Over 100 cruise ships will visit Estonia this year, starting with the island of Saaremaa on Sunday and Tallinn on Tuesday.This is a small increase…
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Future of subsidized Pärnu Airport in question after two-year standstill
Friday, April 18, 2025While Pärnu Airport hasn’t caused major losses for owner Tallinn Airport — thanks to subsidies from the state and city — its future is under…
Fewer forests to be planted in Estonia this spring than before
Friday, April 18, 2025Millions and millions of seedlings will be planted in Estonia’s state forests this year, including pine, spruce, birch and alder.According to the State Forest Management…
Estonian government to eliminate appraisal requirement for home loans
Friday, April 18, 2025The government intends to eliminate the property appraisal requirement for home loan applications, allowing banks to conduct their own valuations using statistical models.Both banks and…
Tallinn Airport wants share of Nordica aircraft sales revenue
Thursday, April 17, 2025Tallinn Airport is concerned about the cost of running Estonia’s small regional airports, which it has to with only the revenue it earns from flights…
Estonian government clears finance minister to seek EU deficit cap exemption
Thursday, April 17, 2025At its Thursday meeting, the government approved a mandate authorizing Minister of Finance Jürgen Ligi (Reform) to request permission from the European Union to exceed…
European Central Bank cuts key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points
Thursday, April 17, 2025In its third rate cut of the year, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided Thursday to lower three key interest rates…
New school opening in fast-growing village just outside Tallinn next fall
Thursday, April 17, 2025A new basic school for more than 400 students is set to open next September in the fast-growing village of Tiskre, just outside Tallinn, with…
Egg output in Estonia up by 6 percent in 2024
Thursday, April 17, 2025Egg production in Estonia rose by 6 percent on year to 2024, state agency Statistics Estonia reported. A total 189.5 million eggs were produced in…
Estonia in talks with potential buyer for Nordica aircraft
Thursday, April 17, 2025The state has found a buyer for the aircraft that belonged to Transpordi Varahaldus and were used by the now-bankrupt Nordica.A letter of intent has…