Hacker News with Generative AI: Estonia

Expat: I don't recommend anyone not working in tech sector relocating to Estonia (news.err.ee)
The cost of living in Estonia is so high now that it is not worth moving here from another country unless you work in the tech sector, which traditionally wages well above average, or have some other source of income and ideally from another country, one long-term expat in Estonia has said, as reported by Postimees.

Estonia, Expats, Tech Sector, Economics

15 points by workfromspace 11 days ago | 1 comments

Estlink cable disruption: Finnish Border Guard detains tanker linked to Russia (yle.fi)
An oil tanker that was sailing in the area when the Finland-Estonia electrical link was disrupted on Wednesday has been escorted and boarded by the Finnish Border Guard.

Finland, Estonia, Energy, Russia, Security

8 points by juki 22 days ago | 2 comments

Undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia suffers damage (euronews.com)
An undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia was damaged in the Baltic Sea. Finnish officials launch investigation into the matter and say sabotage cannot be ruled out.

Finland, Estonia, Power Cables, Infrastructure, Sabotage

90 points by austinallegro 23 days ago | 102 comments

Finland-Estonia power cable hit in latest Baltic Sea incident (theguardian.com)
An undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia broke down on Wednesday, Finland’s prime minister said, the latest in a series of incidents involving cables and energy pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

Finland, Estonia, Energy Infrastructure, Baltic Sea, Geopolitics

13 points by howard941 23 days ago | 0 comments

Arvo Pärt's Journey (plough.com)
In this excerpt from Between Two Sounds, we see the moment when the Estonian composer begins to run afoul of the Soviet regime.

Music, Estonia, Soviet Union, Biography, Composers

135 points by motohagiography 129 days ago | 33 comments

We created a new account in Telegram and started looking for a job in Estonia (threadreaderapp.com)

Job Searching, Telegram, Estonia

90 points by toss1 143 days ago | 40 comments

What Estonian drone companies are learning from Ukraine (defenseone.com)

Estonia, Drones, Ukraine, War, Technology

14 points by atlasunshrugged 192 days ago | 0 comments

The War on Estonian Forests (2022) (daveon.design)

Estonia, Environmentalism, Deforestation, Politics

112 points by votiv 197 days ago | 108 comments

Estonia 'seriously' discussing sending troops to 'rear' jobs in Ukraine (breakingdefense.com)