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Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
02 November 2026 – 08 November 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma, we present a hand-picked selection of the five most compelling events taking place in and around Tallinn – it’s time to plan your week with purpose. Manu Delago & Max ZT:…
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Anu Põder’s sculptures take centre stage at Sweden’s Moderna Museet
A major exhibition of the late Estonian artist Anu Põder has opened at Sweden’s Moderna Museet in Malmö, bringing her unconventional sculptures to an international audience before travelling to Stockholm and Finland. Põder, who died in 2013 at the age of 66, was known for her…
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Jaak Treiman: how Estonia’s presidents have made a small country heard
After four decades as Estonia’s honorary consul, Jaak Treiman reflects on how the country’s presidents have built its influence abroad – each in a distinctly different way. I have served as Estonia’s honorary consul for the past 40 years. From that vantage point, I have observed…
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Amir Naser Hojati: EstLink 2 exposed a gap in Europe’s infrastructure resilience
The six-month outage of the Estonia–Finland power link showed that resilience depends on more than spare equipment: Europe must be able to restore essential services before further failures deepen the damage, writes Amir Naser Hojati, a futures trader and fintech entrepreneur.…
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Estonian-American composer Lembit Beecher turns family memory into music
Estonian-American Lembit Beecher grew up speaking Estonian with his mother and English with his father; now the composer, pianist and animator draws on family stories of migration and homeland, bringing them into music that will be heard in Toronto, Canada, and at the Arvo Pärt…
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Jonatan Vseviov sets out a new vision for Estonia, but difficult questions remain
Jonatan Vseviov, a former secretary general of Estonia’s foreign ministry who left his post to join the Social Democratic Party and run for a seat in the parliament, wants Estonia to become a more influential European power, revive its economy and strengthen social security; his…
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Estonia’s Pipedrive to cut 70% of local workforce as AI disrupts its business model
Estonian-founded software unicorn Pipedrive is preparing to eliminate 267 jobs in Estonia and close offices elsewhere in Europe, in a sweeping restructuring that raises questions about the future of traditional software businesses, the company’s growth prospects and the…
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Updates: Russia’s war against Ukraine – Estonian perspective
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Estonian World brings you the latest reactions from Estonia. For updates from 2022, please see a separate article. 1 November 2026 – Tallinn students invite schools to join Ukraine aid drive Students at Tallinn European School are…
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Updated: a delivery robot runs a red light in Tallinn, Estonia, injuring bus passengers
A delivery robot ran onto a pedestrian crossing against a red light in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, on Monday evening, leaving up to nine bus passengers injured after the driver braked sharply. The robot entered a crossing against the lights, forcing a bus driver to brake…
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Estonia to liberalise its firearms’ policies
The Estonian parliament has adopted amendments to the Weapons Act that simplify the acquisition, possession and use of firearms, reducing the administrative burden on gun owners and businesses; the changes mark the first step towards a more liberal firearms policy. The Weapons…
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Estonia has the freest internet in the world
According to the Freedom on the Net 2026 index, compiled by Freedom House, Estonia has the freest internet in the world. In this year’s index, Estonia scored 91 out of 100, giving it the freest internet, ahead of Costa Rica, Taiwan, Australia and France. Most countries in Europe…
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Estonia joins Europe’s top tier for knowledge-intensive jobs
An estimated 9.9 per cent of Estonia’s working-age population is employed in sectors such as technology, advanced services and the creative industries; the figure puts the country close to Europe’s leaders, though the 2026 ranking is based partly on estimates. Estonia is among a…
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Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
26 October 2026 – 1 November 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma, we present a hand-picked selection of the five most compelling events taking place in and around Tallinn – it’s time to plan your week with purpose. AWARË Sound Journey…
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The book that helped shape the Estonian language
In 1739, the Bible was published in Estonian; it helped establish North Estonian as the dominant written standard and shaped the language that would become central to national identity. In 1739, a modest book appeared in Tallinn. Few people beyond Estonia are likely to have…
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Inside Estonia’s “Siberia”: how hidden spaces shape identity and belonging
In Estonia’s industrial east, basements, garages and dachas offer residents room to negotiate identity, memory and belonging; in The Future of Hiding , anthropologist Francisco Martínez explores these private worlds and challenges the idea of Estonia as a homogeneous society.…
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Your Tallinn hit list: the top 5 events this week
19 October 2026 – 25 October 2026 Not sure where to be this week? Every week, in partnership with Gamma, we present a hand-picked selection of the five most compelling events taking place in and around Tallinn – it’s time to plan your week with purpose. Make Immigrants Great…
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Estonia has the most competitive tax system in the OECD – again
For the 13th year in a row, Estonia is the country with the most competitive tax code in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, according to the Tax Foundation’s annual International Tax Competitiveness Index. Estonia’s top score is driven by four positive…
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Estonia gets its first Gap store at Tallinn’s Ülemiste Centre
The US fashion brand Gap has opened its first store in Estonia, which is also its only standalone outlet in Scandinavia and the Baltics. The nearly 340 sq m (3,700 sq ft) shop opened on 15 October on the second floor of Tallinn’s Ülemiste shopping centre. It sells Gap’s women’s,…
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NATO chief says there is no imminent military threat to alliance
The secretary-general of NATO, Mark Rutte, urged Europe to strengthen its conventional defences and called for faster advances in drone and air defence technology during a lecture at Tallinn University of Technology, adding that NATO is facing no imminent miliary threat.…
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Estonia to lower the voting age for the EP elections
Estonia will lower the minimum voting age for European Parliament elections from 18 to 16, while reducing the minimum age for candidates from 21 to 18; the changes will take effect in 2029. The Estonian parliament passed the amendment by 59 votes to 28. It lowers the voting age…