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Northern Europe prepares cross-border evacuation plans for a crisis or war

Northern Europe prepares cross-border evacuation plans for a crisis or war
Estonian MPs back the US and Israel on Iran

Estonian MPs back the US and Israel on Iran
Estonia’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo by Ismail Noor.

is Estonia still the world’s most digital country?
A Russian Air Force MiG-31BM armed with R-33 missiles. Photo by Leukhin Fedor/CC BY-SA 2.0 licence.

Russia tests Estonia’s border again with a brief airspace violation
A US-supplied HIMARS launcher is unloaded from a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 Ruslan at Ämari Air Base, Estonia. Photo by Siim Verner Teder

Lockheed Martin to establish HIMARS sustainment centre in Estonia
The main building of the University of Tartu. Photo by Kaupo Kalda.

Estonia ranks second in the world for academic freedom as global standards fall
The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board patrol boat M-80 in an earlier file photo. The vessel sank off the Greek island of Kastellorizo while taking part in a Frontex joint operation.

Estonian Frontex patrol boat sinks off Greek island; ambassador among injured
Dan Boeckner's vile, offensive post on X about Estonians. Screenshot.

A Canadian musician deeply offends Estonians, draws the ire of expats
Flag rescued from Kadriorg in 1944 returns to Estonia from Australia

Flag rescued from Kadriorg in 1944 returns to Estonia from Australia
The largest solar farm in the Baltics has opened in Pärnu County, Estonia; the Kirikmäe Solar Farm, which covers 110 hectares and has a generating capacity of 77.53 megawatts, will provide enough electricity to power 35,000 homes each year. Photo by Evecon.

A large hybrid plant to be built in Western Estonia
How Soviet bombs strengthened Estonia's determination to rebuild its independent nation

How Soviet bombs strengthened Estonia’s determination to rebuild its independent nation
Estonia’s economy fared better in 2025 than in the two preceding years

Estonia’s economy fared better in 2025 than in the two preceding years
The Tallinn Cyber Diplomacy Winter School 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo by the e-Governance Academy.

Estonia’s cyber initiative brings together experts from 33 countries
Latitude 59 in 2024. Photo by Latitude59

Estonian tech competition invites startups to contend for investment
Young diaspora Estonians offered paid internships in Estonia

Young diaspora Estonians offered paid internships in Estonia
Estonia’s Bolt caught in a corruption scandal in Azerbaijan

Estonia’s Bolt caught in a corruption scandal in Azerbaijan
The opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Photo: Olympics.com

Estonia to boycott Paralympic ceremonies in protest at Russia and Belarus
Estonia breaks silence after US and Israel attack Iran

Estonia breaks silence after US and Israel attack Iran
Estonia celebrates independence at the UN with a quiet superpower: children’s books

Estonia celebrates independence at the UN with a quiet superpower: children’s books
A Frankenburg missile live fire test, carried out in August 2025. Photo by the company.

An Estonian startup to mass produce interceptor missiles
United Kingdom and Estonia’s achievement of independence

United Kingdom and Estonia’s achievement of independence
Anna and Rupert Murdoch at a press conference in Tallinn, Estonia, in October 1991. Photo by Peeter Langovits.

The Estonian matriarch of the Murdoch family dies
In deep winter, Estonia opens rare roads across the frozen sea – beautiful, traditional and quietly dangerous. Photo by David Millington.

Driving Estonia’s ice roads
Computer classroom in Estonia, 1996. Photo by Jaan Künnap, shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

the schools project that wired a nation for the digital age
Henry Sildaru wins Olympic halfpipe silver, confirming Estonia’s rising freestyle generation

Henry Sildaru wins Olympic halfpipe silver, confirming Estonia’s rising freestyle generation
Investing in Estonia, two years on

Investing in Estonia, two years on
Estonia has begun installing the first bunkers in southeastern Estonia near the Russian border, part of a wider Baltic Defence Line. Photo: Hendrik Tali/ECDI

Estonia to buy up to 600 bunkers for Baltic Defence Line
Dolls dressed in traditional Estonian folk costume. Photo: Shutterstock.

A hundred facts about Estonia
Estonia celebrates the restoration of independence

Estonia celebrates the independence day
Estonian firm launches 80-home underground resort in Lapland

Estonian firm launches 80-home underground resort in Lapland
Vastlakukkel - rahvatoit.ee

Shrove Tuesday means whipped cream buns for Estonians
A sample of the California driver's licence.

Yes, the US licence is valid in Estonia. But get the IDP.
Estonia will select its Eurovision Song Contest 2026 entry on Saturday evening. Photo: Eesti Laul.

Estonia chooses its 2026 Eurovision song entry
Field test by Estonian defence startup Frankenburg Technologies. Photo: Frankenburg Technologies.

