Sep 27, 2024 · On 28 September 1994, the MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea, claiming 852 lives; thirty years on, the tragedy remains shrouded in conspiracy theories, cover-up allegations and unanswered questions.

Estonian World is a global independent online magazine, founded in London in 2012 and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. The magazine has editorial representations in London, Chicago, Los Angeles and Tallinn, and contributors all over the world, on every continent.

Dec 24, 2024 · Estonian World is a global independent online magazine, founded in London in 2012 and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. The magazine has editorial representations in London, Boston, Los Angeles and Tallinn, and contributors all over the world, on every continent.

Oct 6, 2024 · Estonia has laid the cornerstone for what will become the largest battery park in continental Europe, a major step toward synchronising the Baltic power grids with Europe by 2025; the project, led by Evecon, Corsica Sole and Mirova, aims to bolster energy security and support Estonia’s transition to renewable energy.

Oct 6, 2024 · The largest solar farm in the Baltics has opened in the tranquil rural countryside of Pärnu County, Estonia; the Kirikmäe Solar Farm, which covers 110 hectares (272 acres) and has a generating capacity of 77.53 megawatts, will provide enough electricity to …

Jan 7, 2025 · According to the Cost of Living 2025 index by Numbeo, a crowd-sourced global database of statistics, living in Tallinn is more expensive than living in, for example, Tokyo, Barcelona or Rome. In the 2025 index, the Estonian capital is ranked 138th with the cost of living index of 52.7 (New York City ...

Nov 6, 2024 · According to Statistics Estonia, 20.2% of Estonia’s population lived at risk of poverty and 2.7% in absolute poverty in 2023; compared with 2022, the share of people living at risk of poverty decreased by 2.3 percentage points and the share of those living in absolute poverty by 0.8 percentage points.

On 23 August 1989, approximately two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined hands, forming a human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius, spanning 675 kilometres, or 420 miles. It was a peaceful protest against the illegal Soviet occupation and also one of the earliest and longest unbroken human chains in history.

Jan 20, 2025 · 2 June 2023 – Estonia’s FM opens an Estonian-built kindergarten in Ukraine. The Estonian foreign minister Margus Tsahkna, opened a kindergarten in the Ukrainian city of Ovruch in the Zhytomyr region, built in cooperation between the …

Feb 25, 2024 · As a gift for Estonia’s centenary on 24 February 2018, Estonian World compiled, with the help of its co-authors, a list of a hundred facts about the country – some known, but some perhaps even surprising.