2023 in Estonia

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23 January — Estonia announces the expulsion of the Russian ambassador in Tallinn to reciprocate Russia's expulsion of the Estonian ambassador in Moscow due to a "downgrade" of relations. Both envoys will depart their respective assignments on February 7.^[1]
5 March — 2023 Estonian parliamentary election: The Reform Party, led by Kaja Kallas, wins the most seats in the Riigikogu.^[2]
9 April — 2023 Estonian parliamentary election: Three parties, led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, agree to a new government coalition, five weeks after the parliamentary elections in Estonia.^[3]
20 June — Same-sex marriage legalized. The parliament approved amendments to the country's Family Law Act legalizing same-sex marriage and allowing same-sex couples to adopt children. The amended act will go into effect on January 1, 2024. This made Estonia the first Baltic and former USSR country to do so.^[4]
9 October - Estonian satellite ESTCube-2 was launched from Kourou, French Guiana, with the European Space Agency's Vega launch vehicle at 4:36 a.m. EEST.^[5] The satellite failed to deploy from its launch vehicle, and was destroyed on reentry.^[6]
10 October – Finland reports that the Balticconnector submarine pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia has been closed following damage and a gas leak.^[7]

1 January - Kadri Mälk, 64, artist and jewellery designer^[8]
10 January - Kalle Eller, 82, publisher, cultural researcher and poet^[9]
7 February - Mati Põldre, 86, film director (Those Old Love Letters, Georg), screenwriter and cinematographer.^[10]

^ "Estonia to expel Russian ambassador in tit-for-tat move". anews. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
^ "Parliamentary elections 2023". valimised.ee. Vabariigi Valimiskomisjon. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
^ "Estonia PM's party clinches new coalition government deal". AP NEWS. 2023-04-08. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
^ "Estonia becomes first ex-soviet state to legalize same-sex marriage". CNN.
^ ERR, ERR | (2023-10-09). "Estonia's ESTCube-2 satellite launched into orbit on Monday". ERR. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
^ Parsonson, Andrew (2023-10-16). "Two Vega VV23 Payloads Failed to Deploy". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
^ Nanu, Maighna (2023-10-10). "Finland-Estonia gas pipeline may have been 'deliberately damaged' by Russia". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ "Suri kunstnik Kadri Mälk". Eesti Rahvusringhääling (in Estonian). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^ "Suri Kaitseliidu endine ülem Kalle Istvan Eller". Eesti (in Estonian). 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
^ ERR (2023-02-08). "Suri filmirežissöör Mati Põldre". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2023-02-08.

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See also: Timeline of Estonian history

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