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Estonian solar park enters Baltic frequency markets 

Estonian solar park enters Baltic frequency markets 

Eesti Energia and Emsys VPP have prequalified the 75 MW Sopi solar park to deliver 30 MW to the Baltic region’s automatic frequency market and 45 MW to its manual frequency market. June 19, 2025 Patrick Jowett Estonian publicly owned energy...

airBaltic launches Tallinn–Reykjavik flights and expands European network

airBaltic launches Tallinn–Reykjavik flights and expands European network

airBaltic has launched new direct flights between Tallinn and Reykjavik, strengthening its presence in Estonia and expanding connectivity to Iceland. This marks the airline’s second route to Reykjavik, complementing its existing Riga–Reykjavik...

Estonian designer Lilli Jahilo's dress on show at Swedish royal family baptism

Estonian designer Lilli Jahilo's dress on show at Swedish royal family baptism

Estonian fashion designer Lilli Jahilo got the royal treatment last Friday, at the christening of Princess Ines of Sweden, Duchess of Västerbotten, the granddaughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf. Jahilo noted on her social media account that the...

First of its kind in Estonia €104-million central hospital opens in Viljandi

First of its kind in Estonia €104-million central hospital opens in Viljandi

While a much talked-about central hospital in Tallinn has been mired in politics for several years, the South Estonian town of Viljandi now has a county hospital, the first to be planned and built from scratch since the restoration of Estonian...

Estonia quietly quitting 100 percent renewable energy target

Estonia quietly quitting 100 percent renewable energy target

Nearly three years ago, at the end of August 2022, the government led by Kaja Kallas (Reform) — who had previously worked for wind energy companies — approved a legislative amendment that raised Estonia's 2030 renewable electricity production...

Elektrum and Olerex begin building Estonia’s most powerful EV fast and ultra-fast charging network along national highways

In cooperation between Elektrum Eesti and Olerex, one of the most powerful and nationwide EV charging networks in Estonia is being built. Over the course of the three-year project, 62 Olerex service stations will be equipped with a total of 170...

Stellantis extends stop-drive action in Europe for Citroën C3 and DS3 vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2019

Stellantis announced an immediate stop-drive action across Europe[1] for Citroën C3 (second generation) and DS3 (first generation) vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2019 equipped with Takata airbags Stellantis announced an immediate...

Estonia begins laying the keystone for a great Baltic Drone Wall

Estonia begins laying the keystone for a great Baltic Drone Wall

Drones are changing the nature of warfare. On the front lines in Ukraine, cheap drones that might cost a few hundred dollars are regularly being used to destroy multimillion-dollar weapons systems, armored vehicles and even individual soldiers....

Planning travel ahead difficult with Estonia's fragmented transport systems

Planning travel ahead difficult with Estonia's fragmented transport systems

Currently, planning a trip by bus, train or ferry in Estonia means navigating multiple ticket platforms — and most don't allow booking far in advance. The Ministry of Regional Affairs says it's working to improve the situation. When planning a...

PRODUCTION: Viesturs Kairišs’ Biographical Drama Ulya in Postproduction

RIGA: Viesturs Kairišs is currently in postproduction with a new biographical drama about the world famous basketball player Ulyana Semyonova. The film follows her path from an old-believers community on the South Eastern border of Latvia to...

Tanker reportedly tried to sneak through Estonian EEZ

Lockheed Martin outlines integrated firepower vision and production ramp-up 

Lockheed Martin outlines integrated firepower vision and production ramp-up 

Lockheed Martin used its Paris Air Show 2025 media briefing to highlight how its offensive and defensive missile systems are evolving into a unified, sensor-driven battlefield architecture. Executives also detailed significant production increases...

Next nationwide emergency siren and notification test in Estonia set for autumn

Next nationwide emergency siren and notification test in Estonia set for autumn

The Rescue Board (Päästeamet) is planning to carry out a fresh nationwide emergency alert test this coming fall, after the test conducted in May revealed issues with the system. "We definitely need to test the entire system again this year – all...

Girls’ getaway? Why Estonia could be the perfect fit for an all-female trip

Girls’ getaway? Why Estonia could be the perfect fit for an all-female trip

From island adventures to mirror houses, horse-riding and gin tasting, Estonia gets the thumbs-up from our writer Estonia may not sound like the obvious location for holidaying with your friends, but it bills itself as one of the safest countries...

Estonia, Finland warn vessels of 'significantly increased' navigation system interference

Estonia, Finland warn vessels of 'significantly increased' navigation system interference

Disruptions in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have significantly increased and are adversely affecting vessels navigating in the Gulf of Finland, Estonia's Transport Administration said on Tuesday. The time and location data provided...

RINA Acquires Finnish Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Company

RINA Acquires Finnish Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Company

RINA, a multinational engineering consultancy, inspection and certification group, has acquired the entire share capital of Foreship, a renowned Finnish company specializing in naval architecture and marine engineering, from Vaaka Partners and...

Tallinn green lights Krulli Quarter development

Tallinn green lights Krulli Quarter development

The Tallinn city government has approved the detailed plan for the Krulli Quarter in Põhja-Tallinn, giving the green light to redevelop the historic industrial area of the Franz Krull machine factory. The planned area, which covers 10.25 hectares,...

An early look into Estonia’s plan to deploy a ‘drone wall’ by 2027

An early look into Estonia’s plan to deploy a ‘drone wall’ by 2027

PIUSA, Estonia — As part of a large-scale security and modernization campaign sparked by the invasion of Ukraine, the Estonian government is moving to set up and deploy a “drone wall” across its entire eastern border with Russia by the end of...

RINA Acquires Finland's Marine Engineering firm Foreship

RINA Acquires Finland's Marine Engineering firm Foreship

From Left: Petrus Blomqvist, Partner at Vaaka; Lauri Haavisto, CEO of Foreship; Markus Aarnio, Chief Naval Architect at Foreship; Carlo Luzzatto, CEO of RINA. Image Credit: RINA Italian engineering and classification firm RINA has acquired the...

Baltic states and Poland sign memorandum to protect critical energy infrastructure

Baltic states and Poland sign memorandum to protect critical energy infrastructure

At the meeting of the EU Energy Council in Luxembourg on 16 June, the Baltic States and Poland signed a memorandum establishing an intergovernmental and inter-agency working group. The aim is to improve coordination in the protection of critical...

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