Culture
Local Man Accidentally Participates in Song Festival, Declared Best Vocalist in His Street
Mart never signed up for the Song Festival, but a misplaced karaoke machine led to unexpected fame.
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Business
Man Declares Himself 'Tallinn's Next Big Start-Up' After Baking One Batch of Leib
23 Feb 2026
Tallinn
Tallinn Old Town Restaurant Charges Tourist €23 For Scrambled Eggs; Tourist Pays Without Question
23 Feb 2026
Sports
Kanepi Advances To Wimbledon Quarterfinal; Finland Immediately Issues Statement Claiming Her As Finnish
21 Feb 2026
Culture
Estonian Man Completes Entire Conversation Using Only Nods; Awarded National Communication Prize
Mart Tamm of Tartu conducted a 20-minute project review meeting using three nods, one 'noh', and a silence that colleagues described as 'extremely well-structured'.
Tallinn
Man in Kalamaja Claims He Found Parking on a Tuesday — Authorities Sceptical
Peeter Laan, 38, says he parked on Kotzebue street at 2:14pm on a Tuesday and walked away without circling the block even once.
Tallinn
Tallinn Tram Arrives On Time; Passengers Miss It Out Of Sheer Disbelief
Tram number 3 pulled into Vabaduse väljak at exactly 14:07, as scheduled, and departed 40 seconds later carrying zero passengers.
Business
Man Declares Himself 'Tallinn's Next Big Start-Up' After Baking One Batch of Leib
Local inventor announces bread project, plans to disrupt black bread market with artisanal twists.
Tallinn
Tallinn Old Town Restaurant Charges Tourist €23 For Scrambled Eggs; Tourist Pays Without Question
A German tourist paid €23 for scrambled eggs and toast at a Viru Street restaurant on Saturday, then described the meal as 'a real experience'.
Sports
Kanepi Advances To Wimbledon Quarterfinal; Finland Immediately Issues Statement Claiming Her As Finnish
Within four minutes of Kaia Kanepi's straight-sets victory on Centre Court, Finland's Foreign Ministry released a prepared statement describing her as 'a source of great Nordic pride'.
Culture
Sauna Committee Reports Record 47 Noise Complaints About Sauna Silence Being Too Loud
The Tallinn Sauna Regulation Committee received 47 formal complaints in January citing 'disruptive silence' at area saunas, a new record.
Business
e-Estonia Portal Down For 23 Minutes; Nation Briefly Loses Sense Of Identity
The state e-services portal experienced an outage between 11:04 and 11:27 on Tuesday, during which an estimated 340,000 citizens were temporarily unable to confirm they existed.
Expats
Area Expat Reports Successfully Learning Estonian Word 'Noh'; Pronunciation Described As Creative
British national James Clarke, 34, has been using the word 'noh' in daily conversation for two weeks and believes he is using it correctly.
Culture
Estonian Man Completes Entire Conversation Using Only Nods; Awarded National Communication Prize
Mart Tamm of Tartu conducted a 20-minute project review meeting using three nods, one 'noh', and a silence that colleagues described as 'extremely well-structured'.
Tallinn
Man in Kalamaja Claims He Found Parking on a Tuesday — Authorities Sceptical
Peeter Laan, 38, says he parked on Kotzebue street at 2:14pm on a Tuesday and walked away without circling the block even once.
Tallinn
Tallinn Tram Arrives On Time; Passengers Miss It Out Of Sheer Disbelief
Tram number 3 pulled into Vabaduse väljak at exactly 14:07, as scheduled, and departed 40 seconds later carrying zero passengers.