17.11.25 NEWS ... Filmmakers and theaters are struggling to attract young Estonians to the movies, even as locally produced films grow bolder, more diverse and reach international audiences.

17.11.25 NEWS ... The Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) is planning several funding changes, including updating per-patient primary care payments to reflect more than just patient age.

17.11.25 NEWS ... An Estonian state decoration medal has appeared on a German auction site, though its authenticity is in some doubt, Eesti Ekspress reported.

16.11.25 NEWS ... British comedian and screenwriter Simon Pegg has been in Tallinn for the Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF).

16.11.25 NEWS ... A court on Friday has left in force an October 31 order by the state Environmental Board for a wolf cull quota of 84.

16.11.25 NEWS ... The Transport Administration has warned of slippery road conditions following the arrival of colder weather.

15.11.25 NEWS ... Dozens of health centers, pharmacies and wholesalers in Estonia will be required to operate during crises as part of a new essential services plan.

15.11.25 NEWS ... Estonia could receive up to €10 billion from the EU's next long-term budget, significantly more than it contributes, if the current proposal is approved.

15.11.25 NEWS ... Estonia has pledged €3.5 million through the Estonia-Luxembourg IT coalition to supply Starlink systems to Ukraine and boost its wartime IT capabilities.

15.11.25 NEWS ... The first real snowfall isn't far off and wait times at tire shops can stretch to a week. The rush to switch to winter tires will continue for several weeks.

15.11.25 NEWS ... The Tehumardi Soviet propaganda monument has become Estonia's first monumental heritage site to be artistically reinterpreted.

14.11.25 NEWS ... The Ministry of Social Affairs has sent a draft regulation for approval under which the retirement age will be 65 years and three months in 2028.

14.11.25 NEWS ... Since the beginning of July, new Estonian ID cards have not worked as customer loyalty cards in some stores, including supermarket Prisma. The problem should be resolved by the end of the month.

14.11.25 NEWS ... Estonia's unemployment rate dropped to 7.1 percent in the third quarter of 2025, falling primarily among the young and under-50s, data from Statistics Estonia shows

14.11.25 NEWS ... The Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) will revoke the residence permit of an Azerbaijani citizen who caused the deaths of three people in a car accident in Tallinn after he was released early from prison.

13.11.25 NEWS ... Culture Minister Heidy Purga says Public Broadcasting Council chair Rein Veidemann's objection to a gay couple on a Father's Day show breaches ERR's editorial independence.

13.11.25 NEWS ... This year's Christmas tree for Tallinn's Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats) traveled from Rapla County to the Old Town on Thursday.

13.11.25 NEWS ... Starting Friday, Estonia will cut maximum speeds on state highways for the winter, rolling back summer speed limits that reached up to 120 km/h.

13.11.25 NEWS ... "Pealtnägija" reported on the extraordinary tale of a Swedish man with Estonian roots who was able to fly as an airline pilot for over a decade, despite never having qualified as one.

13.11.25 NEWS ... Copays for several disability-related care services in Estonia are going up next April as the government cites rising accommodation and meal costs.

13.11.25 NEWS ... Saved from a crumbling local building, fragments of a massive 1980s mural by Estonian artist Andrus Kasemaa are now on view in a pop-up exhibition in Peri.

13.11.25 NEWS ... By 2028, food packaging across the EU will need unified recycling labels — a change still uncommon in Estonia, where such markings appear mostly on imported goods.

13.11.25 NEWS ... Flight ticket prices have normalized, with sharp seasonal swings, Tallinn Airport said. After a period of unusually low prices last year, the market has now returned to more typical patterns.

13.11.25 NEWS ... A new road bridge in Latvia has opened, easing traffic flows between Tallinn and Riga.

12.11.25 NEWS ... Rapidly rising wages have significantly decreased the outflow of Estonian healthcare workers to Finland but have not solved the shortage completely, said Kaupo Koppel, an expert at the Foresight Center.

