Tallinn still finalizing winter snow removal contracts

On Tuesday, Tallinn missed the deadline by which contracts must be signed with service providers for winter street maintenance. October 1 marks the beginning of the winter season for street maintenance, and Tallinn must have contracts in place...

Mongolia Picks Tallinn Winner "Silent City Driver" for Oscar Race

Thu 02 Oct 2025 | 06:47 AM Mongolia has chosen director Janchivdorj Sengedorj’s “Silent City Driver” to represent the country in the best international feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards. The decision was made by the country’s on...

Mongolia Selects Tallinn Winner ‘Silent City Driver’ as Oscar Candidate

Director Janchivdorj Sengedorj’s “Silent City Driver” has been chosen to represent Mongolia in the best international feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards. The decision was made by the country’s National Selection Committee. “Silent...

Number of people in Estonia renouncing Russian citizenship increases

The number of people in Estonia who have renounced their Russian citizenship in the first 9 months of 2025 already exceeds the total for the whole of 2024. According to data from the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs, while only 107 people...

Greener Pärnu maantee among winners of Tallinn's participatory budget vote

Reconstruction of the Tiskre bridge and a greener Pärnu maantee are among the winning suggestions in this year's Tallinn participatory budget vote. The results of the 2025 Tallinn participatory budget cote were announced on Wednesday, with new...

Captain Mets returns for Estonia's World Cup qualifiers against Italy and Moldova

Estonia are in World Cup qualifying action again this month with games at home to Italy and Moldova. Both matches can be seen live on ETV2 and by following the links in this article. After suffering a 0-5 defeat against Italy in Bologna last...

Estonia PM says Russia incursions aim to distract EU from Ukraine

Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal warned Tuesday that Russia's recent air incursions were an attempt to distract Europe from helping Ukraine, ahead of a summit with EU leaders. "Putin wants to have us talking about ourselves, not about...

Estonia PM says Russia incursions aim to distract EU from Ukraine: AFP interview

Estonia's Prime Minister Kristen Michal warned Tuesday that Russia's recent air incursions were an attempt to distract Europe from helping Ukraine, ahead of a summit with EU leaders. "Putin wants to have us talking about ourselves, not about...

Tallinn awarded Green Destinations gold status

TALLINN - Tallinn has achieved gold status in the international Green Destinations audit, confirming the city's targeted efforts to develop sustainable tourism, and, together with its partners, the Estonian capital city will now focus on...

Estonia’s landmark investment program helps hydrogen and gas projects

Estonia’s largest-ever budget for major investments has approved its first grants, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications announced. These grants go to hydrogen technology, a gas-fired power plant, and also to investments in the paper...

Estonia NATO Military Exercise

Sweden’s Saab and Singapore’s ST Engineering to offer Littoral Mission Vessel to Estonia

A Littoral Mission vessel. Sweden’s Saab and Singapore’s ST Engineering are offering a variant of these vessels to the Estonian navy. Swedish defence company Saab and Singapore’s ST Engineering have joined forces to offer a variant of the Littoral...

New method developed in Estonia speeds up heart disease research

Researchers at TalTech have developed a faster, more reliable way to track molecule movement in living cells, opening doors to deeper studies. The research grew out of a practical need to study the speed of molecular movement in heart muscle...

Flash estimate: Prices in Estonia up 5.2 percent on year to September

The harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) rose 5.2 percent on year to September, according to a Statistics Estonia flash estimate. The index fell by 1.2 percent between August and September this year, however. "Compared with August, the price...

Group of coalition MPs hope to make Estonia a remote gambling 'paradise'

A group of Reform Party and Eesti 200 MPs have drafted a bill to cut the gambling tax in Estonia, stating this will boost revenues. Opposition MPs remain skeptical about this, however. The substantive provisions of the national Gambling Act have...

U.S. doubles Estonia’s HIMARS to 12 amid growing tensions between Russia and NATO

The United States has moved to expand Estonia’s pending HIMARS package, doubling launchers to 12 and vastly increasing ATACMS and GMLRS stocks, Kyiv Post reports. The surge in long-range precision munitions strengthens NATO’s eastern flank and...

FedEx opens new air and ground logistics centre at Tallinn Airport

FedEx has opened a new air and ground logistics centre at Tallinn Airport to support Estonian businesses in accessing global markets. The facility, which began operations on September 24, 2025, combines automated sorting systems with direct...

Estonia still lacks laboratory facilities needed for testing explosives

A full explosives testing lab in Estonia still does not exist, despite the need for one having been common knowledge for around eight years, "Aktuaalne kaamera" reported. This lack of infrastructure comes at a time when the changing security...

Why does Latvia have fewer start-ups than Lithuania or Estonia?

15,000 start-ups in Estonia, 11,000 in Lithuania, and almost 7,000 in Latvia - these are the statistics on start-ups in the Baltic States for the first eight months of this year (January-August, data compiled by Lursoft IT). Of the nearly 34,000...

Estonia to celebrate International Music Day with 100 concerts across the country

This Wednesday (October 1) is the 50th annual International Music Day, with 100 concerts taking place across Estonia to mark the occasion – most of which are free to attend. The International Music Day celebrations on Wednesday, October 1, begin...