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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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,...

​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...

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 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...

Canadian Air Force pilots conduct highway landing in Estonia

Estonia's football team draw in FIFA World Cup Group I home qualifier

Estonia's senior men's football team drew 1:1 with Moldova at home in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group I qualifier Tuesday night. The result means the team will not qualify for the finals in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico next summer. Manager Jürgen...

Estonia bars entry of three Latvian MPs until end of local elections period

The Interior Ministry has barred three Latvian MPs, a Riga city councilor and two activists from entering Estonia until after election day over plans to attend an event organized by Olga Ivanova. On Monday, former Riigikogu member Olga Ivanova...

Estonia marks 100 years of puppet pioneer Heino Pars with film screenings

October 13 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of legendary Estonian puppet animation master Heino Pars. Throughout October, Pars' films will be shown in cinemas across Estonia. After lighting candles at Heino Pars' grave in Tallinn's...

Estonia to deliver drones worth tens of millions of euros to Ukraine and joins PURL programme

Estonia is set to transfer drones to Ukraine worth tens of millions of euros this week. As reported by Ukrinform, Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur noted a decline in military aid to Ukraine and emphasised that Estonia is sending new UAVs due...

Estonia inks deal launching new Defense League drone training for civilians

Estonia's Defense Ministry and Defense League signed a cooperation agreement with HK Unicorn Squad Tuesday to expand public drone training with the new Angry Eagle program. Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur (Reform) said drones are already a key...

Estonia Launches Adult Education Program To Teach Adults How To Fly Drones

3 The country's Ministry of Defense has signed a memorandum with community organizations. The Estonian Defense Ministry, the Defense League and the HK Unicorn Squad have signed a memorandum of cooperation to train adults to operate drones. This is...

Estonia's budget deficit reached 0.8 percent of GDP in August

Estonia's general government budget deficit stood at €342 million as at the end of August, the Ministry of Finance has said. This represented 0.8 percent of expected annual GDP — a fall of €207 million on year. By the end of August, central...

Estonia elected UN Human Rights Council member for second time

Estonia has been elected a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the second time in a little over a decade. Estonia will hold UNHRC membership 2026-2028, having already done so 2013-2015. Following Tuesday's election,...

Estonia sanctions Russian judges who sentenced museum director to penal colony

Estonia handed entry bans to two Russian judges 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 Smorževskihh-Smirnova had...