News from Estonia

This week, the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn is continuing its "100 Days to 100 Years" campaign — marking the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Estonia — with a series of events and activities in Valga, Viljandi and Tallinn. On Monday, May 9, U.S. Embassy officials were...

Starting next week, the Estonian Health Insurance Fund will be accepting applications for compensation from people who have suffered coronavirus vaccine side-effects. Only those whose vaccination-related health problems have been long-term and been recorded by doctors qualify. The 27-year-old son of Tatjana Fitania, who fought in support of the creation...

Liisi Esse, Associate Curator for Estonian and Baltic Studies Stanford Libraries and Vabamu launch Global Conversations, a new series of talks, lectures, and seminars focusing on the benefits and fragility of freedom. In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. This wall had been a symbol of a deep divide between free...

From August 1 to 12, 2002, the University of Tartu is offering Estonian summer courses, where daily language lessons are combined with engaging cultural activities after classes. The University of Tartu College of Foreign Languages and Cultures has been organizing international Estonian summer courses since 1998. An average of 50-60...

The Estonian-U.S. Digital Customer Service (DCS) startup Glia achieves unicorn status after raising $152 million in its Series D investment round. Digital Customer Service (DCS) provider Glia announced on Tuesday, March 22, of having raised $45 million in Series D funding. The investment was led by New York-based global venture...

Estonia's Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) NATO battlegroup has doubled in size and there are currently 1,700 troops stationed at Tapa military base, writes ERR News.The battlegroup has been present in Estonia since 2017 and, until the start of 2022, it consisted of approximately 1,000 troops. After tensions rose between Russia...

Ukraine Benefit Concert Raises Nearly €700,000A benefit concert for the people of Ukraine which took place in Tallinn on March 16 has raised over €690,000. The "Slava Ukraini" ("Glory to Ukraine") concert more than doubled its target in funds raised, organizers said. Johanna-Maria Lehtme, head of the NGO Slava Ukraini,...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken Visited TallinnU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Estonia on March 8 as part of a tour of NATO's eastern flank. "NATO will defend every inch of its territory and the U.S. commitment to Article 5 is rock solid," Secretary of State Blinken confirmed...

The first edition of Estonian Film magazine is out. The cover stars are Livia Ulman and Andris Feldmanis, the co-writers of “Compartment No 6” – a Finnish entry to this year’s Oscars by director Juho Kuosmanen. Livia Ulman and Andris Feldmanis were awarded with Cultural Endowment main award this year.Estonian...

Estonia and the United States are close Allies and share a strong partnership based on a common commitment to democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. We work closely together bilaterally, as NATO Allies, through the U.S.-EU relationship, and within international organizations like the OSCE and the UN to...