the route. It would also like to rent the trains to Latvians for use on local routes.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Economic recovery will take a little longer for people to feel its effects, Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Liina Vahtras (Reform) said on Tuesday, commenting on the latest consumer confidence survey.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Estonian-American tennis player Ingrid Neel and her Mexican partner Giuliana Olmos opened the WTA tournament in Tokyo with a win and are through to the quarterfinals.

28.10.26 NEWS ... Internal Security Service (KAPO) head Margo Palloson has requested restored access to the state Enforcement Register and e-arrest system.

28.10.26 NEWS ... More than 100 graves were found to have been damaged on Monday in a major act of vandalism at Kihelkonna cemetery on the island of Saaremaa.

28.10.26 NEWS ... A third survey monitoring the popularity of Estonia's political parties shows the opposition Center Party has overtaken the opposition Isamaa Party for the first time since 2023.

27.10.26 OPINION ... Estonia has strengthened its regulations through economic and money laundering crises, but along with the rules, the procedural environment has also changed, no longer conforming to good practice but instead deterring international companies, attorney-at-law Karmen Turk writes.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Since July, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) has detained 388 foreign nationals who arrived in Estonia without a legal basis after crossing the Belarusian border. Detentions in recent weeks have taken place exclusively in Tallinn.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Preliminary designs have been released for the renovation of Tulika tänav and the section of Paldiski maantee that intersects with it in Tallinn's Kristiine district, and the street will be rebuilt with either 1+1 or 2+1 traffic lanes.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Swedbank is laying off around 100 staff in Estonia and the other Baltic states, while the bank says Artificial Intelligence (AI) could lead to further layoffs in future.

27.10.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said he had been briefed on Tuesday's call between the leaders of Norway and Finland and Russia's President Vladimir Putin.