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Terry McDonald speaks with Iranian activist, poet and Tallinn University researcher Maliheh Keshmiri (right) about Iran after the blackout.

Podcast: Iran after the blackout
The University of Tartu. Photo by Andres Tennus.

Estonia’s top universities named in the QS World University Rankings
Estonia’s Bolt to launch a self-driving car testing programme in Luxembourg

Estonia’s Bolt to launch a self-driving car testing programme in Luxembourg
A mental health crisis is holding back young Estonians’ participation in society, a report says

A mental health crisis is holding back young Estonians’ participation in society, a report says
Soviet deportations in Estonia: the June 1941 tragedy

Soviet deportations in Estonia: the June 1941 tragedy
Saving the Soviet aesthetic from the scrap bin

Saving the Soviet aesthetic from the scrap bin
Tallinn city centre, with the Bank of Estonia building in the foreground. Photo by Kaupo Kalda.

Estonia’s public debt is on an unsustainable trajectory
A still from "Dead Mountaineer's Hotel". Photo: the Estonian Film Institute.

Estonian sci-fi classic “Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel” to screen in Shanghai
The number of crypto companies in Estonia falls

The number of crypto companies in Estonia falls
Estonian startup to use nanotech for healing of chronic wounds

Estonian startup to use nanotech for healing of chronic wounds
Zelenskyy joins the Nordic-Baltic leaders in Tallinn after talks with Karis

Zelenskyy joins the Nordic-Baltic leaders in Tallinn after talks with Karis
The tiny monarchs shaping Estonia’s honey

The tiny monarchs shaping Estonia’s honey
The Estonian business hub in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo by the foreign ministry.

Estonia opens a business hub in Copenhagen
Estonia backs marriage equality as attitudes towards trans people harden

Estonia backs marriage equality as attitudes towards trans people harden
The Challenger 604 jet in which the cargo was transported. Photo by Paraguay’s anti-drug agency, SENAD.

A private jet piloted by an Estonian is found with 260kg of hashish
Estonia’s economy fared better in 2025 than in the two preceding years

The Estonian economy grows by 2.4% in Q1 2026
Estonia approves Tesla’s self-driving system for its roads

Estonia approves Tesla’s self-driving system for its roads
Estonian tech pioneer Jaan Tallinn named to the TIME100 Philanthropy list

Estonian tech pioneer Jaan Tallinn named to the TIME100 Philanthropy list
Estonia’s haunted houses and ghost stories

Estonia’s haunted houses and ghost stories
Viljandi is sued over a rainbow artwork ban

Viljandi is sued over a rainbow artwork ban
Brendan Pasco Rajalo at TalTech. The French-Estonian civil engineer first came to Estonia as an Erasmus student and has now returned to work on Rail Baltica. Private collection.

a French engineer’s journey from TalTech to Rail Baltica
Estonia builds a camera to hunt an ancient comet

Estonia builds a camera to hunt an ancient comet
A NATO tank during a German-Netherlands Corps exercise. Photo: German-Netherlands Corps.

NATO to assign a new corps to defend Estonia and Latvia
A woman with two children at Estonian Song Celebration in 2019. Photo by Sven Zacek.

Estonia’s population could drop below 700,000 by 2100
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania bring visual storytelling to Tokyo

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania bring visual storytelling to Tokyo
Latitude59 casts Estonia as a testbed for the New Nordics

Latitude59 casts Estonia as a testbed for the New Nordics
Tallinn to buy 22 bidirectional trams as the city rethinks its transport future

Tallinn to buy 22 bidirectional trams as the city rethinks its transport future
Household net wealth in Estonia rose to €103,300 in 2024, according to the Bank of Estonia, with real estate remaining the main pillar of family assets. Image: AI-generated image.

Estonian household wealth rises, but the richest 5% hold 40% of assets
Why Estonia is drawing global talent home

Why Estonia is drawing global talent home
NATO jet shoots down suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonia

NATO jet shoots down suspected Ukrainian drone over Estonia
Tiit Helimets performing with Sarah Van Patten at San Francisco Ballet. Photo by Erik Tomasson.

Estonian-born Tiit Helimets appointed artistic director of Sacramento Ballet
Dancers perform I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Estonia’s first exclusive ballroom dance show, presented by Ballroom Theatre Production and Prime Line Agency. Photo courtesy of Ballroom Theatre Production.

The Estonian couple taking ballroom dance to the world stage
Historian Timothy Snyder delivers the Lennart Meri Lecture, “Ukrainian History and the Future of the World”, at the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn. Photo by the Lennart Meri Conference.

