Delfi (web portal)

DELFI
Type of site
web portal
Available inEstonian, English, Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish, Russian
ParentEkspress Grupp
URL
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired for unlimited access
Current statusActive
Lithuanian headquarters
Previous logo used from 2014 to 2020, and Latvia in 2021

Delfi (occasionally capitalized as DELFI) is a news website in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania providing daily news, ranging from gardening to politics.[1] It ranks as one of the most popular websites among Baltic users.

Delfi operates in the respective Baltic countries under the domain names delfi.ee, delfi.lv, and delfi.lt. Aside from versions in the Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian languages, the company offers Russian-language versions of its portal in all three countries. On 12 March 2012, Delfi started a Polish version under pl.delfi.lt. A year later an English version was added under en.delfi.lt.

In March 2014, the delfi.ua website was closed.[2]

In February 2016, most of the delfi.lt English-language content was placed behind a paywall to restrict access to most articles without a paid subscription, as the articles in this version of Delfi are supported by the Lithuania Tribune, which raised questions on implementing the paywall there.[3] Other language editions followed later on.[when?]

  1. ^ Laima Nevinskaite (13 November 2003). "Media of the Baltic States in the European Communication Networks". The European Public Sphere Conference, Europäische Akademie, Berlin Grunewald, 28–30 November 2003. Europäische Akademie Berlin.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Эстонский медиа-концерн прекращает свою деятельность в Украине" [Estonian media ceases operations in Ukraine]. rian.com.ua (in Russian). RIA Novosti Ukraina. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ^ "The Lithuania Tribune's paywall: your questions answered". Delfi. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2023.