Estonia Post Times
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:58:10 +0200Tallinn Airport to begin extensive expansion of its passenger terminal
Tallinn Airport is launching its largest-ever development project this year to expand its passenger terminal.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:53:47 +0200Head of Tallinn school dismissed for systematically obstructing transition to Estonian-language instruction
Sergei Teplov, principal of Tallinn Central Russian Gymnasium, has received a dismissal notice. The reason cited is systematic violations during the transition to Estonian-language instruction. Teplov has been a member of the Centre Party since 2005.
Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:02:00 +0200EDITORIAL ⟩ Taking shelter requires money
Reports of bombings in Ukrainian cities and civilian casualties are in the news every day, yet our preparations for the worst are progressing at a snail's pace.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:05:00 +0200EDITORIAL ⟩ Shadow Government Coalition Agreement
On Monday, representatives of the Centre Party and Isamaa signed a new coalition agreement at the Tallinn Town Hall, which can also be characterized as the coalition agreement of the shadow government.
Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:00:17 +0200Estonia and Finland Launch Updated Population Registry Data Exchange
The next stage of data exchange between the Estonian and Finnish population registries has been launched, enabling the exchange of residence data for all individuals moving between the two countries.
Mon, 01 Dec 2025 16:09:33 +0200Trains capable of speeds up to 160 km/h are coming to service in Estonia
New long-distance trains built at the Škoda factory were presented on Saturday at Tallinn’s Baltic Station, after which they made a test run between the capital and Klooga. Part of the journey was completed at the maximum speed of 160 kilometres p...
Fri, 28 Nov 2025 20:22:07 +0200Estonian company opens nearly quarter-billion-euro supercapacitor factory in Leipzig
The Estonian company Skeleton has opened a €220 million supercapacitor factory in Leipzig to support artificial intelligence data centers and stabilize Europe’s power grids.
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0200MARIAN MÄNNI ⟩ Estonians Are Helping Moldova Make a Tiger’s Leap
Moldovan classrooms are moving from chalk and blackboards to digital solutions, and Estonian experts are leading this change, writes journalist Marian Männi.
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:00:00 +0200PEETER KOPPEL ⟩ The Most Important Investment
I don’t directly share investment ideas here, because that’s a slippery slope. But I will make one recommendation, writes Peeter Koppel, editor of Fookus’s “Money and Economy.”
Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:24:05 +0200PHOTOS ⟩ Foreign Minister inaugurates Ernst Jaakson Way in New York City
Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna on Tuesday inaugurated Ernst Jaakson Way, a street section in New York City named after Estonia's most distinguished diplomat of all time, Ernst Jaakson, during a formal ceremony.
Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:55:00 +0200PRIIT HÕBEMÄGI ⟩ Why do we need ERR?
Taxpayers are maintaining a giant and unmanageable organization that serves the narrow interests of journalists working there, writes Priit Hõbemägi, editor-in-chief of Postimees.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:16:11 +0200Italian Air Force Unit to Rotate at Ämari
A medal ceremony for the Baltic Air Policing mission will be held next Wednesday at Ämari Air Base in Harju County, marking a unit rotation as Italian airmen continue to protect the Baltic airspace.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:34:21 +0200FACE OF THE WEEK ⟩ Ott Tänak takes a breather
Rally driver Ott Tänak (38) is putting the brakes on rallying. He remains a highly sought-after name for whom people are ready to move heaven and earth.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:38:48 +0200U.S. B-52H bomber circled over Estonia near the Russian border
A U.S. Air Force strategic jet bomber, the Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, flew over parts of eastern and northern Europe on Wednesday during a training mission, spending time over Finland, Estonia, and Latvia—quite close to the Russian border.
Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0200Tiina Pappel ⟩ The reform’s negative effects: Will we be administering justice in only one city in the future?
The negative effects of the new court structure will be reflected in longer proceedings and reduced access to justice outside the capital. The court system’s internal democracy will also suffer severely, writes Tiina Pappel, President of the Tartu ...
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0200EDITORIAL ⟩ Hybrid attack on schools
On Sunday, a Russian-language threat began circulating on the Telegram messaging app. The message, illustrated with an automatic weapon, was addressed to twenty schools in Tallinn, and in the headline «Tallinna valu» («Tallinn’s pain»), the wor...
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:43:46 +0200Israeli foreign minister: we should have opened the embassy in Tallinn long ago
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, who opened the new Israeli embassy in Tallinn today, admitted that the event should have taken place long ago.
Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:15:00 +0200ERKKI KOORT ⟩ Every Russian spy is preparing an attack against us
While discussions about Russia usually focus on military national defense, there is always a long preparatory process beforehand in which spies play a major role. Therefore, capturing spies is of great importance in preventing war, writes security ex...
Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:07:40 +0200Ott Tänak Announces Step Back: 2025 Will Be His Final Full Season in the WRC
Former world champion Ott Tänak announced after the Rally Japan that he will be stepping back, saying that this was his last full season in the World Rally Championship.
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:04:18 +0200Court detains blogger suspected of a crime against the state
On Wednesday, the Harju County Court took into custody Oleg Bessedin — a pro-Kremlin blogger and creator of the Facebook group «Tallinntsy» («Tallinners») — who was detained by the Estonian Internal Security Service (KAPO) on suspicion of com...
Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:25:53 +0200Smoking prisoners won a human rights case against Estonia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday that the Estonian state went too far with the general smoking ban introduced in prisons eight years ago, excessively interfering with people’s private lives and freedom of choice.
Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:22:22 +0200MART RAUDSAAR ⟩ The emergence of non-Estonian-speaking service staff is our own fault
When the Soviet Union collapsed, I was 17 years old, and I still remember situations in which it was not possible to get by in Estonian in Tallinn, writes the opinion editor-in-chief Mart Raudsaar.
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:30:32 +0200National Audit Office: State's transport goals are not realistic
Auditor General Janar Holm on Monday presented the National Audit Office's annual report to the Riigikogu on shortcomings in the transport and mobility sector, noting a funding shortfall of at least 1.35 billion euros over the next five years.
Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:44:00 +0200FACE OF THE WEEK ⟩ The man who makes things clear
Coming from a family of mathematicians, Ülo Kaasik says that money is a complicated matter and things here have to be clear.