12.11.25 NEWS ... A Harju County man was amazed to find his home security camera had captured an apparent meteor earlier this week, Maaleht reported.

12.11.25 NEWS ... The Ministry of Education is discussing whether it makes sense for the state to continue to fund Russian-language private schools which do not follow language transition reforms.

12.11.25 NEWS ... Streaming disturbing content via social media cannot be punished for disturbing public order under current Estonian law, the Supreme Court has ruled.

12.11.25 NEWS ... Legislative changes on the Riigikogu's agenda next week could grant South Estonian regional language status, but fears persist it would leave a similar opening for Russian in the northeast.

12.11.25 NEWS ... Former Riigikogu member Imre Sooäär has died at the age of 56.

11.11.25 NEWS ... As Estonia's favorite cartoon dog turns 25, creator Janno Põldma looks back on how a gutsy Helsinki trip and ten-minute pitch turned her from idea to beloved children's icon.

11.11.25 NEWS ... A block of Manhattan's 34th Street will be renamed Ernst Jaakson Way next week, honoring the diplomat in exile key to preserving Estonian sovereignty during Soviet rule.

11.11.25 NEWS ... The current mild weather will give way to stormy, colder conditions from Thursday as low-pressure systems move in from the west and northwest, Maaleht reports.

11.11.25 NEWS ... Seven years ago, when Mart Haber and Taivo Piller's twins were born by surrogate, Father's Day came just two weeks later — driving home the new dads' new reality as parents.

11.11.25 NEWS ... The Unemployment Insurance Fund will cut managers and departments by a third to speed up decisions and lower costs, while continuing service in all counties.

11.11.25 NEWS ... Former defense chief Martin Herem criticized parts of the Riigikogu's draft national defense report, including its take on planning, personnel and COVID response.

11.11.25 NEWS ... Two old five-story apartment buildings in Mustamäe are being retrofitted with elevators in a move that could pave the way for upgrades across Tallinn's aging housing stock.

11.11.25 NEWS ... About 6,500 people from non-EU countries have come to work in Estonia this year, mostly Ukrainians, Moldovans, and Uzbeks with short-term permits.

11.11.25 NEWS ... A court reform bill keeps all current courthouses, merging same-type courts into one. It also slightly eases rules for judges working in other roles.

10.11.25 NEWS ... Tallinn homeowners have been struggling with graffiti taggers, raising questions over whether this is simple vandalism or a form of street art.

10.11.25 NEWS ... Threats made against Tallinn schools on social media are believed to be part of an information operation aimed at sowing confusion and creating fear, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) said on Monday.

10.11.25 NEWS ... Trolleybus line number 9 will return to Tallinn's streets in the fall of 2026 after a charging station for battery trolleybuses is built at the Kopli terminus.

10.11.25 NEWS ... A farm in Harju County was the scene of a suspected wolf attack, though the quick actions of the farm's owner meant no livestock were taken.

10.11.25 NEWS ... Father's Day was celebrated on Sunday in the border town of Narva, with a display of military equipment organized by the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) and involving NATO allies too.

10.11.25 NEWS ... Opposition party EKRE launched a public petition on Monday to gather support to demand Estonia's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, which opposes violence against women and domestic violence.

10.11.25 NEWS ... Although police respond to 10,000 domestic violence calls a year, their role is often just "putting a bandage on the wound," said PPA chief Egert Belitšev.

10.11.25 NEWS ... While the Ministry of Education recently banned a school from using parent contributions, principals say state funding is just not enough even for necessary study aids.

10.11.25 NEWS ... Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa Pakosta (Eesti 200) is to appeal a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision that Estonia's prison smoking ban violated prisoners' privacy and freedom of choice, Postimees reported.

10.11.25 NEWS ... While inflation has hit most legal goods hard in recent years, prices of the illegal narcotic cocaine have remained unchanged in Estonia, or have even fallen.

10.11.25 NEWS ... The government has set next year's immigration quota at 1,292 people, 15 fewer than the figure set two years ago.