Electricity production at Iru power plant to restart after almost 4 months

The Iru power plant, just outside Tallinn, has not produced electricity since the beginning of July due to maintenance work and is scheduled to resume production on Friday. Eesti Energia shut down the Iru power plant on July 5 for summer...

Estonia joins UN protocol to eliminate discrimination against women

Estonia has joined the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), bringing more avenues to those whose rights have been infringed. The Optional Protocol entered into force for...

New Lithuanian companies join pan-European fincrime intelligence-sharing network to drive a collaborative approach to tackling fraud and financial crime

Lithuania becomes the latest country to join the Salv Bridge intelligence-sharing network Paysera, Neo Finance and several others are the first firms to go live in Lithuania Salv Bridge enables cross-border collaboration to detect money laundering...

Tartu Elektriteater to open new premises in heart of city

Tartu's only arthouse cinema, Elektriteater, is set to open a new hall in a building in Town Hall Square (Raekoja Plats) on November 10. The new 42-seat cinema hall will be located in a building on the corner of Town Hall Square and Kompanii tänav...

Gallery: Tech Group awarded 2025 Company of the Year prize

Tech Group was awarded the Company of the Year prize at the annual business awards gala on Saturday. Tech Group designs and builds complex and expensive production lines exported to Europe's automotive, semiconductor, and photonics industries. The...

Tallinn Black Nights celebrates regional creativity with its expanded Baltic Competition

29/10/2025 - Eleven films from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will compete for the Best Baltic Film Award, highlighting the region’s vibrant cinematic identity and growing international acclaim Borderline by Ignas Jonynas The 29th Tallinn Black...

Estonia Reportedly Shoots Down Russian Drone; Is It A Signal Of NATO Resolve?

Russia-Ukraine War: In a dramatic escalation near the eastern edge of NATO territory, Estonia reportedly shot down a Russian drone around October 17 that violated its airspace — a move being seen as a rare, decisive show of force by the alliance’s...

Scottish movie star James McAvoy coming to Tallinn for Black Nights Film Festival

James McAvoy, who is known for his roles in hit movies including "The Last King of Scotland," "Atonement," and "X-Men," is set to present his directorial debut "California Schemin'" in Tallinn at this year's Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)....

Thesis: Estonian school leaves kids without tools for understanding religion

"Religious literacy is important because it helps you understand yourself and your own culture. You don't need to persuade others when encountering different cultures — you need the vocabulary and knowledge to understand your own worldview and...

Tartu's Siuru cultural center to cost €5 million more

The city of Tartu is now allocating an additional €5 million from its own budget to refurbish the planned downtown cultural hub, despite a cap of €92 million having already been applied. The additional €5 million is to be spent on outdoor areas...

Government submits energy sector development plan to Riigikogu

The government has submitted the draft Energy Economy Development Plan 2035 (ENMAK) to the Riigikogu for debate. The plan aims to guarantee energy security, increase Estonia's competitiveness and contribute to the transition to a clean energy...

First Comprehensive Report on Bulgaria’s Music Industry Presented in Sofia

A comprehensive report on the state and development of Bulgaria’s music industry – the first of its kind – was presented in Sofia on Thursday, the Bulgarian Association of Music Producers (BAMP) said. The study, authored by expert Virgo Sillamaa...

Russia launches over 1,500 drone and missile strikes on Ukraine in a Week, Zelensky says

Russia continues to carry out nightly attacks on Ukraine using various types of weapons, targeting both residential buildings and energy infrastructure, Azernews reports. President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement on social media that over...

Latvia adds big batteries to complete grid sync with Europe, two major Estonian projects secure finance

Latvia’s transmission system operator Augstsprieguma tīkls (AST) has commissioned two utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Rēzekne and Tume, describing the milestone as the final step in synchronizing the Baltic power grids with...

Estonia to host 2027 Ukraine Recovery Conference

Tallinn will host the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Tallinn in 2027 after the countries signed a memorandum of cooperation this week. Estonia has contributed to the rebuilding of Ukraine since 2022 and has so far reconstructed a bridge and a...

Estonia will shoot down Russian drones that violate its airspace

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said the country is ready to shoot down Russian aircraft if they pose a threat. He said this during a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha. "We have all the protocols and...

Tallinn Black Nights Fest Unveils Baltic Film Competition, With Cannes Hit ‘Two Prosecutors’ Set as Opener

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)’s anticipated Baltic Films Competition, curated for the 8th time by Edvinas Pukšta, has just been unveiled, with a rich lineup of 11 titles including three world premieres. For the first time. the slate...

Estonian firms say EU ban on Russian tourist trips will have little impact

The bar on providing tourism services to Russia included in the latest EU sanctions package will not impact Estonian tour operators much, companies say. This is because the type of charter group trips banned, for instance by bus, had long since...

Why Ukraine and Estonia are embracing government by AI

The governments of Estonia and Ukraine are racing ahead to harness artificial intelligence, which they believe is crucial to building societies that can fend off Russian assaults—whether by missiles or denial-of-service attacks. At Oct. 9’s...

Negotiations over ammunition production in Ida-Viru County reach final stages

Negotiations with a company to begin producing large-caliber ammunition in Põhja-Kiviõli, Ida-Viru County, have reached the final stages, with an agreement expected to be concluded in the coming weeks. According to Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur...