Events in the year 2024 in Estonia.
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Incumbents
edit- President: Alar Karis
- Prime Minister:
- Kaja Kallas (until 23 July)
- Kristen Michal (23 July onwards)
Events
editJanuary
edit- 1 January – Estonia becomes the 36th country in the world where same-sex couples can marry.[1]
February
edit- 13 February – The Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, is reportedly put on the Russian Interior Ministry's register of wanted people due to the removal of Soviet War Memorials, making Kallas the first known government leader to be added to a wanted list by Russian authorities.[2]
- 23 February–2 March – 2024 Biathlon Junior World Championships[3]
March
edit- 2–3 March – 2024 Miss Valentine Tartu Grand Prix at Tartu[4]
- 24–29 March – 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B at Kohtla-Järve[5]
May
edit- 23 May – Twenty-five buoys used to demarcate the Estonia–Russia border along the Narva River are removed by Russian border guards in what Estonian authorities call a "a provocative border incident”.[6]
- 31 May – Estonia becomes the 24th full member of the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).[7]
June
edit- 9 June – 2024 European Parliament election
- 26 June – The leaders of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia call on the European Union to construct a €2.5 billion (US$2.67 billion) defence line between them and Russia and Belarus to secure the EU from military, economic, and migrant-related threats.[8]
- 28 June – Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is nominated to become High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union.[9]
- 29 June – Climate Minister Kristen Michal is nominated by the ruling Estonian Reform Party to replace Kaja Kallas as Prime Minister.[10]
July
edit- 15 July – Prime minister Kaja Kallas resigns in order to assume her new role as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European External Action Service.[11]
- 16 July – The Baltic states announce their exit from the Russian and Belarusian electricity grids along with plans to synchronize their grid with the continental Europe grid effective 9 February 2025.[12]
September
edit- 5–8 September – 2024 European Junior Judo Championships at Tallinn[13]
November
edit- 25 November – Authorities announce that eight British soldiers participating in a NATO exercise were injured in a vehicular pileup along the Tallinn-Narva highway the week prior.[14]
December
edit- 25 December – The submarine Estlink-2 power cable running under the Gulf of Finland between Finland and Estonia is cut, causing a significant decrease in Estonia's electricity supply and leading to suspicions that a vessel linked to Russia is responsible.[15][16]
Art and entertainment
editHolidays
edit- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 24 February – Independence Day
- 29 March - Good Friday
- 31 March - Easter Sunday
- 1 May - Spring day
- 19 May - Whit Sunday
- 23 June – Victory Day
- 24 June – Midsummer Day
- 20 August – Independence Restoration Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – Second Day of Christmas
Deaths
edit- 15 January – Uno Palu, 90, Olympic decathlete (1956)[19]
- 16 January – Vaino Väljas, 92, diplomat and politician, first secretary of the communist party (1988–1990)[20]
- 24 January – Väino Uibo, 81, actor, singer and theatre director[21]
- 29 October – Ragne Veensalu, 37, actress[22]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Uus aasta tuli abieluvõrdsusega: avalduse on esitanud juba kaheksa samasoolist paari". Postimees (in Estonian). 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ Sauer, Pjotr (2024-02-13). "Russia puts Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas on wanted list". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
- ^ "Biathlon Youth and Junior World Championships". All Sports Db. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix". All Sports Db. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Ice Hockey Women's World Championship". All Sports Db. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "European Union criticizes Russia for removing Estonian buoys, demand an explanation from Moscow". Associated Press. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Estonia ratifies CERN accession to become 24th member in one of Europe's key scientific bodies". Associated Press. June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Poland, Baltics call for EU defence line on border with Russia, Belarus". Reuters. June 27, 2024.
- ^ "Von der Leyen gets nod for second EU term, Estonia's Kallas as top diplomat". Al Jazeera. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Estonia's ruling party taps climate minister for the Baltic country's top job". Associated Press. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Estonian PM resigns to take up top EU diplomatic job". The Kyiv Independent. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Baltic countries notify Russia and Belarus they will exit the Moscow-controlled electricity grid". AP News. 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
- ^ "European Junior Judo Championships". All Sports Db. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "At least 8 British troops were injured in a highway pileup during a NATO exercise in Estonia". Associated Press. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea". Associated Press. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Estonia navy to protect undersea power link after main cable damaged". BBC. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Estonia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Law on holidays and public holidays". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ ERR (2024-01-15). "Suri kümnevõistleja Uno Palu". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "MÄLESTUSGALERII | Suri Vaino Väljas. President Karis: tema diplomaatiline julgus aitas laduda kive Eesti iseseisvuse taastamisse". www.ohtuleht.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Suri näitleja ja lavastaja Väino Uibo". Kultuur. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Tiits, Maiken; Mölder, Merilin (29 October 2024). "Näitleja Ragne Veensalu suri 37-aastaselt". Kroonika (in Estonian). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
