Tallinn Film City: Construction for the new studio complex is set to start this winter, with the final design due by late summer and an international tender expected by September at the latest. Soviet symbols removal: A Stalin-era ceiling mural at Tallinn’s Mere Cultural Center has been covered up and a hammer-and-sickle emblem removed, with the symbolism preserved for later display. Banking deal: Hungary’s OTP Bank has signed an agreement to acquire Luminor Holding (parent of Luminor Bank), aiming to expand across all three Baltic markets pending regulators’ approval. Public safety: Discarded e-cigarettes in battery collection bins can still be accessed by children, prompting store operators to look for safer disposal solutions. Security and politics: Estonia is pushing for updated funding for vital statistics and population register services as Tallinn says workloads have outgrown the current state model. Culture and society: Students from Estonia’s art universities are launching a “Monument Hunt” to map surviving Soviet monumental art across the country. International ties: India’s commerce minister Piyush Goyal met Estonian business leaders in Tallinn to deepen trade and digital technology cooperation. Presidential politics: Estonia’s upcoming presidential election is framed as a behind-the-scenes elite negotiation that can still shake up the political landscape.