Lennart Meri Conference 2026 in Tallinn
Estonia’s Kauge festival brings club culture to a former factory in Tartu

Estonia’s Kauge festival brings club culture to a former factory in Tartu
Karen K Burns. Private collection.

why I left Estonia to raise my daughters in the UK
Estonia’s Venice pavilion turns painting into a living act

Estonia’s Venice pavilion turns painting into a living act
Estonian tech leaders warn forests are being sacrificed for short-term profit

Estonian tech leaders warn forests are being sacrificed for short-term profit
The 2026 World Press Freedom Index shows press freedom under pressure globally, with many countries classified as difficult or very serious for journalism.

Estonia ranks third in 2026 World Press Freedom Index
what is to be done with Tallinn’s Old Town?

what is to be done with Tallinn’s Old Town?
Kersti Kaljulaid, Estonia’s former head of state, was removed as president of the Estonian Olympic Committee after a vote of no confidence. Photo: Kersti Kaljulaid’s official Facebook page.

Kersti Kaljulaid ousted as Estonian Olympic Committee president after bitter revolt
Pictures: Tallinn Music Week 2026

Pictures: Tallinn Music Week 2026
The unit leaders. The unit commander was a captain by rank, Senior Lieutenant Väino Liimann (in the middle) his deputy, and three group commanders. Photo from Liimann

Estonian Chernobyl veteran recalls the Soviet lies, radiation and clean-up after the disaster
How Estonia is helping Moldova prepare for the EU

How Estonia is helping Moldova prepare for the EU
Estonia records its lowest-ever gender pay gap

Estonia records its lowest-ever gender pay gap
Estonia's Song Celebration in 2019. Photo by Sven Zacek.

Estonia’s population shrinks again
Robert Fico meeting Russian president Vladimir Putin in Beijing, China, on 2 September 2025. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Estonia bars airspace for Fico’s Moscow trip
the free platform helping foreigners learn Estonian

the free platform helping foreigners learn Estonian
Estonia seeks delay to EU equal pay rules despite a wide gender pay gap

Estonia seeks delay to EU equal pay rules despite a wide gender pay gap
a perfect storm for Europe’s defence industry

a perfect storm for Europe’s defence industry
Estonia’s shameful resistance to pay transparency

Estonia’s shameful resistance to pay transparency
A Prisma grocery shop in Tallinn, Estonia. Photo by Prisma.

why Estonian food prices still hurt
Europe’s strategic autonomy amid the Russian threat

Europe’s strategic autonomy amid the Russian threat
Europe’s tallest aspen rises from the quiet old-growth forests of the Nigula Nature Reserve in south-west Estonia. Photo by Arvo Tullus / the Estonian University of Life Sciences.

Europe’s tallest aspen discovered in south-west Estonia
A US-supplied HIMARS launcher is unloaded from a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 Ruslan at Ämari Air Base, Estonia. Photo by Siim Verner Teder

Estonia to buy three more HIMARS launchers from Lockheed Martin
Why resilient cities matter more than ever

Why resilient cities matter more than ever
Estonia to stage one of its biggest ever national crisis drills

Estonia to stage one of its biggest ever national crisis drills
Duo Ruut performing at Tallinn Music Week 2025. Photograph by Andrea Forlani.

Tallinn Music Week returns to Estonia’s capital with music, ideas and a city-wide festival
A Paris exhibition spotlights Estonian women artists

A Paris exhibition spotlights Estonian women artists
The Volta quarter enters a new phase in Tallinn’s redevelopment

The Volta quarter enters a new phase in Tallinn’s redevelopment
A Coop Konsum store in Estonia. Photo by Coop.

An Estonian retailer to buy the Finnish-owned Prisma stores
Power, strategy, uncertainty: in the latest episode of The Tallinn University Podcast, Professor Matthew Crandall (right) speaks with host Terry McDonald (left) about the forces shaping US foreign policy today.

what is the US foreign policy now?
Skype’s Tallinn headquarters in 2013; Microsoft shut the platform down in 2025.

Estonia to relaunch Skype as Europe’s sovereign platform
A military drone flies over a landscape at dawn, illustrating the air threat that prompted overnight alerts across Estonia. Image: Getty / Unsplash

Estonia on drone alert after night of air threat
The 2025 NATO summit, held in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 24 to 25 June. Photo by the Estonian foreign ministry.

what will it take to keep the transatlantic alliance strong?
A walk in an Estonian bog. Photo by Kristiina Mardi.

why its bogs, wetlands and forests matter
The 2025 NATO summit, held in The Hague, the Netherlands, from 24 to 25 June. Photo by the Estonian foreign ministry.

can the transatlantic alliance hold?
On 25 March, Estonia’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, Jaan Reinhold (first left), presented his credentials to King Tupou VI (first right) in the Pacific island kingdom. Photo: the Estonian foreign ministry.

Estonia extends its diplomatic reach to Tonga
Power and oil plants of state-owned energy company Eesti Energia in Auvere, Estonia. Photo: Eesti Energia.

A drone from Russian airspace strikes the chimney of an Estonian power plant
The victims of Soviet deportations remembered in Estonia

The victims of Soviet deportations remembered in Estonia
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
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