Skip to main menu 12.05.26 NEWS ... Tallinn is raising back-to-school benefits for city schoolchildren this fall, with payments for first graders starting school nearly doubling.
12.05.26 NEWS ... A draft Family Law Act would require adoptive families to inform children of their adoption and would grant children the right to obtain information about their biological parents without the latter's consent.
12.05.26 NEWS ... It will be mandatory for Estonian government agencies to support identity verification in the state app, which only a few organizations currently recognize, starting in 2028, the State Information System Authority said.
12.05.26 NEWS ... Estonia is one step closer to rolling out a new cell broadcast smartphone emergency alert system next year, part of a broader overhaul of the country's public warning system.
12.05.26 NEWS ... A human trafficker who coerced two young men into virtual slave labor by making threats, including to push one of them over the edge of a cliff, has been imprisoned.
12.05.26 NEWS ... The head of Omniva's philately division resigned after old stamp sheets from the postal company's warehouse appeared for sale online under his wife's name.
12.05.26 NEWS ... Planned updates to the family medicine system, aimed at better and more even quality of service, include a proposal to discipline doctors who recommend pseudoscience to patients.
11.05.26 NEWS ... Educators say earlier basic school final exams for 9th graders are disrupting learning and stressing out students and teachers. The Education Ministry says to give it time.
11.05.26 NEWS ... Estonia could be headed for a dry summer, as unusually low rainfall and dry soil raise drought concerns that even occasional storms may not ease.
11.05.26 NEWS ... While winning in court is no guarantee of recovering all legal expenses, experts do not believe limiting defense attorneys' fees to be a good fix.
11.05.26 NEWS ... Estonia is increasingly relying on volunteer rescuers as their role expands from emergency response into broader crisis preparedness.
11.05.26 NEWS ... Summer job openings are filling quickly across Estonia, and employers warn teens and students still looking for seasonal work may already be too late.
11.05.26 NEWS ... Mental health problems could cost Estonia's economy over 2 percent of GDP per year between 2025-2050 – one of the highest among OECD countries, a new report shows.
10.05.26 NEWS ... Shallow-sea sediments formed nearly 400 million years ago are now more visible than before after a partial collapse of the sandstone riverbank in Põlva County. Locals hope the newly exposed area will stay clean of graffiti.
10.05.26 NEWS ... In Narva, May 9 was celebrated as Europe Day with a large public concert on Town Hall Square.
08.05.26 NEWS ... The Kirna Manor Tulip Festival returns this spring with about 150 varieties on display, marking a strong comeback after wet weather last year wiped out many of their plants.
09.05.26 NEWS ... Estonian law lags behind a surge in cybercrime, prosecutors and lawmakers say.
09.05.26 NEWS ... The United Kingdom's Ambassador to Estonia, Ross Allen, will be leaving in July after a five-year stint.
09.05.26 OPINION ... The Sildaru family saga lately took another unexpected turn when Tõnis Sildaru suddenly seemed to discover the concept of sports ethics, writes legal scholar Kärt Pormeister.
09.05.26 NEWS ... Four people, three of them police officers, were injured Friday in the Ida-Viru County town of Narva-Jõesuu during an operation to detain two men suspected of drug offences.
09.05.26 NEWS ... Banning social media won't fully protect children online, a new report from Estonia's Foresight Center warns, arguing digital literacy may matter more than age limits.
08.05.26 NEWS ... Last year in Estonia, parents utilized the state family mediation service over 1,000 times to resolve post-separation disputes without court intervention, with roughly 40 percent reaching formal agreements, the Social Insurance Board reports.
08.05.26 NEWS ... Archaeologists excavating the future Siuru Cultural Center site in Tartu have unearthed what may be the city's oldest building with a concrete cellar, among other discoveries.
08.05.26 NEWS ... Narva is launching a major recruitment campaign to hire 175 new education workers before fall, with the biggest shortage in kindergarten assistant teachers.
08.05.26 NEWS ... Global Positioning System (GPS) jamming has been disrupting recent drone flights monitoring wildfires in northeastern Estonia.
08.05.26 NEWS ... After an interruption of nearly a week on the ferry route between Hiiumaa and Saaremaa, the replacement vessel Amalie made its first trips today. Amalie will remain on the Triigi–Sõru route at least through May 17.
