The overwhelming majority of #Estonians believe that #Estonia should always offer armed resistance if attacked by another state, according to an annual public opinion #poll on national #defence. Nearly two thirds of residents are ready to defend the country personally, the #survey shows.

https://viabaltica.fi/estonia-62-of-residents-ready-to-defend-country/

#Latvians and #Lithuanians #work longer hours than #Estonians, according to #Eurostat data. The average working hours for employed persons in both #Latvia and #Lithuania stood at 38.3 hours per week in 2024, compared to just 36.5 hours in #Estonia.

https://viabaltica.fi/baltic-latvians-lithuanians-work-longer-than-estonians/

Most #Estonians support the reelection of #President Alar Karis for a second term in office, according to a new #poll in early March 2026. The #survey shows that 70% of respondents support and 17% oppose electing Karis for a second term.

https://viabaltica.fi/estonia-70-support-president-for-second-term/

A majority of #Estonians oppose foreign #labour, according to a new #poll conducted in March 2026. The #survey shows that 71% of respondents oppose bringing in labour from outside the EU, while 52% oppose labour from other EU countries.

https://viabaltica.fi/estonia-most-estonians-oppose-foreign-labour-poll/

The supervisory council of the public broadcasting company in #Estonia, ERR, has dismissed its chairman, Rein Veidemann. Earlier, Veidemann criticised ERR's interview of a same-sex couple with two children, saying that the TV programme violated the values of the majority of #Estonians.

https://viabaltica.fi/estonia-council-chair-of-public-broadcaster-dismissed-amid-row/

Annual #alcohol consumption in #Estonia amounted to over 11 litres of pure alcohol per capita in 2022, according to the National Institute for #Health Development. Almost 20% of #Estonians aged 18-64 years consumed excessive amounts of alcohol in 2022.

https://viabaltica.fi/estonia-alcohol-consumption-rising-among-women-report/