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Field-Tested Readiness: Navy Preventive Medicine Proves Expeditionary Capability in the Baltics
While BALTOPS 25 brought the noise, jets roaring overhead, ships maneuvering through the Baltic Sea, a quieter mission unfolded behind the scenes. Navy preventive medicine teams, deployed across Latvia and Sweden, focused on something less visible...

The 2025 Michelin Guide Estonia unveiled – a fresh spotlight on the country’s finest dining
The Michelin Guide has revealed its 2025 selection for Estonia, honouring a record 43 restaurants nationwide. The 2025 edition of the Michelin Guide Estonia features a record 43 restaurants – eight more than last year. Among them, 180° by Matthias...

First of its kind in Estonia €104-million central hospital opens in Viljandi
While a much talked-about central hospital in Tallinn has been mired in politics for several years, the South Estonian town of Viljandi now has a county hospital, the first to be planned and built from scratch since the restoration of Estonian...

Minister: Estonia not in favor of app download age restrictions
Estonia is not supportive of a potential European Union-wide minimum age requirement on social media platforms and apps, Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa Pakosta (Eesti 200) said. Estonia has operated on the principle that a child's...

The 2025 Michelin guide Estonia unveiled – A fresh look at Estonia’s best dining
The Michelin Guide has unveiled its 2025 selection for Estonia, recognizing a record 43 restaurants across the country. In 2025, the Michelin Guide Estonia features a total of 43 restaurants, an increase of eight from the previous year. Among...
Elektrum and Olerex begin building Estonia’s most powerful EV fast and ultra-fast charging network along national highways
In cooperation between Elektrum Eesti and Olerex, one of the most powerful and nationwide EV charging networks in Estonia is being built. Over the course of the three-year project, 62 Olerex service stations will be equipped with a total of 170...

Michelin selects 43 Estonian restaurants for 2025 guide
The Michelin Guide Estonia recognized 43 restaurants in 2025, eight more than last year. 180° by Matthias Diether retained its two-star rating and Noa Chef's Hall kept its one-star rating. Seven restaurants received the Bib Gourmand distinction,...

My Favorite Cabin in the Woods: Estonia's ÖÖD Mirror House
“Solitude is the school of genius,” the historian Sir Edward Gibbon once said. Which is why I’m here at this ÖÖD mirror cabin in the forested village of Lohusalu, 40 minutes west of Tallinn, Estonia. It’s the perfect place for some quiet ‘me’ time...

Girls’ getaway? Why Estonia could be the perfect fit for an all-female trip
From island adventures to mirror houses, horse-riding and gin tasting, Estonia gets the thumbs-up from our writer Estonia may not sound like the obvious location for holidaying with your friends, but it bills itself as one of the safest countries...

Opec+ and oil executives deliver optimism from Vienna
The Opec International Seminar, held biennially, has brought together oil ministers and industry heavyweights from Saudi Aramco and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation to the chief executives of Shell, British Petroleum (BP) and TotalEnergies. This...

Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...

Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...

Thousands fewer people designated unable to work in Estonia in recent years
The number of people in Estonia officially designated as unable to work has dropped by nearly 4,000 in recent years, as better medical treatment helps more people return to the workforce. Still, some who have lost this status are struggling to...

More children seeking help but services are overloaded
Newly released data from Statistics Estonia shows that the number of children in need — those whose safety, development, or well-being is at risk — is growing. In 2020, a total of 3,052 children required support; by 2024, that number had risen to...

There are ways to tame the e-bike menace
I felt oddly safe at the Nato summit. Not because the transatlantic alliance had returned to health but because cycling in the Hague was so painless. My rental bike brought me swiftly, smoothly and cheaply around the city, while my colleagues...

How AI startups are disrupting healthcare: From diagnostics to sleep therapy
Partner contentHealthTechMedTechIntroduction Healthcare is experiencing a seismic shift, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) startups that are transforming everything from diagnostics to sleep therapy — and now, weight management. Once an...

New private surgery hospital opens in Rīga, Latvia
"There is a hospital ward, including intensive care and rooms. If you count intensive care as a place, there are four single rooms and three double rooms, including rooms adapted for patients with special needs. This is our modern ultrasound room...

Redefining the Impossible With Genomics
Genome sequencing isn’t just faster and cheaper than ever before, high-throughput platforms are now delivering insights at a scale and depth unimaginable just a few years ago. From mapping single-cell dynamics to decoding complex disorders,...

Europe’s frontier countries ready their hospitals for war
Stockpiles and supply chains Even the best-prepared hospitals can’t function without medicines, supplies and equipment, and the Baltic countries are stocking up in preparation for mass casualties. Estonia, for example, has allocated €25 million...

Mental health and behavioral disorder diagnoses on the rise in Estonia
In 2024, psychiatrists in Estonia registered 4 percent more mental health and behavioral disorder diagnoses during outpatient visits than the year before, with the biggest increase recorded among children under 15, according to figures from the...