Estonia has one of highest concentrations of blue-eyed people in the world. Along with Finland across the Baltic Sea, 89% of these populations have blue eyes. Northern Europe has a very high percentage of people with blue eye colour, this trait is deeply linked to ancestral hunter-gatherer populations and geographical isolation in Scandinavian and Baltic areas.
Take a glimpse back into the past with these colourised photographs of Estonia.
From quiet forest villages and frozen lakes to coastal towns and endless green landscapes, this cinematic journey reveals how people truly live across Estonia, far beyond travel guides and postcard views.
According to Eurostat, 32.7% of people aged 16-74 in the European Union used generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in 2025. Most people used them for personal purposes (25.1%), while 15.1% used them for work and 9.4% for formal education. In Estonia this figure is much higher with almost 47% of Estonians regularly using generative AI tools. From text to image, code, audio and video, generative AI tools offer significant benefits to users by automating, enhancing productivity and boosting creativity. Once considered a fad, AI is set to transform the future and by 2034 AI is predicted to be a fixture of daily life.
Estonians typically like to spend the summer holidays in their own country, favouring coastal towns and islands for a beach-focused, relaxing getaway. The most popular holiday destination is the "summer capital" of Pärnu, followed by the islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and the nostalgic resort town of Haapsalu. For those who prefer to travel further afield, Estonians have their favourite hotspots for a European getaway. The most popular foreign travel destinations for Estonians continue to be Finland (11%), Latvia (10%) and Spain (8%). Outside the EU, 6% of Estonians like to holiday in Turkey.
In 2025, people living in Estonia made 1.5 million foreign trips and nearly 3.1 million domestic trips.
Twenty-four-year-old figure skater Aleksandr Selevko has made Estonian sporting history by winning bronze at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Prague. Selevko delivered a powerful performance in the men's short program, improving his previous personal best by more than five points and became the first Estonian figure skater to ever reach the medals at World Championships level. With an impressive score of 96.49, Selevko was beaten only by the USA's Ilia Malinin (111.29 points) and France's Adam Siao Him Fa (101.85).