Estonia leads the Baltics in larger startup rounds as investors stay selective
Vanilla Ninja to represent Estonia at Eurovision 2026

Vanilla Ninja to represent Estonia at Eurovision 2026
20 romantic phrases in Estonian

20 romantic phrases in Estonian
Maarja-Grossberg-Kuusk. Photo by Kaupo Kikkas.

science is waiting for women
Power and oil plants of state-owned energy company Eesti Energia in Auvere, Estonia. Photo: Eesti Energia.

Baltic energy summit in Riga
Estonia has ordered the IRIS-T SLM – the “Surface Launched Medium” variant, designed to hit targets up to 40 kilometres away and at altitudes of around 20 kilometres. Photo by Diehl Defense.

Estonia to install a medium-range air defence system
Estonia less corrupt than the UK or the US

Estonia less corrupt than the UK or the US
Russia has no intention of attacking Estonia this year

Russia has no intention of attacking Estonia this year
Five men and an algorithm: Estonia’s AI governance gap

Five men and an algorithm: Estonia’s AI governance gap
Estonia splits publicly over whether to open talks with the Kremlin

Estonia splits publicly over whether to open talks with the Kremlin
The US allocates $10 million to Estonia’s defence

The US allocates $10 million to Estonia’s defence
One of the largest battery parks in continental Europe was opened in Kiisa, Estonia, on 3 February. The storage capacity of the battery park is 200 MWh and it’s the first of two strategic projects designed to stabilise the regional power system following the Baltics’ synchronisation with the European continental grid. Photo by Corsica Sole.

One of Europe’s largest battery parks opens in Estonia
Covering just 11.9 square kilometres, Ruhnu lies in the Gulf of Riga, geographically closer to the Latvian coast than to mainland Estonia.

Ruhnu cut adrift as Estonia’s smallest island loses all links to the mainland
Estonia marks the anniversary of the Tartu Peace Treaty

Estonia marks the anniversary of the Tartu Peace Treaty
A 2014 email sent to Jeffrey Epstein refers to an “Estonian prime minister”; Epstein’s reply reads simply: “fun”. Source: US Justice Department.

The Epstein documents mention an Estonian prime minister amid hundreds of references to Estonia
From the left, the Lithuanian defence minister, Robertas Kaunas, his Estonian colleague, Hanno Pevkur, and their Latvian counterpart, Andris Sprūds. Photo by Ardi Hallismaa, the Estonian Defence Forces.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania establish a military mobility area
Tallinn's Old Town. Photo by Siret / Unsplash.

Estonia to ban Russians and Belarusians from buying property
A small new-generation nuclear power plant that Fermi Energia wants to build in Estonia. Image from the company’s website.

Almost three quarters of Estonians support a nuclear power plant
Estonian Drama Theatre opens performances to English-speaking audiences

Estonian Drama Theatre opens performances to English-speaking audiences
Henrik Hololei at the European Civil Conference in Strasbourg in 2018. Public domain.

EU dismisses Estonian senior official Henrik Hololei after Qatar gifts probe
Stenbock House, the seat of the Estonian government, in Tallinn. Photo by Stenbock House.

Estonia bets on artificial intelligence to offset demographic decline
The Estonian passport more powerful than British or American

The Estonian passport more powerful than British or American
Tartu synagogue, built in 1899, destroyed in 1944.

Remembering the once vibrant Jewish community of Estonia
Team Rowtalia rows into Antigua, completing Estonia’s first Atlantic crossing

Team Rowtalia rows into Antigua, completing Estonia’s first Atlantic crossing
Estonia to extend conscript service to 12 months from 2027

Estonia to introduce a universal 12-month military service
Live: the Estonian Startup Awards

Live: the Estonian Startup Awards
Silver Tambur. Photo: Krõõt Tarkmeel.

Why Europe must become a federal union
Toomas Hendrik Ilves. Photo by Herkki-Erich Merila.

Europe must stop pretending “everything is fine” with the US
Estonia’s Internal Security Service expelled a Russian citizen and serving Russian serviceman on national security grounds, imposing a Schengen entry ban. Photo: Kapo.

Russian serviceman expelled from Estonia on security grounds
An Estonian soldier with a 155mm ammunition. Photo by the Estonian defence ministry.

Estonia opens first ammunition factory in a century
View over the town of Maniitsoq, Greenland. Photo by Filip Gielda / Visit Greenland.

Estonia signals readiness to deploy troops to Greenland if needed
A still from "Dead Mountaineer's Hotel". Photo: the Estonian Film Institute.

Estonian sci-fi classic Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel to screen at Berlinale Classics
Estonia has deported two foreign nationals identified by security authorities as supporters of the terrorist organisation Hezbollah and Iran’s Islamist regime. Photo: the Estonian Police and Border Guard.

Estonia deports two supporters of Hezbollah and Iran’s Islamist regime
A woman with two children at Estonian Song Celebration in 2019. Photo by Sven Zacek.

