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2023 in Estonia
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Events in the year 2023 in Estonia.
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Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia
- 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]
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Sport
- Basketball
- Football
- Ice hockey
- 2022–23 EML season
Deaths
January
- 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]
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