Four Estonians to row across the Atlantic Ocean
Four Estonians, competing as Team Rowtalia, will attempt to row across the Atlantic this December in the World’s Toughest Row…
Gallery: The Baltic Way in pictures
On 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from…
Estonia commemorates the Baltic Way – the human chain that defied Soviet rule
On the evening of 23 August 1989, nearly two million people stood hand in hand across the Baltic states, forming…
Estonia faces a major blow as African swine fever hits its largest pig farm
Estonia is bracing for its most serious outbreak of African swine fever – known as ASF – in a decade,…
Report: Estonian farmers are producing more but earning less
According to a new report, Estonian agricultural producers are operating at a loss, despite investments and growth in productivity, rising…
Estonian-founded investment app Lightyear raises $23M for AI expansion in Europe
Estonian-founded fintech surpasses $1 billion in assets and brings AI-powered investing tools to a growing European customer base. Lightyear, the…
Pictures: Arvo Pärt at 90
Arvo Pärt, Estonia’s most celebrated composer and one of the world’s most performed living musicians, turned 90 on 11 September….
Arvo Pärt: a visual retrospective
In a world where music often speaks louder than words, Arvo Pärt’s compositions resonate with profound, almost spiritual clarity, and…
Arvo Pärt at 90: celebrating 50 years of Für Alina
Arvo Pärt, Estonia’s most celebrated composer, turns 90 this year, and one of his most defining works, Für Alina, will…
Estonian-founded investment app Lightyear raises $23M for AI expansion in Europe
Estonian-founded fintech surpasses $1 billion in assets and brings AI-powered investing tools to a growing European customer base. Lightyear, the…
Estonia’s Vok Bikes secures $6M to replace vans in Europe’s cities
Tallinn-based Vok Bikes has raised $6 million in Series A funding to accelerate its expansion across Europe, offering its four-wheeled…
Estonia launches a state app to bring the government to your phone
In its latest push to stay ahead as a global digital leader, Estonia has launched a state-backed mobile app that…
Vodka, diplomacy and defiance: how Estonia drove out the Russian army
On 31 August 1994, the last Soviet – or rather Russian, since the Soviet Union had ceased to exist three…
Estonian-founded startup hub Lift99 in Kyiv hit by a Russian missile strike
A Russian missile barrage in Kyiv has damaged Lift99, the startup hub founded by Estonian entrepreneur Ragnar Sass, in one…
US ‘nuclear sniffer’ jet patrols Baltic skies near Estonia
A rare United States Air Force aircraft, designed to detect nuclear explosions, is patrolling the Baltic Sea today, close to…
Code without borders: Estonia’s coding school expands to Ukraine and Kenya
Estonia’s boldest coding school, kood/Jõhvi, is going global – bringing its teacherless, self-directed model to Ukraine and Kenya in a…
Estonian researchers drop a DNA bomb: Trump and Putin are related
In an amazing – and some would say sardonic – twist of fate, DNA tests have proven that presidents Donald…
The quiet power of Estonian: why more foreign students are learning it
More international students are taking on the challenge of learning Estonian – not just as an academic exercise, but as…
Arvo Pärt at 90: a composer of unity in an age of division
Arvo Pärt, Estonia’s most celebrated composer and one of the most widely performed living musicians in the world, turns 90…
Playground questions: the hidden costs of Ukraine’s war
While children play in Kyiv’s parks, the war casts long shadows – on the mothers who wait, the fathers who…
Renee Meriste: peace tests us more than war
In a world driven by profit and power, have we forgotten our collective responsibility to prevent war, support the vulnerable,…
Ilon Wikland is in the hearts of Estonians
Ilon Wikland, an Estonian-Swedish artist and illustrator, renowned for her illustrations for the world-famous Swedish children author, Astrid Lindgren, is celebrating…
Kadri Hirvesaar: Estonian designer thrives in Milan’s fashion scene
Kadri Hirvesaar, an Estonian set designer based in Milan, Italy’s fashion capital, collaborates with renowned brands and figures like Stanley…
Robert Marrandi brings traditional Estonian rye bread to Italy
Robert Marrandi is successfully selling Estonian rye bread at his bakery in Florence, Italy, to locals who have grown to…
Pictures: Arvo Pärt at 90
Arvo Pärt, Estonia’s most celebrated composer and one of the world’s most performed living musicians, turned 90 on 11 September….
Gallery: The Baltic Way in pictures
On 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from…
Laulupidu and Tantsupidu 2025: Estonia’s iconic Song and Dance Celebration in photos
Every four years, Estonia assembles in a stirring celebration of identity, unity and national pride – and this summer’s Song…
Pictures and video: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in Estonia
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, visited Tallinn, Estonia, on 10-11 January, where he met with the country’s political leaders and…
Video: Press conference of Volodymyr Zelensky and Kaja Kallas
The Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas, is meeting the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, at Stenbock House in the Estonian capital…
Video: A sixth virtual forum for Estonians worldwide
The Estonian foreign ministry held a virtual forum for Estonians around the world on 7 December, which was broadcast live…
