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This is a full directory of all 99 articles about Tallinn, listed in reverse order, with the most recent article at the top. If you'd prefer to search for some particular article, please use the search facility on the news front page.

The largest ever exhibition of Ene-Liis Semper’s work opens at Kumu

Oct.19.2011

The works of Ene-Liis Semper, one of the most internationally recognised Estonian artists, opened at the Kumu Art Museum . The exhibition, which encompasses a...

Artist protests against arrest for going topless

Sept.28.2011

An Estonian artist has claimed that she was unfairly arrested for walking topless in the street. Fideelia-Signe Roots has now contacted the country's Gender...

Dalai Lama visits Estonia

Aug.22.2011

Tibet's spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, visited Estonia in August as a part of a tour of several European countries. The 76-year-old monk, who has li...

KGB headquarters to be turned into flats

July.27.2011

The building which once housed the Tallinn headquarters of the KGB will be converted into a block of luxury flats. The notorious property, which lies at the ...

High class dining with a twist

June.21.2011

Tallinn was treated to a decidedly novel form of high class dining this June when Belgium's “Dinner in the Sky” experience arrived in the Estonian capital. ...

Tallinn having bumper year for tourism

May.27.2011

The first quarter of 2011 has proved a triumphant success for Tallinn's tourist industry. The Estonian capital has seen a 12.5 percent increase in internatio...

Cat cub birth sparks joy in Tallinn

April.25.2011

Staff at Tallinn's zoo saw over the birth of one of the world's rarest cats at the Estonian animal reserve this April. Darla, an Amur leopard, was born on A...

Tallinn launches world's first Skype booth

March.27.2011

A cluster of Estonian companies has joined forces to create the world's first Skype booth, now open to customers at Tallinn's Leni Merrart International Airport...

Black Nights Film Festival Wins Tourist Awards

Feb.24.2011

The Black Nights Film Festival, was singled out as Estonia's most outstanding tourist attraction of 2010. Estonian President Toomas Hendrik llves handed the...

Connery Busted in Tallinn

Jan.28.2011

Sir Sean Connery, star of countless James Bond films and other beloved movies from The Man Who Would Be King to Indian Jones: The Last Crusade, has been honoure...

Estonia Adopts The Euro

Dec.30.2010

Revellers taking to the streets of Tallinn on 31st December 2010 had an extra reason to celebrate with Estonia becoming the 17th member to join the Eurozone, an...

Film-maker helps salvage relics of ill-starred Arctic quest

Nov.24.2010

Noted Estonian film-maker Riho Vastik is helping to save a relic of one of the legendary doomed Arctic explorations of a century ago. Mr. Vastik stumbled across...

EU Grants 1.5 Million Euros For Culture Year

Oct.18.2010

The European Commission has ear-marked 1.5 million euros for Tallinn's hosting of the European Capital of Culture in 2011. The award is a sign that EU repres...

Europe to honour Swiss actor in Tallinn

Sept.16.2010

The countdown has already begun to Tallinn's hosting of the European Film Awards, which kicks off on December 4th. And as a taster of what's in store, news i...

Capital of Culture may have less to work with

June.18.2010

Tallinn could possibly be facing a loss of an EU grant of over 23 million kroon (€1.46 million), after failing to produce a funding guarantee. Tallinn is thi...

Baltic Booze Bus

Apr.30.2010

Finnish pensioners seem to be especially attracted to Estonian alcohol. According to a study by the Federation of Finnish Commerce most of the retired people t...

Tallinn to Munich...and back again

Jan.19.2010

Lufthansa Airlines has just announced that it will be adding a new route to its German flights into and out of Tallinn Airport from 26 March this year.Now passe...

Kaka Goes AWOL in Tallinn

August.13.2009

Tall, swarthy and handsome - Tallinn locals were quick to notice the good-looking Brazilian mid-fielder, Kaka, wandering about town earlier this week.The Brazil...

Ships Ahoy

July.14.2009

Get ready for a marathon maritime weekend as Tallinn prepares to welcome dozens of sailing ships, taking part in the Tall Ships’ Race, as they cruise into the c...

Now You Can Fly From Tallinn to St.Petersburg

June.21.2009

Estonian Air are to start a new route between Tallinn and St Petersburg from 27 July, flying travellers four times a week between the two cities.Departures from...

Holiday Tips with the New Tallinn Card

May.30.2009

If you’re off to Tallinn to indulge yourself in its sights, sounds and city centre splendor, then to be sure to pick up the Tallinn Card to get the most out of ...

Enrique Iglesis is Saku Arena

24.04.2009

Enrique Iglesias must really like performing in Tallinn. The hunky singer is coming back to Estonia for the third time, after two extremely successful performan...

Famous Italian Violinist In Tallinn

27.03.2009

One of the world’s best violinist, Giuliano Carmignola, is to perform in Estonia Concert Hall tonight. The violinist will be accompanied by the Orchestre des Ch...

Jewish Composers’ Contribution to World Musical Culture

24.02.2009

The Jewish community of Tallinn found a way to enliven the Jewish life in the Estonian capital. A first concert of Jewish Composers Contribution to World Musica...

