Tag: Estonia
Oak woodpecker, crested tit and white stork are familiar in Estonia, rare in Finland – birding trips from Finland to Estonia are growing in popularity again
You can find diverse excursion destinations even in Tallinn, but all of Estonia’s birding sites are located less than 300 kilometers from the capital. The stork is a typical bird…
Baltic countries want to sevenfold wind power capacity
While the Nord Stream pipeline is cut for three days for maintenance, the countries bordering the Baltic Sea met in Denmark on Tuesday August 30 for a summit on energy…
Aleksandr Dugin, who lost his daughter in the bombing, supports a great Russia and war – the FSB claims that the murderer was a Ukrainian woman who fled to Estonia
Aleksandr Dugin has been described as the “brains” of President Vladimir Putin, but some observers say his influence is exaggerated. Daughter Darja Dugina shared her father’s nationalist ideas. “Russia has…
Estonia moved a tank monument reminding of Soviet history from the street to a museum – the police arrested “old acquaintances” who opposed the move
The monument was moved under police supervision in Narva, where most of the population speaks Russian. 21:49•Updated 21:50 Estonia’s Soviet history is now less visible than before in the cityscape…
Estonia is mostly surrounded by water, yet Estonians are not a strange boating nation
The beaches closed by the Soviet era have opened up in Estonia a long time ago, but the boating tradition destroyed by the occupation has still not recovered properly, says…
Domination! Kalle Rovanperä won the World Rally Championship in Estonia – setting a record high
Kalle Rovanperä won the Estonian World Rally Championship before Elfyn Evans and Ott Tänak. 15:16•Updated 15:46 Kalle Rovanperä has won the Estonian World Rally Championship. The 21-year-old Toyota driver won…
Agreement on a new three-party government in Estonia – “The negotiations proved the cliché to be true”, comments the president
The parties found a common understanding on electricity market reform and energy support, family allowances and the transition to Estonian-language education. In Estonia, the Reform Party, the Social Democratic Party…
Estonia ratifies Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership – Prime Minister Kaja Kallas thanked and said Estonia’s security is getting stronger
Defense Minister Kalle Laanet also welcomed Finland and Sweden. According to him, the transport and maintenance of NATO troops in the Baltic Sea countries will become significantly easier. TALLINN The…
Estonia rejoices at the return of Finnish tourists – “A statue should be erected in Pärnu to an unknown Finnish pensioner,” says the hotel boss
The corona pandemic collapsed the number of Finnish tourists visiting Estonia. Now the Finns are back and the Estonian tourism industry finally dares to breathe a sigh of relief. BARN…
Estonia gets new government, Kaja Kallas continues as prime minister – conservative Fatherland gets to the heart of power by embarking on the journey of liberals
In addition to the Liberal Reform Party, the Fatherland and the Social Democrats are coming to the new government. Their common concerns are external and internal security and the livelihood…