Skip to main menu 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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.
16.04.26 NEWS ... Prostitution in Estonia is defined only as paid sexual intercourse and excludes other sexual acts, the Supreme Court has ruled.
16.04.26 NEWS ... A sound installation inspired by Arvo Pärt and Louis Kahn opens April 29 in New York's Four Freedoms Park, turning the Roosevelt Island site into a moving soundscape.
16.04.26 NEWS ... The Central Criminal Police identified more than 1,600 young people in Estonia who used an online platform to order cyberattacks against targets including school and education websites. Police will file criminal suspicions against 13 schoolchildren.
16.04.26 NEWS ... Posts which appeared on social media this week warning of a "pedophile" lurking in Pärnu turned out to be unfounded, Pärnu Postimees reported.
16.04.26 NEWS ... The state plans to use artificial intelligence to reduce doctors' workload and automating documentation. However, medical professionals remain cautious.
16.04.26 NEWS ... Data shows there has been a deterioration in the heart health of young people aged 25–39, and cardiologist Margus Viigimaa says a sedentary lifestyle is as bad for people as smoking.
16.04.26 NEWS ... OR nurses at North Estonia Medical Center (PERH) are drawing followers online with humorous videos offering a glimpse into work at one of the country's largest hospitals.
16.04.26 NEWS ... Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said his party supports rejecting the EU's equal pay directive because it is an ideologically motivated directive based on rigid rules and bans.
16.04.26 NEWS ... The Estonian government is asking the European Commission to delay the Pay Transparency Directive, arguing the new rules would severely increase the administrative burden on local businesses.
16.04.26 NEWS ... What started as a personal struggle for perceived justice soon revealed a number of surprising facts and questions about the Lithuanian parking operator in Estonia.
16.04.26 NEWS ... Helmi Roost, 102 years of age and believed to be the oldest surviving member of the Forest Brothers movement, fled to the woods while pregnant in 1945. For her family, becoming forest brothers was above all a matter of survival, not armed struggle.
16.04.26 NEWS ... The creators of an "exposure" website have shed more light on their motivations.
16.04.26 NEWS ... Economic affairs minister Erkki Keldo has said Estonia would rather pay a fine to postpone the EU's salary transparency legislation than increase the burden on businesses.
15.04.26 NEWS ... On Wednesday, Viru District Court found a 29-year-old man guilty of raping a child and sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
15.04.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Education and Research said incorrect test results sent to thousands of applicants for the University of Tartu were caused by a system error.
15.04.26 NEWS ... According to zoologist Tiit Maran, it is only a matter of time before the first raccoons make their way from Lithuania into Estonia's natural environment.
15.04.26 NEWS ... Municipalities will receive €120 million in support for their budgets that has until now been funded directly by the state. For municipalities, this means greater discretion over how the money is spent.
15.04.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Ministry of Education and Research is moving ahead with a plan under which upper secondary education will be entirely the responsibility of the central government by 2035.
15.04.26 NEWS ... The prosecutor's office is to open criminal proceedings against a care home which was at the center of a sexual abuse case last year.
15.04.26 NEWS ... A Tallinn driver's dashcam captured the rare sight of a beaver, usually a fairly elusive creature, calmly crossing a busy highway after dark, Maaleht reported.
15.04.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Justice believes the copyright fee added to the price of a new smartphone or computer could be higher because compensation must be fair and many people use their phones to record concerts.
15.04.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Museum Association is planning a demonstration in front of the Ministry of Education and Research building in Tartu on April 28 to draw attention to the decline in school trips.
15.04.26 NEWS ... Tallinn's Nõmme District has restricted rental car parking on several streets after residents complained over losing spots near their homes.
14.04.26 NEWS ... District heating prices in Narva are set to surge to €137 per megawatt-hour (MWh) next month, driven by rising gas prices and limited options to offset the increase.
14.04.26 NEWS ... A tightly contested hockey finals series in Northeastern Estonia drew record crowds last week, highlighting how the sport continues to unite fans in Narva and Kohtla-Järve.
14.04.26 NEWS ... Two mini-concerts at Tallinn Town Hall on Tuesday evening are launching a new series of bite-sized programs aimed at making classical music more accessible.
14.04.26 NEWS ... Residents in Tartu got hands-on building birdhouses Monday, just in time for nesting season, at an event at Maarjavälja open to all skill levels.
14.04.26 NEWS ... Despite being aware of the risks, nearly one in five drivers in Estonia have found themselves in a dangerous situation due to being distracted by a smartphone or navigation device, Delfi reported.
14.04.26 NEWS ... State support will fund renovations to154 apartment buildings, improving living conditions for over 3,200 households nationwide, but no funding is secured for future rounds.
14.04.26 NEWS ... A vote in the Riigikogu to strip independent Tõnis Mölder of parliamentary immunity failed.
14.04.26 NEWS ... A ninth grader in Tartu has launched a doorstep pickup service for deposit bottles, turning a simple idea into a growing small business.
14.04.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications wants to limit access to high-quality aerial photographs in the state's map application to protect people's privacy. However, this could create problems for land surveyors and farmers.
13.04.26 NEWS ... Apple is rolling out vehicles and backpack-wearing teams across Estonia this summer to improve accuracy and capture street-level imagery for its Maps service.
13.04.26 NEWS ... A Health Board study shows tick-borne disease risks vary widely by region, with Lyme disease highest in Lääne-Viru County and tick-borne encephalitis most common in Saaremaa.
13.04.26 NEWS ... The French Embassy in Tallinn has requested that Estonia broaden the name of the new International Museum for the Victims of Communism to include victims of Nazism, reflecting the site's full history.
13.04.26 NEWS ... Resourceful Estonians who own an older diesel car have turned to supermarkets instead of gas stations to power their commute in the face of high world market oil prices.
13.04.26 NEWS ... Even though the recently renamed Estonian Christian Orthodox Church tries to appear independent, its activities are still curated from Moscow, Estonia's internal security yearbook reveals.
13.04.26 NEWS ... A 60-year-old man suspected of organizing the explosion at Tallinn's Ülemiste Center in December has been charged with attempted murder, the Prosecutor's Office said on Monday.
13.04.26 NEWS ... Spring fairs across Tallinn drew crowds this weekend, but local vendors say they are feeling the squeeze as they compete with cheap imported goods.
13.04.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Internal Security Service (ISS/ KAPO) last year detained a record number of individuals who had collaborated with Russian intelligence services, the agency's spokesperson Marta Tuul told ERR.
13.04.26 NEWS ... Estonia's Internal Security Service (ISS/KAPO) has said that mainstream media reporting on Russia's "inexpensive social media campaigns" that aim to divide society is viewed as a "success" in Moscow.
13.04.26 NEWS ... Despite Estonia's signature digital drive, nearly 120,000 households still lack high-speed fiber internet, pushing many to rely on wireless or satellite connectivity.
13.04.26 NEWS ... Train timetables and journeys will be significantly disrupted this week due to infrastructure works by Estonian Railways (Eesti Raudtee). Passengers are advised to check the schedule before traveling.
11.04.26 NEWS ... Courts, prosecutors and municipalities are increasingly facing submissions which appear to have been generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
