Events in the year 2023 in Estonia.
Incumbents
President: Alar Karis
Prime Minister: Kaja Kallas
Events
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. 5 March — 2023 Estonian parliamentary election: The Reform Party, led by Kaja Kallas, wins the most seats in the Riigikogu. 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. 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. 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. 10 October – Finland reports that the Balticconnector submarine pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia has been closed following damage and a gas leak.
Sport
Basketball
2022–23 European North Basketball League
2022–23 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
Football
Ice hockey
2022–23 EML season
Deaths
January
1 January - Kadri Mälk, 64, artist and jewellery designer
10 January - Kalle Eller, 82, publisher, cultural researcher and poet
7 February - Mati Põldre, 86, film director (Those Old Love Letters, Georg), screenwriter and cinematographer.