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Mariana Betsa.

Ukraine's deputy foreign minister: Russia neither wants peace nor is ready for it

The Baltic Pride parade in Tallinn on Saturday. June 6, 2026.

Estonia's LGBT+ action plan to zero in on equal opportunity

Urmas Jaagant.

EKRE and Parempoolsed settle on core 2027 election promises of lower taxes

Seagull.

Pom-pom hat a good way to defend against seagulls in Estonia

Solar panels.

More storage keeping electricity price above zero in Estonia

The Narva City Run half marathon was canceled after a suspicious bag was found along the route. June 6, 2026.in Narva on Saturday. June 6, 2026.

Gallery: Narva half marathon canceled after suspicious bag found along route

Saturday's half marathon in Narva was called off minutes before its scheduled start after emergency services received a report of a suspicious bag along the route.

Bishop Philippe Jourdan of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tallinn.

Catholic church and Estonian Health Insurance Fund clash over nuns' health insurance

Spanish slugs are an invasive species in Estonia.

Tallinn district to spend up to €20,000 battling invasive Spanish slugs

The Stenbock House, with the Patkuli stairs running upward, from left to right.

Extra traffic and access restrictions in Tallinn's Old Town during June 8 and 9

The Baltic Pride parade making its way through Tallinn's Town Hall Square on Saturday. June 6, 2026.

Gallery: Baltic Pride parade brings even more color to Tallinn Old Town

Ivo Lille.

New Baltic Film, Media and Arts School head: Critical thinking key in the age of AI

Finnish Border Guard helicopter with personnel rappelling down on to the deck of the Fitburg.

Finland wraps probe into cable damage in Estonia's economic waters

Gallery: Sipsik mania sweeps Tallinn as beloved character turns 65

A historic Estonian flag smuggled out in 1944 returned from Australia to Estonia, where it was donated to the Estonian National Museum (ERM). June 4, 2026.) on Flag Day after being returned from Australia this spring. June 4, 2026.

Gallery: Wartime Estonian flag hidden since 1944 returns home from Australia

most read stories of the week

Arrivals and departures signs at Tallinn Airport.

'Schengen door needs closing more tightly:' 11 countries call for Russian visa restrictions

Col. Ants Kiviselg.

Intel: Russia's Baltic Fleet air defense capabilities significantly reduced after Ukraine attacks

A stroller (illustrative).

Estonian police withhold location of previously missing child from mother

Detailed plan for the Tallinn Central Market area.

Gallery: Tallinn Central Market to get new main building and surrounding quarter

Estonia's police reintroduce 'cooling-off' stops for speeders in July 2025.

Estonia police expand 'cool-down stops' as alternative to speeding fines

Former location of downtown Laste Maailm store.

Estonia's oldest children's clothing store closes downtown Tallinn location

latest news

Tartu Midsummer at the Estonian National Museum (ERM). June 23, 2025.

Tartu Midsummer event to bring folk traditions, live music to the city

Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) congress. June 6, 2026.

Martin Helme reelected EKRE party chair Updated 06.06

.Parempoolsed party council meeting on Saturday. June 6, 2026.

Parempoolsed leader urges less state involvement, more tax cuts

Gerd Kanter.

Gerd Kanter: Physical inactivity has created a systemic public health crisis

Concertgoers at a live show.

Summer event organizers in Estonia see more last-minute ticket sales

Bears mating.

Estonian wildlife photographer says animal behavior, timing shape the shot

russia's war in ukraine: latest from estonia

Estonian and Ukrainian flags.

Ukrainian nationals cannot obtain Estonian citizenship until war ends

Estonia-Russia pedestrian crossings remain open at the Narva 1 border checkpoint.

Interior Minister: currently impossible to speed up border crossing in Narva

A smoldering Kyiv skyline in the aftermath of one of Russia's recent airstrikes.

Expert: Russia attacking civilians, major cities to project success

Traveler holding a red civil Russian passport. Russia's diplomatic and service passports are green and blue, respectively.

Estonia to stop recognizing non-biometric Russian diplomatic passports

Jaak Tarien.

Former Air Force chief: Ukraine's new Gripen jets to help push back Russian bombers

politics

A mobile speed camera (photo is illustrative).

MP: Riigikogu to vote on speed camera warning sign bill before midsummer

Narva City Council chair Mihhail Stalnuhhin and Mayor Katri Raik.

Land deal for Narva EDF base caught in local political standoff

Martin Helme.

EKRE leader downplays poll slump, targets strong showing ahead of Estonia vote

Lauri Läänemets.

Social Democrat leader cleared after expense probe finds no offense

Lavly Perling.

Parempoolsed: Tallinn coalition mirroring Reform's state-level policy

presidential election 2026

Alar Karis at the second round of voting in the 2021 presidential election on August 31, 2021.

Incumbent Alar Karis most popular choice for president in public poll

Vote counting in the Estonian Parliament during the 2016 presidential election

How has Estonia chosen its presidents?

