''Kroonika'' (meaning ''The Chronicle'' in English) is a popular

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which is typically popular with young Estonian persons aged between 13 and 30 years of age.

History and profile

''Kroonika'' was established in 1996. Its previous publishers were Kroonpress Ltd. and AS Ajakirjade Kirjastus. The magazine is published by in the

Estonian language Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language, written in the Latin script. It is the official language of Estonia and one of the official languages of the European Union, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,0 ...

and includes gossip and news on the country's biggest

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. It is published weekly on Fridays and is based in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

. Its

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is Krista Lensin.

Erika Salumäe Erika Salumäe (born 11 June 1962) is an Estonian track bicycle racer who won the first Olympic gold medal for Estonia after the country regained independence in 1991. Salumäe was born in Pärnu, Estonia. She trained at VSS Kalev in Tallinn ...

, an Estonian track bicycle racer and

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, sued the magazine for publishing damaging and insulting news about her in 2016. In 2018 the publisher, Ekspress Meedia, was ordered by the court to pay Salumäe 9,500 Euros.

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