Estonia’s population decline continues as deaths and emigration outpace births
A security camera photo of Russian soldiers stuck in an elevator in Kherson, Ukraine.

Estonia bars 261 Russian veterans of Ukraine war amid security fears
Estonia gains global clout on children’s rights as UN ambassador Rein Tammsaar (pictured) is elected President of Unicef’s Executive Board. Photo: the Estonian foreign ministry.

Estonian ambassador elected to lead Unicef’s governing board
Startup ecosystem developers from Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Norway came together around the same table for the first time. Photo: Startup Estonia.

Nordic countries set shared goals to support startup growth
Estonia’s startup sector remains resilient and efficient

Estonia’s startup sector remains resilient and efficient
Estonian forest brothers. The image was restored in colour by Eerik-Niiles Kross.

Bank of Estonia approves Forest Brothers silver coin honouring anti-Soviet resistance
Jonatan Vseviov, the Estonian foreign ministry's secretary general. Photo by the Estonian foreign ministry.

Europe’s 1990s dream is over, Estonia’s high-ranking diplomat warns
A police patrol in Estonia. Photo: Estonian Police and Border Guard.

A Scot causes a crash in Estonia by driving on wrong side of the road
Andres Vosman (left), until recently Estonia’s leading Russia analyst at the Foreign Intelligence Service and now ambassador to Israel, with the Estonian president, Alar Karis, in 2025. Photo: Estonian President's Office.

Russia through an Estonian intelligence lens
More than 800 smoke saunas found across Estonia

More than 800 smoke saunas found across Estonia
Tallinn Music Week among BBC Travel’s must-see music events of 2026

Tallinn Music Week among BBC Travel’s must-see music events of 2026
A new rail link reconnects Tartu and Riga, restoring a historic connection and strengthening cross-border travel. Photo: Joonas Sisask.

Tartu and Riga reconnected by train
Estonia’s deal market rebounds as big-ticket transactions hit record highs

Estonia’s deal market rebounds as big-ticket transactions hit record highs
Henrik Visnapuu with his wife, Hilda, at their farmhouse in Luunja. Photo: the Estonian Literary Museum.

Visnapuu Award honours Janika Kronberg and Reijo Roos
Nicolás Maduro is seen during his detention, while US President Donald Trump and senior advisers watch the operation unfold from Washington.

Estonian leaders cite international law concerns after Maduro’s arrest
Baltic Sea map.

Estonia takes helm of Nordic-Baltic cooperation
A brown bear in the woods. Photo by Zdeněk Macháček on Unsplash.

law, wildlife and a debate growing louder
A Soviet-era Estonian New Year’s card from the 1970s.

Vintage Estonian New Year cards and the stories they tell
A Soviet-organised rally in Tallinn, July 1940. In reality, only a tiny minority of Estonians supported the Soviet Union; the event was staged under occupation and coercion. Public domain.

a union in name only
Old Yule, the Estonian Santa Claus

Old Yule, the Estonian Santa Claus
Christmas customs in Estonia

Christmas customs in Estonia
In Estonia, a disused power pylon on Saaremaa lights up as a Christmas tree, marking an unlikely environmental victory. Photo by Heiki Hanso.

In Estonia, a former power pylon becomes a Christmas tree
Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, at the Tallinn Digital Summit 2025. Photo by Aron Urb.

the rules we agreed on no longer apply
Founded more than a decade ago by four Estonians – Timmu Tõke, Rainer Selvet, Kaspar Tiri and Haver Järveoja – Ready Player Me began as a fascination rather than a business plan. Pictured, the founders' avatars. Credit: Ready Player Me.

Netflix buys Estonian avatar pioneer Ready Player Me
Christmas cats waiting for a home in Tallinn

Christmas cats waiting for a home in Tallinn
Full-scale models of the CTM-MR, CTM-ASBM and CTM-290 rockets. Photo by Mztourist, shared under the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Estonia to buy Korean rocket launchers
An exhibition at Fotografiska Tallinn. Credit: Fotografiska Tallinn

Fotografiska Tallinn initiative backs emerging Baltic and Finnish artists
food, folklore and winter rituals

food, folklore and winter rituals
Estonia has begun installing the first bunkers in southeastern Estonia near the Russian border, part of a wider Baltic Defence Line. Photo: Hendrik Tali/ECDI

Estonia begins installing first bunkers on border with Russia
Estonia reports illegal Russian border crossing on the Narva River

Estonia reports illegal Russian border crossing on the Narva River
The US Air Force transport plane at Estonia's Ämari Air Base in 2024. Photo: Estonian Defence Forces

when America steps aside, who defends Europe?
Estonia to extend conscript service to 12 months from 2027

Estonia to extend conscript service to 12 months from 2027
A Wizz Air A321neo on approach to land. Photo: Sevcan Alkan/Unsplash.

Wizz Air launches first direct flights between Tallinn and Budapest
In Estonia, silence speaks

In Estonia, silence speaks
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