29.11.25 NEWS ... Narva Football Hall will remain temporarily closed over safety concerns, forcing the city's hundreds of young players to continue practicing outdoors through year-end.

27.11.25 NEWS ... A €10 million state-of-the-art kindergarten is set to be built in Narva' historic Kreenholm District, on the site of the current Põngerjas kindergarten, which has long fallen into disrepair.

24.11.25 NEWS ... Despite sanctions and all the other difficulties associated with crossing the border into Russia, Narva residents continue to go to stores in the Russian town of Ivangorod to buy food. Reporter Aleksandr Hobotov spoke to people crossing the border to find out more.

20.11.25 NEWS ... On Thursday, November 20, the first of two official Christmas trees was installed in Narva – on Town Hall Square (Raekoja Plats).

17.11.25 NEWS ... Narva Museum Director Maria Smorževskihh-Smirnova has been presented with a Cross of Merit by the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for her contributions to defending European values and countering Russian aggression.

17.11.25 NEWS ... Katri Raik's electoral alliance and Mihhail Stalnuhhin's list have presented their new coalition agreement for Narva. Under the agreement, Raik will continue as mayor, with Stalnuhhin becoming council chair.

17.11.25 NEWS ... Narva Museum has been showcasing to the public some of its little-before-seen artifacts, "Aktuaalne kaamera" reported.

16.11.25 NEWS ... A coalition deal in the eastern border town of Narva has been signed, though the alliance has a majority of just one seat at the city's council.

12.11.25 NEWS ... The Ministry of Education is discussing whether it makes sense for the state to continue to fund Russian-language private schools which do not follow language transition reforms.

10.11.25 NEWS ... The supervisory board of the Narva Museum Foundation has extended Maria Smorževskihh-Smirnova's role as director for a new five-year term.

07.11.25 NEWS ... Estonian artists are visiting Narva schools this week, giving kids in the northeastern border city a hands-on chance to explore contemporary art while honing their Estonian.

04.11.25 NEWS ... T Grupp, the operator of Estonia's Tpilet and Cargobus services, is ending branch operations in Narva, Haapsalu, Rakvere and Võru next year amid falling ticket sales.

28.10.25 NEWS ... Politicians in Narva suspect both vote-buying and voter coercion in Estonia's recent local elections. Police say the highest number of violation reports came from Ida-Viru County.

24.10.25 NEWS ... Coalition talks continue in Narva between Mihhail Stalnuhhin's People's List and Katri Raik's electoral alliance. Negotiations have addressed substantive issues, but there is still no clarity regarding who will become the city's mayor.

20.10.25 NEWS ... Narva mayor Katri Raik, whose electoral alliance finished third in the municipal elections, said she will start coalition talks with former Center member Mihhail Stalnuhhin.

20.10.25 NEWS ... An electoral alliance headed by a controversial former Center Party member won 12 seats in the eastern border town of Narva.

11.10.25 NEWS ... Restoration work on Narva's much-loved lion sculptures has been completed and they are now back in their rightful home on the city's riverside promenade.

08.10.25 NEWS ... Estonia's Ambassador to the UK argues that media reports using Estonia as a "test-case" give credibility to a future Russian land grab and turn the "quiet" border city into a "hypothetical chess piece."

04.10.25 NEWS ... The AI-based chatbot that Estonia is working to develop will be primarily aimed at helping Russian-speaking primary school students to improve their Estonian language skills. However, once launched, it will be available to everyone free of charge.

02.10.25 NEWS ... In Soviet-occupied Narva, workers at a secret factory enjoyed a rare slice of the good life, with cognac, vacations and other perks — all while handling deadly uranium.

02.10.25 NEWS ... Estonia has banned Russian rapper Kamazz from entering the country for supporting the aggression in Ukraine, canceling his October 4 concert in Narva.

01.10.25 NEWS ... Last week, a Russian court sentenced Narva Museum Director Maria Smorževskihh-Smirnova to 10 years in prison in absentia. In an interview with ERR, Smorževskihh-Smirnova said that culture cannot remain silent in wartime.

01.10.25 NEWS ... The number of people in Estonia who have renounced their Russian citizenship in the first 9 months of 2025 already exceeds the total for the whole of 2024.

30.09.25 NEWS ... According to defense lawyer Ksenia Kravchenko, the Moscow Court sentencing of Narva Museum director Maria Smorževskihh-Smirnova to 10 years imprisonment in absentia could cause problems if Russia issues an international arrest warrant.

28.09.25 NEWS ... The Narva industrial park is offering land for a power producer to supply cheap electricity to energy-intensive firms.

