News Estonia: Estonia remains among the world’s best education systems in PISA 2025 – but reading scores fall
Estonia ranks among the world’s top 10 education systems in PISA 2025, but its reading scores are falling amid teacher shortages.
News Estonia: Estonia's industrial production returns to growth in July
Estonia's industrial production expanded for the first time in six months in July, data from Statistics Estonia showed on Friday. Industrial production rose 2.
News Estonia: Estonia minister quits after €70-million Ukraine shell deal involving Indian firm
Estonia’s defence minister Hanno Pevkur has resigned over an arms deal to supply artillery shells to Ukraine using €70 million in European Union funds and involving Indian company, Euronews reported.
News Estonia: Estonia: Business By Day and Cyber By Night
In Estonia all roads lead to cyber defense, as the country offers ample attack opportunities after its leap into digitization in the 1990s. The small NATO ally endures Russia’s cyber wrath since its ...
News Estonia: The P&Q Interview: Estonian Business School’s Meelis Kitsing On Rethinking AI’s Role in Sustainability
Startup Wise Guys is an accelerator affiliated with Estonian Business School. It is located in one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in Europe. Not so long ago, a major race for business innovation centered ... The post The P&Q Interview: Estonian Business School’s Meelis Kitsing On Rethinking AI’s Role in Sustainability appeared first on Poets&Quants.
News Estonia: Entry barred to Viljandi County potential ASF pigs burial zone
A one-month entry ban is in place at a Viljandi County site slated for possible burial of pigs culled due to the ongoing African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Estonia. The state Agriculture and Food ...
News Estonia: Gallery: Estonia's most modern animal shelter completed in Viljandi
Just outside Viljandi, in the village of Mustivere, Estonia's most modern animal shelter has been completed. It will serve all of Viljandi County's municipalities — Mulgi, Põhja-Sakala and Viljandi Municipality, as well as the City of Viljandi.
News Estonia: Likely tallest Douglas fir in Estonia discovered in Valga County
What is thought to be the tallest Douglas fir growing in Estonia has been identified, near the border with Latvia and measuring 44 meters in height, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) reported Tuesday.
News Estonia: Study: Most ticks carry disease, Tartu County most dangerous
A nationwide study conducted by the National Institute for Health Development (TAI) shows that most ticks in Estonia carry pathogens of some sort with Tartu, Harju, Viljandi and Valga counties most dangerous in terms of ticks. Nearly a fourth of all ticks sent in carried multiple pathogens.
News Estonia: Estonia's second quarter average monthly wage up to €2,243
Estonia's average monthly gross wage rose 5.5 percent on year to â¬2,243 in the second quarter of 2026, Statistics Estonia said Thursday.
News Estonia: Electoral district of Saare, Hiiu, and Lääne County may lose Riigikogu mandate due to administrative reform
The municipal mergers demanded by the Administrative Reform Act mean that Lääne County will lose part of its territory to Pärnu County. This means that some 3,500 voters will leave Estoniaâs westernmost electoral district, which again may affect its number of mandates in parliament.
News Estonia: Saare County suspends hobby education for two weeks
At a meeting of the Saare County crisis unit on Sunday, a decision was made to suspend adult and youth hobby activities in Saare County for the next two weeks. Saare County mayor Mikk Tuisk said that ...
News Estonia: Estonia to Help Finance Green Retrofits
Estonia has launched a €25 million ($28 million) government grant designed to encourage the reconstruction and greening of passenger and cargo ships, tugboats and other port and auxiliary vessels in ...
News Estonia: Estonia Cards and Payments Market Opportunities and Risks to 2029 | Estonian Companies to Implement Offline Card Payment Systems by 2026
Key opportunities in Estonia's cards and payments market include developing offline payment systems to ensure transaction continuity during internet outages, utilizing secure payment technology to combat rising fraud rates, and expanding contactless payment adoption, particularly through public transport systems.Dublin, Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Estonia Cards And Payments: Opportunities And Risks To 2029" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The report provides
News Estonia: Estonia's ruling party taps climate minister for the Baltic country's top job
Estonia’s ruling center-right Reform Party has chosen Saturday Climate Minister Kristen Michal to replace outgoing leader Kaja Kallas as prime minister of the Baltic country. The unanimous decision to nominate Michal was made following a closed-door meeting by the party's governing board, only two days after the European Union tapped Kallas to become the bloc's new foreign policy chief. Kallas, Estonia’s first female prime minister since January 2021, currently heads a three-party coalition government.
News Estonia: Satirical column. What does Estonia's political elite think about today's solar eclipse?
We asked Estonia's top politicians — leaders of the small coalition and the large opposition, as well as would‑be presidential candidates — what they think about the solar eclipse and whether it will bring anything good or bad to Estonia.
News Estonia: People from 224 different ethnic nationalities living in Estonia
According to Statistics Estonia, as at January 1, the population of Estonia was 1,360,745. Based on ethnic nationality, 932,603 people (68.5%) were Estonian, 276,125 (20.2%) were Russian and 146,619 (10.8%) were of other ethnic nationalities.
News Estonia: Estonia Weighs Forced Gambling Bans: A UK Comparison
Estonia is preparing to let family members and courts place problem gamblers on its national exclusion list without their consent, a move that would carry the country's player-protection tools beyond ...
