August 24th, 2018131269The Swedish furniture giant IKEA is finally set to open doors in Riga. The long-awaited IKEA Store is located in East Riga — just outside of Mežciems a.k.a. the Forest Village.
The Grand Opening will take place August 30 on the IKEA Latvia premises, with the first IKEA store in Latvia, and the largest in the Baltics, to welcome...
August 13th, 201891353Brace yourselves — Winter is Coming... Now that the hot Latvian Summer is about to end, HBO® has announced it will be available in the Baltic countries starting August 21.
The critically acclaimed titles like Game of Thrones®, Big Little Lies®, Westworld®, Sharp Objects®, True Detective® and many more will be at your disposal...
August 10th, 201824958Irish-based low-cost airline Ryanair has canceled multiple flights this Friday from and to Riga International Airport. Among the destinations affected the carrier names German cities Berlin and Bremen, as well as the Belgian capital Brussels.
The reason for Ryanair flight cancellations are pilot strikes throughout Europe. Namely, the...
August 6th, 20181999The Under-18 Latvian National Basketball Team has finished the FIBA U18 European Championship off strong — grabbing the Silver in a tough matchup with reigning champs Serbia who enjoyed a repeat this Sunday in Riga.
With Arena Riga abuzz, and Latvians protecting the paint against a stronger and taller Serbian team, the game was...
May 3rd, 20189675May 4: Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia. On May 4, 1990, there were thousands of people who were following the vote at the Parliament building all day. After the vote deputies went to Daugavmala, they were greeted with flowers and loud rejoicing. And today, after 28 years, we still celebrate this day! In Riga there...
April 20th, 2018261269Have you tried the new service for food delivery that has just appeared in Riga recently? We're talking Wolt — an app for discovering and getting great food!
So what Wolt — the Finnish startup really stands for?
Boasting 1,700+ restaurants in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, Wolt wants...
April 10th, 20182560The international textile industry exhibition "Baltic Fashion & Textile 2018" will take place for the 23rd time in the international exhibition center Kipsala from the 12th to the 14th of April. "Baltic Fashion & Textile 2018" is a place where the fashion industry offers and demands meet from the countries of Latvia, Lithuania,...
March 17th, 2018151867Taxi-hailing app Yandex.Taxi has launched in Riga this week — starting their European expansion with Latvia.
Yandex, Russia’s largest technology company, often called the “Google of Russia”, and their Yandex.Taxi app is certainly among the most popular ridesharing services in Russia, so it's just been a matter of time for...
March 15th, 20189446Crypto experts to tell Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Tallinn about future of blockchain industry
On March 22, 2018, Estonia will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Tallinn dedicated to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and ICOs. Estonian crypto experts and invited foreign specialists will talk about the future and the new...