26.09.25 NEWS ... The remains of 40 German soldiers who died in fighting near Narva-Jõesuu in Ida-Viru County have been found during ongoing exhumation work.

24.09.25 NEWS ... Mayoral candidates in Narva have stressed the need to develop the city's business climate to make Narva more attractive and livable for all.

21.09.25 NEWS ... On Friday, a new €96 million magnet factory owned by Canadian company Neo Performance Materials (NPM) opened in Narva, alleviating the European economy's dependence on Chinese production.

19.09.25 NEWS ... New interactive art cards are letting Narva students explore Estonian, interpreting museum and gallery works and sparking lively conversations.

19.09.25 NEWS ... A new initiative is helping teenagers in Estonia and Latvia, whose first language is Russian, to fight back against disinformation. ERR News' Michael Cole spoke to Dmitri Fedotkin, one of the leaders of the "Fake Detective" project in Estonia, to find out more.

18.09.25 NARVA ... Kullar Viimne's new documentary "Tower" follows a man who has spent decades building a solitary tower in the forests of Southeastern Estonia.

16.09.25 NEWS ... Last Friday, a series of lion sculptures installed on the Narva promenade in 2015 were temporarily removed to undergo restoration work.

11.09.25 NEWS ... Last weekend, the eighth Station Narva music and city festival took place, attracting a record 5,314 visitors to the Estonian border town.

08.09.25 NEWS ... Narva Art Residence (NART) celebrated its tenth anniversary by christening a new boat in Kulgu – the part of the border town also known as "Narva Venice."

06.09.25 NEWS ... A pilot plant planned for an industrial park in the eastern city of Narva will refine calcium carbonate from oil shale ash, utilizing the plentiful slag heaps in the region.

06.09.25 NEWS ... Over 70,000 people resident in Estonia no longer have the right to vote in local elections following this year's constitutional amendment.

02.09.25 NEWS ... Authorities in both Narva and Tallinn have started the 2025-2026 academic year with worries over teacher shortages.

29.08.25 NEWS ... This Thursday (September 4), the music and culture festival Station Narva takes place, with performances from Eurovision star Tommy Cash, nublu, Estonian Voices and more.

27.08.25 NEWS ... Heavy overnight rainfall in and around the border city Narva has caused flooding in several areas, leading to some residents being evacuated from their homes by rescue workers.

18.08.25 NEWS ... The Estonian Tax and Customs Board has stopped money, ammunition, dual use goods and other sanctioned items from being transported into Russia during the last year of full border checks, it said on Monday.

15.08.25 NEWS ... This week, the third Narva International Freedom Theatre Festival brings theaters from around the world to the Northeastern Estonian border city, with local features joined by productions from Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, Kuwait, Pakistan and more.

13.08.25 NEWS ... A criminal investigation has been opened after a Polish man tried to cross Estonia's Narva River on an inflatable mattress to enter Russia and is suspected of wanting to join the Russian Armed Forces to fight against Ukraine.

12.08.25 NEWS ... Estonian Minister of the Interior Igor Taro (Eesti 200), who visited Narva on Monday, told reporters that the government has no plans to ease the restrictions on border crossings between Estonia and Russia. He stressed that it comes down to a matter of principle.

12.08.25 OPINION ... I see no possibility that controls on Estonia's eastern border will be eased while Russia's war of aggression against its neighbor Ukraine continues, writes Tarmo Miilits.

12.08.25 NEWS ... Retractable gates and roadblocks have been installed at Estonia's three border crossings with Russia which can stop the movement of people and vehicles within seconds, if necessary.

11.08.25 NEWS ... Narva Art Residency (NART) is once again looking for an emerging artist from the North East of England to host as part of the Baltic|States Residency Exchange Program. The program, which supports emerging artists and curators from the U.K., Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia, is organized in co-operation with the Baltic Center for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, U.K.

07.08.25 DEFENSE ... Solutions are being sought for a Police and Border Guard Board's (PPA) pilot project to install floating barriers on Estonia's eastern border, in an effort to curb illegal border crossings.

04.08.25 NEWS ... More official swimming zones could be placed along the Narva River, which makes up part of Estonia's eastern border, the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) has said. However, municipalities have so far considered installing these to be too costly.

02.08.25 NEWS ... Gates and barriers are being installed on Estonia's Narva bridge, which connects the country with Russia, to boost security at the border crossing in times of crisis.

24.07.25 NEWS ... A new Russian signal jammer close to Estonia's eastern border is causing increased GPS interference and drone flights are not recommended around the border city Narva, the Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (TTJA) said on Thursday.