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.

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.

Jan 12, 2025 · Estonia holds the ninth most powerful passport in the world, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index, offering visa-free access to 186 countries; however, compared with the 2024 index, Estonia has dropped one spot and lost visa-free access to one country.

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.

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 …

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.

Oct 17, 2024 · The United Kingdom has designated a brigade for the defence of Estonia and will send Challenger 3 tanks to the country. On 17 October in Brussels, on the sidelines of the NATO defence ministers’ meeting, the Estonian defence minister, Hanno Pevkur, and the UK’s defence secretary, John Healey, signed a bilateral defence roadmap that outlines the joint commitment of Estonia and the United ...

Jun 21, 2022 · The official report. The official disaster report, published in 1997, said the fatal event started when the locks on the ferry’s bow door failed from the strain of the waves and the door separated from the rest of the vessel, pulling the ramp behind it ajar.