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Estonia elected to the UN Human Rights Council
On 14 October, Estonia was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2026–2028 term – the second time the country has served as a member. Estonia’s work on the United Nations Human Rights Council will centre on three priority...

Tallinn adopts new nightlife plan to improve accessibility and safety
Tallinn City Government has approved a new nightlife development plan, which aims to shape the Estonian capital into a more culturally diverse, accessible and safe 24-hour city. According to a City of Tallinn press release, the development plan –...

Estonia Ends Decades-Old Transit Route Crossing Russian Enclave
Estonia has decided to permanently close the small transit corridor passing through the Russian enclave known as the “Saatse Boot”, located on the western shore of Lake Peipus. The decision was confirmed by Prime Minister Kristen Michal, who...

Estonia sanctions Russian judge, prosecutor who sentenced museum director to penal colony
Estonia handed entry bans to a Russian judge and prosecutor who sentenced the Director of the Narva Museum Maria Smorževskihh-Smirnova to 10 years in a penal colony for rebutting Russian propaganda. Last month, it was revealed that...

Gallery: New Tallinn exhibition brings Estonian art to kids' eye level
Kumu Art Museum's first exhibition made just for kids, "Tu and Whozzy," opens Friday, letting children explore Estonian art from a playful, hands-on perspective. The new show expands the permanent exhibition "Landscapes of Identity: Estonian Art...

Tech giant Amazon opens office in Estonia
Multinational tech giant Amazon has opened a new office in Tallinn. The office will host Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud service provider facilities and Amazon Music operations, and adds to an existing presence in Estonia. As of Thursday, the...

Flying car touches down in Estonia
ETV show "Ringvaade" went to inspect a flying car that has arrived in Estonia, and which is likely to be commercially available in Europe within a year. Made by Chinese e-vehicle manufacturer XPeng, the model is a two-seater vertical take-off...

Former Tallinn mayor: Voters have never cared whether a candidate has a criminal past
It's local election week and Kristjan Pihl tracked down Jüri Mõis — a man who was there at the birth of Estonia's business elite and later made a sharp turn into politics. He's someone who knows the inner workings of both worlds. Now 68 years old,...

Commerce Chamber wants to trim Estonia's annual paid vacation to 20 days
The Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EKTK) wants to cut the national minimum paid vacation from 28 calendar to 20 working days, arguing the current system is unfair. In a letter to Minister of the Economy and Industry Erkki Keldo...

Margus Tsahkna: Estonia, together with Iceland, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Norway, Canada, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, expresses strong support to Elina Valtonen
Estonia, along with 9 other countries, has expressed its strong support to the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna writes on social media. “Estonia, together with Iceland,...

HK Audio appoints Rock Distribution in Estonia
Partnership with local distributor aimed at strengthening German audio brand's market position in Baltic country HK Audio has named Rock Distribution as its new official distribution partner for Estonia. The company is now the exclusive...

Estonia partners with girls' tech club to launch civilian drone training
Estonia's Defense League is teaming up with girls' tech nonprofit HK Unicorn Squad to expand civilian drone skills with a new hands-on training program. The Ministry of Defense and the Estonian Defense League (EDL) signed a cooperation agreement...

Canadian Air Force pilots conduct highway landing in Estonia

Estonia partners with girls' tech nonprofit to launch civilian drone training
Estonia is teaming up with girls' tech nonprofit HK Unicorn Squad to expand civilian drone skills with a new hands-on training program. The Ministry of Defense and the Estonian Defense League (EDL) signed a cooperation agreement with HK Unicorn...

Jõhvi–Narva section of Tallinn–Narva highway may get four lanes in a decade
The Transport Administration has preliminary designs ready for the construction of a four-lane highway between Jõhvi and Narva, but in the best-case scenario, construction may not begin for another ten years. The last major investment in upgrading...

Voter turnout in Tallinn higher than at previous local elections
Voter turnout in Tallinn at the ongoing local elections has so far been higher than the last municipal elections four years ago. Over 19 percent of eligible voters had already cast their vote in the capital as of Wednesday evening, ahead of the...

Estonia will provide Ukraine with a batch of drones and join the PURL assistance package
Estonia will provide Ukraine this week with drones worth tens of millions of euros and will join the Northern-Baltic PURL assistance package. This was announced before the NATO defense ministers’ meeting by Estonia’s Defense Minister, Hanno...

No end in sight for Estonia's hardware store boom despite fierce competition
Home improvement retailer K-rauta plans major expansion and is scouting new plots, but fierce competition leaves little room for newcomers, say rivals. K-rauta's parent company, Kesko Senukai, which sells construction, renovation, home and...

Votes cast in Estonia's local elections 18.3 percent of total so far
As of 8 a.m. on Thursday, 57,741 voters had cast ballots at polling stations and 125,730 online in local elections, totaling 183,471. This gave a 18.3 percent turnout nationwide, of the total 1,003,673 eligible voters. An e-vote can be cast at any...