Estonian Railways CEO Kaido Zimmermann says that reconstructing the entire Estonian railroad infrastructure to switch to the European track gauge would cost €8.7 billion.
Decisions made by the Reform Party in late June which involved scrapping three major infrastructure projects which would have utilized European Union recovery funds are back on the table now Reform is in office with Isamaa and the Social Democrats (SDE).
Viljandi has requested €18,000 from the state to cover the costs of organizing "Local Government Day" (omavalitsuspäev) events. The costs include both the rental of premises for the events and "cultural services."
A Soviet-era war memorial inside Tallinn city limits has been removed, the city government says, while four others can potentially either be removed or are pending a decision.
According to data published by Statistics Estonia, in 2021 the average life expectancy in Estonia decreased to 77.2 years. The average male life expectancy in 2021 was 72.8 years, while for females the average was 81.4 years. The data also reveals that men can expect to live and average of 54.9 years "disability-free," with 58 years the average for women.