Vähi looking at Center’s buildingThe ruling Center Party is strapped for cash and forced to sell its headquarters on Tallinn’s Toom-Rüütli street. While businessman Kristjan-Thor Vähi has expressed interest in the building, the transaction, that should have been concluded a fortnight ago, has stopped short.Local News
City competing with Ragn-SellsTallinn just took delivery of five new garbage trucks the capital plans to use to compete with Ragn-Sells that has canceled its contract in the Kesklinn borough.Economy
No one injured as over 30 vehicles get into accidents on Tallinn Ring RoadAccording to initial reports no one was injured as more than 30 vehicles got into accidents as a result of black ice that had formed on several sections of the Tallinn Ring Road Friday morning.Local News
Center loses home base supportTallinn's ruling Center Party has lost four points in the capital despite holding on to a comfortable lead. Reform Party and Conservative People's Party (EKRE) are gaining momentum before the local elections.Local News
Offender accuses police of thoughtlessnessThe police resorted to ramming tactics while in pursuit of a couple on a speeding motorcycle that tried to outrun the patrol car the night before Saturday. Driver Andre Rider described the police's conduct as dangerous on social media.Local News
Center looking at continued hegemony in the capitalShould Edgar Savisaar's condition allow and should he decide to run in the Center Party's ranks in Tallinn's Lasnamäe borough at this fall's local elections, Tallinn could be looking at four more years of Center ruling alone as the party already has the support of 48 percent of the capital's residents today.Local News
Tallinn paying for papers to NarvaMail trucks deliver tens of thousands of copies of Tallinn's municipal newspapers to Võru, Narva, Saaremaa, and Paide for thousands of euros every week.Local News
Borough denies congregation premisesTallinn Center borough government has decided to revoke the results of a rental competition from last December that saw premises on Narva rd. rented to the Estonian Islamic Community.Local News
Man shot in Rotermann quarterA man was shot in the lobby of Tallinn's Metropol Hotel at a few minutes to 2 p.m. yesterday. The victim (45) was shot in the leg. He was taken to hospital, and his condition is not life threatening. The prosecution claims to know suspects' identities.Local News
Center Party to pay ex-leader salary without withholding money paid to TallinnEstonia's Center Party has decided to pay a salary to its former chairman Edgar Savisaar but will not withhold any sums to compensate for the 117,000 euros of forbidden donation the party paid for Savisaar to the City of Tallinn on the orders of the Supervisory Committee on Party Financing (ERJK).Local News
Shadow of corruption over Arsenal centerA Riigikogu select committee is set to look into sale of land under the Arsenal shopping center in North Tallinn part of which is owned by entrepreneur and Reform Party member Rain Rosimannus.Economy
Tallinn to install speed camerasAutomatic speed cameras will start catching throttle-happy drivers in Tallinn in the near future.Local News
Tallinn to adopt QR tickets in MarchThe city government has agreed that QR tickets will become operational in March. A QR ticket means that a passenger can save their ticket's QR code in their smartphone or print it out at home, after which it is a simple matter of having it read by a validator.Local News
Circuit court also deems lawful restrictions against Tallinn Old Town barsThe Tallinn circuit court on Thursday upheld a decision made by the administrative court to not allow an appeal submitted by OU Valli, Lab OU, Acacia Trade OU, Taco Express OU, Nimeta Management OU, St. Patrick's OU and Kanteron BVI OU in connection with a decision of the Tallinn city government to impose economic activity restrictions on bars mainly situated on Suur-Karja Street in the Old Town, and changed the decision of the lower-tier court regarding M&A Pubid OU.Local News
Less people taken to Tallinn drunk tank in 2016 than previous yearIn all 5,775 intoxicated people were delivered to the drunk tank of the Estonian capital Tallinn in 2016, which is 106 people less than the year before.Local News
Tallinn borough head asks police to strengthen security at Christmas marketThe governor of the Central Tallinn borough, Alar Naame, has asked the police to increase their presence at Tallinn's Christmas market to assure visitors' safety.Local News
Cooperation between Nordica and LOT threat to neighborsAirlines Nordica and LOT, that announced their cooperation last Friday, hope to reshape the Eastern and Central European flights network by making Warsaw the aviation hub of the region. The plan will hit Helsinki and Riga, as well as airlines that operate out of these airports.Economy
Tallinn borough governor declared suspect as accessory to embezzlementThe governor of the borough of North Tallinn, Raimond Kaljulaid, said on Twitter after an interview with the Internal Security Service (ISS) that he had been declared a suspect as accessory to embezzlement.Local News
Study: the elderly see no point in saving moneyA third of Estonia's elderly are unable to set money aside from monthly income. And those who are, do so to cover everyday expenses, shows a Turu-uuringute AS study.Economy
Estonian regulator suspends Kalevipoeg statue technical permit procedureThe Estonian Technical Regulatory Authority has suspended the building permit procedure for a statue of Kalevipoeg, hero of the national epic of Estonia, that a nonprofit organization is planning to have built in the sea in the Bay of Tallinn.Local News
Arts Academy rector says «somebody stood in the way»I had a nice contact with Ester Palm, owner of house next door, and after every meeting I felt we found a solution. With other neighbors we settled regarding compensation and Ester Palm was the only exception.Local News