Russian-Estonian Talks in Tallinn

29.01.2009

Last Friday, Russian-Estonian consultations began in the Estonian capital. The consultations, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov and Chancellor of th...

Opening Of A Jewish Museum in Tallinn

17.12.2008

The new museum's exhibition center presents life of a Jewish community in Estonia, beginning from the 19th century. The visitors will be able to learn all about...

How About Managing An Airport?

25.11.2008

With the decisions on expanding the Tallinn Airport, building two aircraft hangars and an office building, as well as a large cargo warehouse - the Airport's ad...

The eurozone entry bluff

Oct. 24.2008

According to the Estonian paper Aripaev, Estonia may struggle with meeting the eurozone entry criteria in 2009. All because of growing budget deficit which coul...

Estonia Sends IT Geeks To Defend Georgia

Aug.13.2008

In an unlikely move, and a world first as far as we are aware, Estonia has sent - not a platoon of elite troops or the very latest in military hardware - but a ...

Tallinn Tops WiFi Table

Jul.08.2008

The American TV Channel 'Discovery Tech' has ranked Tallinn as number one city on the planet for WiFi coverage. Hip hip hooray! Actually that comes as no sur...

Tallinn To Get Stalker Street?

May.05.2008

It might not sound like the kind of place you'd like to go at night, but Stalker Street is the proposed name of a new road in Tallinn's Rottermann quarter near ...

E-stonia Guards Cyberworld

Apr.02.2008

For some time Estonia has been regarded as one of the leading countries in the world when it comes to technology, with a higher percentage of the population wir...

Copterline Back In Business

Feb.21.2008

The helicopter company Copterline is finally back in business flying passengers between Tallinn and Helsinki after suspending flights in 2005 following a fatal ...

Tallinn Begins To Bang Gavel Over Last Year's Riots

Jan.24.2008

It's been a busy couple weeks for the Estonian judicial system as Tallinn courts have been clearing out lingering cases leftover from last year's riots in the c...

Estonia Celebrates Schengen Zone Expansion

Dec.29.2007

On December 21st, 'the Schengen Zone' - that brave, borderless band of European nations - was officially expanded to incorporate almost all of Central Eastern E...

Russia Puts Coal In Estonia's Stocking

Dec.17.2007

In true holiday spirit, Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda has been heavily advocating a boycott on all things Estonian, including visits to the country ove...

5 Charged in April Riots

Oct.30.2007

After being detained without any formal charges for over six months, Tallinn authorities have finally charged five men considered their 'prime suspects' for org...

Baltic Conference Showcases Russian Nationalism

Sept.03.2007

Ethnic Russian inhabitants of all three Baltic countries rallied in Tallinn last week to further filthy the murky (is that blood?) waters of relations between t...

'Blind-Drunk' Strikes Again!

Aug.17.2007

As if it weren't ridiculous enough the first time we reported this story, our lovable highway star has been at it again. After his brief arrest last week, the b...

Tallinn Pride Prevails

Aug.13.2007

Tallinn's fourth annual gay pride parade took place this weekend in the Estonian capital, passing peacefully without any of the violence that marred last year's...

'Blind Drunk' Behind the Wheel

Aug.07.2007

Life can be so literal sometimes. For example: When Estonian police stopped a man in Tartu over the weekend for suspiciously erratic driving, the fact that he w...

Bronze Soldier Breaks Bank

July.10.2007

The numbers are in, the figures have all been tabulated, the mathematicians all sent home. According to an Estonian newspaper, Estonia's government spent a whop...

Reburying the Past

July.05.2007

Eight of the infamous twelve (or 13 according to the latest Moscow conspiracy theory) Russian soldiers exhumed from central Tallinn were finally re-put to rest ...

Tallinn: Capital of Culture 2011

June.29.2007

The European selection panel has published its report recommending Tallinn, Estonia and Turku, Finland be approved for designation as the European Capitals of C...

From Russia With Loathe

June.26.2007

In a recently published survey, the Russians have revealed that they consider the Baltic states their main enemies. Topping the list were Estonians, who some 60...

Tallinn Asks Smokers to Butt Out

June.05.2007

Today Estonia joined Lithuania and Latvia by imposing an official smoking ban in restaurants and bars, clubs and casinos. Under the new law, smoking will be all...

Downloadable Tallinn PDF Guide Now Available!

June.01.07

We know what you've been thinking: "Gee willikers! Tallinn Life sure is handy online, but I wish I could take it with me on my trip to Tallinn!" Well sweetheart...

First Estonian Synagogue in 60 Years

May.24.2007

Amidst all the recent accusations (from Russia, mainly) that Estonia is a fascist, Hitler-loving country of neo-nazis - look what just opened in the middle of T...

New Interactive Tallinn Map!

May.09.2007

As promised (o-so long ago), Tallinn Life has finally unveiled its new whiz-bang, stone-sexy interactive ...

Estonia Attempts to Flex EU Muscle

May.02.2007

After months of fierce political pressure over the removal of the Bronze Soldier monument erupted into violent riots in downtown Tallinn and elsewhere in Estoni...

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