Forbes: Tartu Boasts Estonia's Best Investment Environment
In its fresh issue, Forbes magazine for the first time publishes a list of the best Baltic regional business cities, which puts the Lithuanian cities Klaipeda and Kaunas in places one and two and...
View ArticleKanepi Makes It Into Final 8 in Wimbledon
Kaia Kanepi broke the hearts of locals at the Wimbledon tennis tournament yesterday, sending top Briton Laura Robson out of further contention.Read more...
View ArticleEU Officials and Tech Executives Discuss Cloud Computing Project in Tallinn
EU officials and tech executives met in Tallinn yesterday for the second meeting of a new cloud computing project, which aims to make European countries more self-sufficient in light of new security...
View Article“Let’s Do It!” is Estonia's Candidate for 2013 UN Prize in the Field of Human...
The Foreign Ministry has decided to nominate the Let's Do It Foundation's worldwide cleanup campaigns "World Cleanup 2012" and "World Cleanup 2013" as Estonia's candidate for the 2013 UN Prize in the...
View ArticleKaia Kanepi Jumps 22 Places to 24th in WTA Rankings
Estonian tennis player Kaia Kanepi saw a major boost in her Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranking after fighting her way to the quarter-final at Wimbledon.Read more...
View ArticleGeologists Find Unique Fish Fossil
At the end of June Estonian geologists found a fossil of a 394 million year old fish that might be named after the Vadja people, a people related to the Estonians. Read more...
View ArticleBank of Happiness Piques Interest of International Media
Estonia's unique Bank of Happiness caught the attention of two major media outlets this week. Read more...
View ArticleNext Song and Dance Festival to Take Place in Summer 2014
Have you ever heard 18 000 voices singing at once? This emotional experience can be felt during Estonia's Song Festival, which occurs once every five years in Tallinn.Read more...
View ArticleThirteen Estonian Athletes to Take Part in Summer Deaflympics
Estonia will send 13 athletes to compete at the Summer Deaflympics starting this week in Sofia, Bulgaria.Read more...
View ArticleOne in Three Households Grow Their Own Food
Almost one in three households in Estonia is growing field crops or horticultural products for their own use, data from the 2011 census and social statistics show. Read more...
View ArticleEstonia Celebrates 22 Years of Regained Independence
Today Estonia celebrates the restoration of its independence on 20 August 1991 after nearly 50 years of Soviet occupation. Read more...
View ArticleBritish journalist Peter Herlihy writes on how exactly the "Made in Estonia"...
Estonia has probably the most joined up digital government in the world. Its citizens can complete just about every municipal or state service online and in minutes. You can formally register a company...
View ArticleSTUDY IN ESTONIA IN CHINA – TWO WEEKS FULL OF ACTIVITIES INTRODUCING ESTONIAN...
Educational fairs, workshops, open lectures, concerts and much more – Study in Estonia together with the universities visits China in October and November 2013 and holds different events to introduce...
View ArticleHaapsalu, Estonia Wins Award for Accessible and Sustainable Tourism
EDEN awards: promoting sustainability for six yearsEDEN is an accolade that the European Commission has been giving out for six years now, awarding emerging destinations that have successfully...
View ArticleChristmas Season Opens in Tallinn
The internationally acclaimed Tallinn Christmas Market opens its six-week run today, filling Town Hall Square with the sights, sounds and fragrances of the Yuletide season.Read more...
View ArticleBlack Nights Film Festival Breaks Audience Record
The 17th Black Nights Film Festival, which tied up on December 1, screened 585 films in Tallinn and Tartu, and broke its 2011 audience record, this time attracting 77,500 viewers.Read more...
View ArticleTõnu Kaljuste wins Grammy for Arvo Pärt’s “Adam’s Lament”
Estonian conductor Tõnu Kaljuste won a Grammy award in the best choral performance category for his work on composer Arvo Pärt's album "Adam's Lament" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards held in Los...
View ArticleFreedom Online Coalition Conference in Tallinn, Estonia April 28-29, 2014
The Internet has been a driving force behind most global developments in the 21st century so far. A tool for information exchange, learning, business, e-governance and development, it now brings...
View ArticlePresident Ilves: e-Estonia is sharing the experience of using its personal ID...
President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who arrived in Tokyo on March 6 at the invitation of the Japanese Prime Minister, made a presentation at the Japan Association of New Economy, gave a lecture at Waseda...
View ArticleEstonian and Ukrainian musicians to perform at benefit concert “For Ukraine”
This Sunday, 16 March at 12:00 a benefit concert entitled "For Ukraine" will be held at Freedom Square (Vabaduse väljak) in Tallinn. With this event, Estonian and Ukrainian musicians, students, and...
View Article