Brexit throws Estonia towards hurried EU presidencyLate last night, Council of the European Union announced its decision to move Estonia's presidency to an earlier term by half a year i.e. for the fall of 2017. At Government Office secretariat responsible for the presidency, work towards that end is in full swing. What, for us, will be the difference?Local News
Bus drivers already offered Finnish language coursesAmong the Superbus staff forced to find a new job, bus driver Vladimir Gorbatovski has only good to say about the employer and is saddened indeed to see the cooperation ending.Economy
Editorial: ethnic segregation. A worry for some while aimed at by othesAs shown by a scientific article published in Demographic Research, ethnic segregation by physical space is deepening in Estonia. Something to be vigilant about to avoid future difficulties.Opinion
Editorial: town flooded within minutes. Unavoidable, and to be repeated?Let's face the facts. Doubtless, it was raining cats and dogs, yesterday. Equally true, however, the inability of municipal agencies to avoid the repeated flooding or at least to seriously alleviate the consequences.Opinion
Capital of Estonia gets generously wateredYesterday afternoon, several streets were flooded in Tallinn due to heavy rain. Hailstones up to two centimeters hit the city center. Then, thunder and lightning.Local News
Tallinn to increasingly speak Russian 1In 2000–2011, largest numbers of Estonians in Tallinn moved to Pelgulinn, Kalamaja and Pääsküla. Regarding Russians, they were most inclined to go live in Laagna, Mustakivi and Väike-Õismäe city districts. Among the suburbs, Estonians overwhelmingly looked towards Viimsi while Russians resettled in Maardu. Among those who left Tallinn, Estonians spread all over Estonia and Russians firstly chose East-Viru County, industrial towns and Tartu.Local News
Savisaar tricks the prosecutorsYesterday, Centre chairman Edgar Savisaar published statements by 20 witnesses heard regarding his criminal case on website of party paper Kesknädal – all of them his subordinates in Tallinn city government. In the estimation of Mr Savisaar, none of the officials claims that he the suspended mayor has asked or required them to take decisions or do favours for businessmen.Local News
Regional driving tests options go into reverseStarting October 1st, Road Administration will launch a central examination center. From 2018, A and B category driving tests will be available in just six cities instead of the current 17 bureaus.Local News
Tallinn city centre elder convicted of embezzlementYesterday, Harju County Court judged Tallinn City Centre elder Alar Nääme (Centre Party) guilty of organizing an election event for city money. The verdict was a pecuniary punishment. In Estonian legal practice, this was a first.Local News
Hewn down during WW2, Ginkgo 2.0 planted in TallinnAmid the noise of the construction works going on, the green zone of the Tallinn Old City Harbour was yesterday enriched by a young ginkgo seemingly undisturbed by it all. The story goes back for almost 70 long years.Local News
On road towards smoke free prisons, fuelled by fruit and sudokuThis May, Estonian prisons entered a healthy living motivational programme to prepare inmates for November 1st when all prisons should be smoke free.Health
Lawyers of Savisaar delve into dossierAfter eight long months of waiting, lawyers are finally able to familiarise themselves with file of the criminal case regarding the suspended mayor of Tallinn Edgar Savisaar.Local News
Road users to save €8.5m a year Tallinn-Tartu trip cut shorterThe currently crooked and curved Tallinn-Tartu Highway robs Estonians millions of euros a year in time and fuel spent, and car repairs needed.Local News
Editorial: the simple complex stuffAlter a part of it, and any social system changes. The shrinking and ageing rural population, the urbanisation, and the related need to tweak the infrastructure does pose serious everyday issues. At times, for the decision makers these may seem so simple as to deserve no attention...Opinion
Old folks getting lost looking for a hospitalPlan by Health Insurance Fund (the Haigekassa) to bring bulk of medical specialists into a couple of big centres has raised the issue of how people from afar will make it there with private transport unavailable. Social ministry tells us this will have to be settled by local governments.Health
Editorial: hopes high for Tallinn's new high streetThe Tallinn Main Street design contest winner hath been declared. A remarkable event as, in three years hopefully, the fresh concept will altogether alter the face and ways of Estonia's capital.Opinion
Narva Highway becomes AvenueEmerging as winner of Tallinn Main Street design contest, «Kevad linnas» (Spring in the City) is focussed at creating a humans based space.Local News
Dangerous gas appliances claim fresh victimsWednesday night at about 9:30 pm, Alarm Centre was notified of kids aged about 2 and 5 feeling bad at Kopli St, Northern Tallinn while they took their evening bath.Local News
Estonia-Latvia borderlands merger makes Riigikogu splash A Tale of Two Cities, Baltic contemporary versionAt the end of March, Latvia's Valka County duma chairman Vents Krauklis decided to do an experiment in Valga Hospital. Namely, he sent his wife across state border to give birth there.Local News
Small towns in race for ferry link to Kotka Trip for Finnish truckers potentially cut by hundreds of kilometresAs international passengers grow exceedingly numerous, businessmen Tiit Vähi in Sillamäe and Einar Vallbaum in Kunda are in earnest competition for ship line to Kotka, a coastal city in Finland.Economy
Heart of Tallinn to undergo major facelift 3D animation added!It all starts by the Tammsaare Park in city centre reconstructed, followed by new main street built.Local News
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