Estonia

Brazen Baltic Sky Showdown: Estonia Accuses Russia of Reckless Airspace Violation, Triggers NATO Alarm

Estonia Confronts a “Brazen” Airspace Violation Estonia is accusing Russia of a deliberate and unprecedented breach of its sovereign airspace in a flare-up that has heightened tensions in the Baltics. On September 19, Estonian radars detected three Russian MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor jets crossing into Estonian territory near Vaindloo Island, a small islet in the Gulf of Finland near the Russian border. According to Estonia’s military, the high-speed jets penetrated about 5 nautical miles (9 km) into Estonian airspace and remained inside for around 12 minutes before turning back reuters.com reuters.com. During the incursion, the Russian planes had no flight plans filed,

20 September 2025

Inside Estonia’s Internet Revolution: How the Baltic Tech Star is Pioneering Connectivity (Even from Space)

As of 2022, about 94.9% of Estonian households could access fixed broadband, and 78.9% had gigabit-speed FTTP, well above the EU average. The government targets full gigabit coverage by 2030, with about 77% of households connected to a Very High Capacity Network by 2023. 4G coverage exceeds 99% of the population, and by 2023 5G coverage reached 87% of households, with Telia 5G reaching about 75% of the population by October 2023 and Elisa around 75% by early 2024. By 2024, 93.7% of the population were internet users and 92.9% of households had internet access. Starlink entered Estonia in August

12 June 2025

Connectivity · Digital Society · Estonia · Internet Revolution · Technology Innovation