Along with Christmas, jaaniõhtu (23 June) and jaanipäev (24 June) are the most important holidays in the Estonian calendar.

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The Michelin Guide has unveiled its 2025 selection for Estonia, recognising a record 43 restaurants across the country. In ...

The Estonian Defence Forces and the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments will begin constructing anti-tank ditches along ...

The 2025 edition of the Michelin Guide Estonia features a record 43 restaurants – eight more than last year. Among them, 180° ...

On 14 June 1941, the Soviet Union deported 10,000 people from Estonia to Siberia, among them over 7,000 women, children and the elderly.

Estonians celebrate Jaanipäev with bonfires and age-old rituals – a joyful homage to light, nature and togetherness.

Estonia’s Duo Ruut makes Glastonbury history and wins The Guardian’s Folk Album of the Month with their new release, Ilmateade.

Estonian contemporary-folk duo Duo Ruut — formed by Ann‑Lisett Rebane and Katariina Kivi — has earned a significant achievement: their latest album, Ilmateade, has been named Folk Album of the Month ...

In a recent study, published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, it was revealed Estonia ranked second among the world’s wealthy nations in men’s drug overdose deaths after the United States – ...

Sten Hankewitz. Sten Hankewitz is a lifelong journalist and the Executive Editor at Estonian World. Having lived in Estonia, Spain, the UK and all around the US, he now resides in the White Mountains ...

Silver Tambur, co-founder and publisher of Estonian World, studied journalism at the University of Tartu and politics at Birkbeck, University of London.He has edited Estonian Public Broadcasting’s ...