08.05.26 NEWS ... British hit "Peppa Pig" is back with new episodes in Estonian on ETV, still powered by one familiar voice behind every character — Harriet Toompere.
08.05.26 NEWS ... Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi does not believe in the sincere desire of political parties to agree on a unified course of reducing fiscal deficit, as proposed by the central bank.
07.05.26 NEWS ... Pending city council approval, Tartu will raise city bus and bike share fares July 1, with prices up as much as 20 percent amid rising costs and weaker fare revenue.
07.05.26 NEWS ... Estonia is updating its equality laws to meet EU rules, but the country's equality commissioner says deeper reforms to close gaps in discrimination protection have stalled.
07.05.26 NEWS ... Viljandi officials blocked the planned display of a traveling Baltic Pride rainbow banner, citing concerns over community expectations and Children's Day on June 1.
07.05.26 NEWS ... When East Tallinn Central Hospital and West Tallinn Central Hospital merge under the joint institution Tallinn Hospital by 2028, Tallinn Children's Hospital — which was also initially set to join the organization — will remain independent.
07.05.26 NEWS ... As student numbers shrink in rural Estonia, small schools are relying on local support, flexible staffing and creative solutions to stay open.
07.05.26 NEWS ... An education ministry official's response to a proposal to turn the anniversary of the Treaty of Tartu into a national holiday, according to which it may be difficult for a part of society, has been raising eyebrows.
06.05.26 NEWS ... A new religious association, the Estonian Muslims Muftiate Congregation, has been officially registered in Estonia, one of the congregation's leaders and Mufti Ildar Muhhamedšin announced.
06.05.26 NEWS ... An interior minister who tried to classify publicly available materials would have been forced to resign in a developed democracy, MP Raimond Kaljulaid tells ERR in an interview.
06.05.26 NEWS ... Teachers could go on strike if the public conciliator will not manage to help reach an agreement between the Estonian Education Personnel Union and the Ministry of Education.
06.05.26 NEWS ... The government has proposed amendments to the Anti-Corruption Act, including an exception to procedural restrictions for doctors. Under the proposed law, doctors would in future also be allowed to treat relatives.
06.05.26 NEWS ... Firefighters in Ida-Viru County battled through the night Tuesday to Wednesday to contain wildfires spanning a total of 20 hectares.
06.05.26 NEWS ... Experts at TalTech warn that a plan to make the employment contracts of mid-level managers at state agencies fixed-term is unprecedented in developed democratic countries.
06.05.26 NEWS ... All new cars in Estonia and across the European Union must from July have Advanced Driver Distraction Warning (ADDW) driver distraction warning systems installed.
06.05.26 NEWS ... Last year's rainy summer damaged fields for several strawberry growers, and this year the harvest is expected to be smaller than anticipated. The impact on strawberry prices cannot yet be predicted.
06.05.26 NEWS ... East Tallinn Central Hospital and West Tallinn Central Hospital will merge in 2028 as the first step of the consolidation process of the capital's medical facilities, the City of Tallinn has said.
05.05.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) are to be involved in curbing the spread of African swine fever (ASF).
05.05.26 NEWS ... A €30 million European Commission–led campaign to raise awareness among young Europeans about the core values of democracy has been called "boring and impersonal."
05.05.26 NEWS ... Just weeks before Estonian schools go on summer break, children's camp organizers are still waiting for clarity on VAT rules and whether they qualify for an exemption.
05.05.26 NEWS ... Pärnu Koidula High School was named Estonia's 2026 School of the Year, as students and teachers highlight hands-on learning and a supportive school community as key strengths.
05.05.26 NEWS ... A bear seen in Tallinn's Haabersti district on Sunday morning has not been spotted again and has likely returned to the forest, the Police and Border Guard Board has said.
05.05.26 NEWS ... A nearly four-kilometer stretch of a key road linking Kiviõli to Tallinn-Narva Highway has been closed for reconstruction after years of mounting safety and capacity concerns.
05.05.26 NEWS ... A court has delivered a scathing assessment of the Prosecutor's Office in a corruption case dating to 2021.