Kristina Kallas and Alar Karis.

Eesti 200 does not support the re-election of President Alar Karis

Andrus Ansip.

Former PM, Reform Party head: Alar Karis a dignified candidate for second term

Kaja Kallas.

Kaja Kallas rules out running for president of Estonia

economy

Trees that are part of the RMK and EMÜ researchers' tree breeding program. June 2026.

Estonian tree breeding program aims for tougher, faster-growing trees

Prime Minister Kristen Michal and Kirke Maar of the Eesti.ai council.

Estonia's AI program gets €11M boost but no immediate economic return expected

Jürgen Ligi.

Estonia will not use European Commission's proposed budget flexibility

Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices rose 0.9 percent on year to May, with the price increase among food products driven most by the rise in prices of fruits, nuts and citrus fruits.

Estonia's inflation rose 3.7 percent on year to May

Factory in Estonia (photo is illustrative).

Manufacturing output in Estonia fell in April for 3rd consecutive month

Defense and security

The medical company of the 1st Infantry Brigade practiced treating combat casualties in Exercise Hedgehog (Siil) 2025.

Estonia to host large-scale NATO medical exercise this month

U.S. Marines are training with the Estonian Navy during BALTOPS 2026.

US Marines training with Estonia's navy during BALTOPS exercise

Harri Tiido.

Harri Tiido: On a mammoth work of Russian military thought

An attack drill took place at ERR on June 4, 2026, as part of the large-scale security exercise Ilves 2026.

Gallery: Security services practice surprise attack response at ERR

Controlled demolition of the Piiumetsa bridge located on the Paide–Roosna-Alliku–Kuimetsa road, June 3, 2026.

Gallery: Bridge blown up in central Estonia gives EDF training skills

society

Tõnis Sildaru.

Ski coach father of Kelly Sildaru to appeal embezzlement judgment

Vallo Volke, board member at LTKH.

Tallinn hospital board member: Gynecologist fired due to 'loss of trust'

A sign post at West Tallinn Central Hospital.

Tallinn hospital staff issue appeal over shortages, burnout after sacking

Valga Hot shorts (VHS) film festival. July 2025.

Valga Hot Shorts film fest back for another spin on Estonian-Latvian border

Brown bear. Photo is illustrative.

Resourceful Viljandi County bear ransacks hunters' feeding site

opinion

Erik Gamzejev.

Erik Gamzejev: The Narva power split as the consequence of indifferent voters

Marja-Liisa Veiser.

Marja-Liisa Veiser: We should not be ashamed of the Estonian flag

Harri Tiido.

Harri Tiido: On the Finnish memo about a turning point in the world order

Eerik-Niiles Kross.

Eerik‑Niiles Kross: Alma Ostra-Oinas and her daughters deserve respect

Tatjana Gassova.

Tatjana Gassova: Narva as the rest of Estonia under a microscope

sports

Mark Lajal

Mark Lajal reaches quarterfinals at Birmingham's Priory Club

The Tour of Estonia 2026 runs June 4-6.

Revamped Tour of Estonia cycling race starts Thursday

Mark Lajal.

Mark Lajal gets grass court season off to winning start in Birmingham

3x3 basketball on an outdoor court in Tallinn.

Tallinn serving up free summer sports program for kids and teens

President Alar Karis’ reception at Kadriorg for all those who represented Estonia at February’s Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and at the Paralympic Winter Games the following month, Monday, June 1, 2026.

Gallery: President's reception honors Estonia's Winter Olympic and Paralympic athletes

foreign affairs

Garry Kasparov.

Kasparov: Ukraine victory needed for any real change in Russia

Hannes Hanso.

Estonia appoints new US ambassador

Most of the US military personnel in Estonia are based at Camp Reedo in Võru.

Estonia has no clarity on rotating US unit, minister says

Rail Baltica construction work in Estonia.

Rail Baltica main line more than twice as expensive in Latvia than in Estonia

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko made her first official visit to Tallinn on June 2, 2026.

Ukrainian prime minister makes first official visit to Estonia

science and research

Hot weather in Tallinn (photo taken 2019).

Strengthening El Niño unlikely to affect Estonia's summer weather

Toys in a kindergarten sandbox.

Justice chancellor: Municipal support for private kindergarten fees optional

AI models are most likely to reveal weaknesses when users ask loaded questions or deliberately seek biased content, researchers say.

Estonian study finds AI models still vulnerable to propaganda prompts

Vulture (photo is illustrative).

Birdwatcher snaps rare sighting of vulture in western Estonia

Bank cards.

Study: Dependence on foreign links could paralyze Estonian financial sector

culture

Estonian painter Malle Leis’s iconic

Estonia's art auction market defined by steady demand, several key artists

A true-to-life recreation of a Soviet-era cafeteria at the Rural Curiosity Center (MUHK) outside Tartu. June 2026.

Soviet-era cafeteria exhibit serves up taste of the past near Tartu

Opening event of the Tallinn Architecture Biennale on the roof of Tallinn Linnahall (City Hall).

