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Tallinn-based Vok Bikes raises €5 million to replace vans with next-gen electric cargo bikes
EU Startups
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July 2, 2025
Vok Bikes, an Estonian company behind a new generation of four-wheeled electric cargo bikes, has raised €5 million to further expand across Europe and accelerate the shift away from vans in city centres. The Series A funding round is led by SQM...
Struuvik and Fraunik the goats to help out at Tartu Observatory this month
ERR
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July 3, 2025
This Saturday (July 5), two goats from Tootsi Farm – Struuvik and Fraunik – will take up residency outside the Tartu Observatory. The goats will spend the next two weeks on site trimming the lawn, though if there is still enough grass and hay to...
Gallery: 'Iseoma' XXVIII Song Festival main concert
ERR
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July 6, 2025
Estonia's Song and Dance Festival culminated on Sunday with an almost seven-hour-long concert. More than 32,000 singers and musicians took part in the performance at the Song Festival Grounds in Tallinn. Unlike Saturday's relentless rain that...
Interior minister: Moscow Patriarchate's influence still a threat to Estonia's security
ERR
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July 3, 2025
President Alar Karis's decision not to promulgate the Churches and Congregations Act for a second time inevitably leads to the conclusion that the Head of State considers it to be an unnecessary law, according to Minister of the Interior Igor Taro...
Estonia entered the TOP-3 importers of Kazakh rapeseed and caught up with Uzbekistan in purchases of rapeseed meal from Kazakhstan
APK Inform
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EU countries are increasing imports of Kazakh rapeseed and its processed products. For the first time in recent seasons, Estonia entered the TOP-3 buyers of Kazakh rapeseed, second only to Latvia and Poland. According to APK-Inform, citing...
The untold story of the Estonian Song Festival arch
Estonian World
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July 3, 2025
Estonia’s cherished Song Celebrations take place beneath the iconic arch at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds – but how was this architectural landmark created?* More than 41,000 performers from across Estonia and abroad will take part in the...
'Putin needs war to stay in power', Estonia’s PM Kristen Michal tells Euronews
Euronews
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By Shona Murray & Jesse Dimich-Louvet Published on 03/07/2025 - 17:30 GMT+2•Updated 17:32 Estonia’s Prime Minister, Kristen Michal, has told Euronews that if Russia is to end the war in Ukraine, then President Vladimir Putin would have...
A history of the Estonian Song Celebration: timeline from 1869 to today
Estonian World
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July 3, 2025
The Estonian Song Celebration (Laulupidu) is a cultural phenomenon that, every five years, unites a vast choir for a single weekend in July; approximately 100,000 spectators gather to witness the concerts – many joining in as beloved national...
Latvia offers stake in airBaltic to Estonia, matching terms offered to Lufthansa
AeroTime News
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July 3, 2025
It has been reported that the Estonian government will begin discussions on a proposal from Latvia’s Ministry of Transport to acquire a financial stake in the airline airBaltic. The talks, due to begin on July 3, 2025, have been arranged following...
Portuguese Air Force patrols the Baltic skies from Estonia
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
Portuguese fighter pilots securing Baltic skies from an airbase in Estonia. Synopsis The Portuguese Air Force is securing the skies over and around Estonia as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission. Fighter pilots and aircrew arrived at Ämari...
Estonian basketball star Henri Drell to leave Tenerife when contract expires
ERR
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July 1, 2025
Estonian basketball star Henri Drell is set to leave Spanish club Tenerife when his contract expires at the end of this season. Drell's contract with the team officially known as CB Canarias is about to expire, with the club announcing that the...
Prime minister: Reform distrusts Tallinn mayor and will move to opposition
ERR
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July 3, 2025
This is the first time Michal has commented on the situation in Tallinn. "I understand our Tallinn branch's decision that if you want to seek a mandate, you have to do it through elections. Whatever form cooperation [with the Center Party] might...
Storm and strong wind warning issued across Estonia on Thursday
ERR
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July 3, 2025
A "dangerous" level two weather alert has been issued across northern Estonia by the Environment Agency as storms and strong winds are forecast later on Thursday. Strong winds are expected this afternoon with gusts of up to 18 m/s on the west...
French company wants to film influencer reality show in Tartu Prison
ERR
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July 3, 2025
The unused E-wing of Tartu Prison has attracted interest from French company HYPE, which wants to film a two-week live-streamed reality show there. The French-language series would feature French influencers with followings in the millions, Eesti...
Gallery: Song and Dance Festival flag raising ceremony held in Tallinn
ERR
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July 3, 2025
At 7 a.m. on Thursday morning, the Estonian blue-black-white flag was raised at Pikk Hermann Tower to mark the start of the Song and Dance Festival. The festival flame also arrived at Toompea in the morning. The flag-raising ceremony was attended...
School day to start at 9 a.m. or later in Estonia from next September
ERR
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July 3, 2025
The Estonian government has approved new changes to the regulations on schools and the educational environment. The most significant change is that from September 2026, the school day will generally start at 9 a.m. or later. Minister of Education...
Entrepreneur withdraws Tallinn mayoral bid before local elections
ERR
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July 3, 2025
Entrepreneur Urmas Sõõrumaa has decided to withdraw a bid for mayor of Tallinn ahead of the local elections, but will still run in the elections on the Reform Party's list. "Urmas Sõõrumaa informed our Tallinn faction and leadership of this...
Estonia's new ambassador to South Korea hoping to win hearts with karaoke
ERR
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July 1, 2025
This August, diplomat Tanel Sepp will take up a new post as Estonian Ambassador to South Korea. Sepp told ERR he hopes to expand business relations, learn Korean and sing karaoke as a way to engage with the local culture. On June 26, President...
Estonia to warm up for EuroBasket finals with home game against Great Britain
ERR
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July 1, 2025
The Estonian men's national basketball team will play their final friendly match before the 2025 EuroBasket finals get underway, in Tallinn against Great Britain on Friday, August 22. To warm up for the upcoming EuroBasket finals, the Estonian...
Tallinn two-Michelin-star restaurant owner: To be the best don't compromise
ERR
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July 1, 2025
In an interview on ERR's "Vikerhommik," Sten Sarap, one of the owners of the restaurant 180° by Matthias Diether, which recently retained its two Michelin stars, said the key to running the best restaurant in Estonia is simple – don't compromise...