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Up to nine passengers were injured after a delivery robot crossed a Tallinn street against a red light. Similar incidents in Finland and the US raise a question that is becoming harder to ignore: who is responsible when…
Read →Tallinn Airport is starting a €66.6 million expansion of its passenger terminal after passenger volumes moved well beyond the capacity for which the existing building was designed. The terminal was…
Artificial intelligence has moved rapidly into mainstream use in Estonia: 65% of people and 34% of enterprises now use AI tools, according to new Statistics Estonia data. AI use increased…
Estonia is considering postponing completion of its Rail Baltica section from 2030 to 2034 as part of the government’s 2027 budget talks. Prime Minister Kristen Michal said Estonia remains technically…
More than a third of Estonian enterprises are now using artificial intelligence, according to new data from Statistics Estonia. In 2026, 34% of enterprises reported using at least one AI…
Estonia will carry out a national-security assessment of the six candidate sites being considered for a planned nuclear power plant in Viru-Nigula and Lüganuse municipalities. The Ministry of Defence, Defence…
Estonia has set out its initial priorities for the next EU funding period, proposing that 19% of its future European funding package should go to security and crisis preparedness. The…
Estonia’s Enefit Power is seeking permission to use locally produced shale oil as a temporary backup fuel for district heating in Narva during the 2026/27 winter. The company has fixed…
A growing number of Estonian restaurants are closing despite sector turnover continuing to rise, pointing to a profitability problem rather than a simple collapse in demand.
Estonia · Energy / Industry / Regulation · 10 September 2026 Estonia has backed a European Commission proposal that would slow the reduction of free carbon allowances for industrial heat…
Estonia · Defence & Governance · 2–7 September 2026 Problems in Estonia’s rapidly expanding defence procurement system have moved from contract disputes into a broader governance and political issue. Defence…
Estonian energy-storage company Skeleton Technologies has joined the ranks of Europe’s unicorns after a new investment led by German industrial group Siemens lifted its valuation above $1 billion. The deal also gives Skeleton an exclusive global sales partner…
PhotoEstonia plans to complete the Tallinn–Pärnu section of Rail Baltica by 2032, followed by Soodevahe–Muuga in 2033 and Pärnu–Ikla in 2034, according to the timetable presented by Prime Minister Kristen Michal. The slower construction schedule is also a…
Estonia is growing again. SEB expects GDP to expand by 2.5% in 2026, 2.7% in 2027 and 2.8% in 2028 — respectable rates for an economy operating in much less favourable conditions than during the rapid convergence years.…
PhotoEstonia received €256.5 million from EU ETS carbon allowance auctions in 2025
PhotoHungary’s OTP Group has agreed to acquire Luminor, the third-largest bank in Estonia and one of the few banking groups operating across all three Baltic states. The transaction has been estimated at approximately €1.8 billion, although the final…
PhotoThe central bank expects the economy to expand by 2.4% in 2026, supported mainly by stronger spending from households and the general government.
PhotoElon Musk’s xAI, the company behind the Grok chatbot, has left an unexpected European trace in Estonia. According to Follow the Money and Eesti Ekspress, xAI added an Estonian address to Grok’s terms of service in mid-February: Parda…
PhotoGerman drone manufacturer Quantum Systems has notified Estonia’s Competition Authority of its plan to acquire SensusQ, an Estonian defence-tech company focused on AI-enabled intelligence and battlefield data systems.
PhotoEstonia is preparing a new international government bond issue, but the most important signal is not only the borrowing itself. For the first time, the country plans to issue international government bonds under Estonian law, register them with…
PhotoEstonia’s state-owned transmission system operator Elering has presented a plan for a network of gas-fired power plants with a total capacity of up to around 900 MW. The plants are intended to strengthen Estonia’s electricity-system restart capability, replace…
PhotoBaltic Horizon is replacing its long-time manager Tarmo Karotam, who will step down at the end of April after around two decades with the platform. The change follows a prolonged downturn: over the past three years, cumulative losses…
PhotoSOK has agreed to sell Prisma Peremarket (13 stores, ~700 employees) to Coop Estonia, with the deal expected to close in 2026 subject to regulatory approval, marking the exit of S Group from direct retail operations in Estonia.…
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