The focus of this year's Tallinn Architecture Biennale is Linnahall

Young Estonian artists present personal narratives through art

A giant patchwork rainbow banner was unfurled in Tartu's Town Hall Square, part of events celebrating Baltic Pride. June 2, 2026.

Gallery: Giant rainbow banner unfurled in Tartu for Baltic Pride

features and interviews

A black cat crossing the road.

Estonians' superstitions — from the thunder god's scythe to toppled cake

Alar Karis.

President: We really do not have anything to talk to Putin about today

Ahti Kuningas.

Estonian official: We try to balance fear of war rhetoric with new messaging

The arrival of summer means the arrival of outdoor concerts and festivals, including some very big names coming to Estonia, some for the first time ever.

Summer brings stacked schedule of live music events in Estonia

Kastani tänav in Tartu.

How will Estonia's declining population affect the property market?

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This year's LMC takes place September 3-5 (photo from the 2019 event).

Lennart Meri Defense and Security Conference 2026

Interview with Alexander Stubb, the President of Finland.

Finland's President Stubb: We were too soft on Russia before 2022

Arseniy Yatsenyuk speaking to ETV's "Esimene stuudio."

Former Ukrainian PM: The only way to get real peace is to fight like hell

Europe Day in Narva, May 9, 2026.

Europe Day celebrations in Narva

Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers landed in Saaremaa on April 29, 2026 for the NB8 foreign ministers meeting.

NB8 foreign ministers' press conference in Saaremaa

tallinn

A giant patchwork rainbow banner was unfurled in Tartu's Town Hall Square, part of events celebrating Baltic Pride. The University of Tartu is being represented at the Pride March in Tallinn this coming Saturday, June 6.

Institutional support remains modest ahead of Saturday's Baltic Pride march in Tallinn

Artist's rendition of the planned Tallinn Hospital.

Tallinn scraps hospital design contract after spending €3 million

The newly revamped property on Poldri 3 which houses the Tallinn business incubator.

Tallinn expects more efficient use of business incubator's new €6M home

HeadRead Festival 2026.

Photos: HeadRead 2026 festival fills Tallinn with literature

The annual cancer charity Duck Race was held in the canal at Tallinn's Kadriorg Park on Monday. June 1, 2026.

Gallery: Rubber ducks fill Tallinn canal for annual cancer charity race

tartu

The new police building is the largest structure in the plan and will be located along Kalda tee.

Tartu approves plan for new six-story police headquarters

Tartu Prison.

Tartu Prison plans to hire more than 300 staff to handle Swedish inmates

Tartu Prison.

Swedish parliament approves prison leasing agreement with Estonia

2023's Rally Estonia in progress.

Rally Estonia organizers to make debut behind the wheel

People relaxing at Anne Canal in Tartu.

Algae cleared from Tartu's Anne Canal ahead of summer swimming season

narva

Victory Day parade in Narva on Sunday. June 24, 2024

Construction of Defense Force's Narva base will start this year

Liisa Pakosta.

Minister: Central government cannot resolve Narva leadership row

Jaan Toots and Urbo Vaarmann.

Narva opposition picks new city leaders at self-initiated session

Nadežda Tšerkašina (Center) during a Narva City Council meeting.

Narva fires school principal amid deepening local political dispute

Councilmember Urbo Vaarmann at Narva City Council.

Narva standoff continues as opposition calls its own council meeting

galleries

Nature House

Gallery: Estonia's largest public timber building set for fall 2026 completion

Decorating dragon's teeth and other Children's Day activities in Värska. June 1, 2026.

Gallery: Setomaa kids turn antitank barriers into art on Children's Day

The fourth Children's Jazz Festival Kräsh took place in Tallinn on May 31–June 1. May 2026.

Gallery: Kids get hands-on at this year's Kräsh jazz festival in Tallinn

Static drone surveillance devices installed on Estonia's southeastern border.

Estonia installs first counter-drone systems on its border with Russia

A donated piano painted to celebrate 600 years of Iisaku at the local bus stop for the public to enjoy. May 28, 2026.

Gallery: Upcycled piano at Ida-Viru bus stop marks 600 years of Iisaku

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podcasts

Ari Matti Mustonen has appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience and been warm up act at his live show as well.

Feature | Estonia's English-language podcasts, all in the one place

Tallinn Airport.

Estonia Explained part seven: Why are you here?

Maarja Merivoo-Parro.

Estonia Explained part six: The language has issues

Estonia Explained part five: What is with the sauna?

Maarja Merivoo-Parro.

Estonia Explained part four: A Thousand Years of Multi-culti

The Baltic Pride parade making its way through Tallinn's Town Hall Square on Saturday. June 6, 2026.

Gallery: Baltic Pride parade brings even more color to Tallinn Old Town

Crowds, flags and banners filled the streets of Tallinn for the Baltic Pride march on Saturday, capping off a weeklong celebration of LGBT+ visibility, community and support.

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