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The Ukrainian honorary consulate opened Saturday in Tartu municipality, aiming to deepen Estonia‑Ukraine cooperation and assist Ukrainians in southern Estonia.

Local governments will, beginning next year with the planned change, gain greater freedom to decide over their finances.

A service provider teaching artificial intelligence under Eesti.ai may not receive the full fee agreed in the contract.

The Estonian Military Orchestra will celebrate the 108th anniversary of Estonian military music and the fifth anniversary of operating within the Estonian War Museum with birthday concerts on 7 October at Viljandi Pauluse Church and on 8 October at the Es…

The University of Tartu Library informed users of its e‑bookstore that an external attacker gained access to their online store and most likely downloaded the store's customer data.

The Estonian Navy patrol vessel Raju has been out of service since spring and may remain so for another six months after repairs in dry dock failed to go as planned.

The decline in the Center Party's rating in surveys is connected to the decrease in their support among Russian‑speaking respondents, while the rise in the Reform Party's rating may be associated with their remaining at the center of media attention, says…

Estonia's Chamber of Commerce, major energy companies and government have launched a joint effort to determine the most cost‑efficient mix of electricity generation, storage and cross‑border connections needed to meet the country's rising power demand.

The international night culture conference "Dance Floor of Democracy" will take place at Tallinn's HALL club October 9, bringing together European night culture leaders, city officials, researchers and artists.

Estonia's only dedicated artichoke grower says this summer's conditions were ideal for the crop, now thriving after years of testing different varieties and growing methods.

Due to Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, more and more drones and even cruise missiles have ended up in neighboring countries, which is why the Baltic states and Poland have strengthened measures for responding to air threats, said Gert Kaju, head of…

Prosecutors have launched criminal proceedings over suspected betting fraud in a second-tier Esiliiga match involving Maardu Linnameeskond.

"Lihtsad uudised," meaning easy or simple news, is for anyone who wants to improve their Estonian language skills.

Rescue workers' pay will rise faster than inflation or by roughly the same amount and those whose demands are being met should not complain too much, Finance Minister Jürgen Ligi (Reform) said.

The payroll funds for teachers, internal security and cultural workers will rise slightly next year, but unions say it is not enough.

Swimmer Eneli Jefimova is to represent NC State in the new College Swimming League on Friday, competing in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke and relay.

In his commentary series, Harri Tiido examines climate warming and the thawing of permafrost.

Collective‑agreement negotiations in the health‑care sector ended without results, and the health‑care worker unions will turn to the national conciliator to resolve the labor dispute that has arisen.

Although the completion of Rail Baltica is being postponed, work continues on the sections already started.

Heavy rain hit Estonia overnight Thursday into Friday and will continue today, prompting the Environment Agency (Keskkonnaagenuur) to issue warnings, Maaleht reported.

This Friday, Estonian DJ and producer NOËP and Raadio 2 join 11 other radio stations in Europe's Biggest Dance Show, a six-hour dance music marathon airing live across Europe.

Universities Estonia has proposed moving up the start dates for conscription calls from 2028.

In September, 65 research and development projects funded in the second round of the Thematic Research and Development Programs (TemTA) will begin work.

A vacant, overgrown lot next to Tallinn's Linnahall complex is being transformed into a temporary recreation area by the end of the year, with a planned five-year lifespan.

A Japanese ballet repetiteur and a Turkish tech businessman once came to Estonia for very different reasons, but both have since found reasons to stay.

A court has convicted fuel company Olerex and its majority owner and board member, Andres Linnas, of knowingly submitting false data to the state.

The government-convened Efficiency and Economic Growth Council will conclude its work at the end of October and prepare a final report summarizing the implementation of its proposals.

Estonia needs a national regional development strategy with a status comparable to sectoral development plans, and regional policy must be coordinated at the government level.

Denmark's public intelligence assessment on Russia restates what Estonian authorities have said in recent months, new Defense Minister Martin Herem (Reform) said.

Support for the Reform Party rose to 15 percent in Emor and ERR's September poll, the party's best result in more than a year.

While house fires and cats stuck in trees are more common, Estonia's rescuers have also responded to calls for everything from an abandoned tarantula to a stork nest fire.

Since mid-September, Estonia's Interior Ministry has been issuing a table of personal data on people who have died in the past 100 years, replacing individual queries.

The historic Käsmu Lighthouse and a former border guard station are being taken over by the Estonian Maritime Museum (EMM) following a government-approved property transfer.

Construction of the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) base in Narva will cost a little over €20 million and be completed six months later than planned, in summer 2028.

Trans activists in Estonia have accused the state gender reassignment committee of obstruction and bias, and are demanding that the committee's chair be removed.

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According to public‑opinion monitoring commissioned by the Government Office, Estonia's most trusted institutions remain the police and the president.

On December 5, Ukrainian world music quartet DakhaBrakha returns to Tallinn, bringing its signature "ethno-chaos" sound and latest album, "Ptakh," to Paavli Culture Factory.

At this difficult junction, the UN needs a strong and principled leader with an impeccable record of defending and advancing international law, human rights and the principles of the UN Charter.

Businesses and residents in the settlements along the planned Tallinn–Pärnu section of Rail Baltica are disappointed, as the state is once again breaking its promise and the completion of the new railway may be delayed by up to eight years.

Estonian municipalities want to get kids reading more.

Demand for emotional support by phone and online remains high in Estonia, prompting the relaunch of a chaplain hotline first launched at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are too few drone developers in the Baltic states, partly as some local defense forces are cool towards domestic products, according to an investor in the sector.

Estonian-born Australian defender Aivi Luik became the oldest player to appear in the Women's Champions League league phase on Tuesday.

The wage fund for cultural workers will increase by nearly €3 million next year, but the minimum wage will not rise, Minister of Culture Heidy Purga (Reform) said at the government's press conference.

Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise says that when granting security agencies the powers needed in a difficult security situation, strong and substantive oversight must be ensured so that security is not guaranteed at the expense of fundamental rights.

The conversion of Narva's Alexander's Cathedral into a concert hall has come to a standstill because of insufficient funding.

Students gathered in Tallinn and Tartu on Thursday for a protest titled "Estonia's Future Burning Out" to draw attention to shortcomings in the student support system.

Eesti Energia CEO Andrus Durejko told ERR that data centers help balance the energy system.

The Estonian Museum of Architecture on Wednesday opened its renewed outdoor area with the landscape‑architecture exhibition "Not set in stone: Glimpses of Estonian Landscape Architecture."