--- title: Kaja Kallas Is on the TIME100 Next 2022 List description: Find out how Kaja Kallas is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. canonical: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213907/kaja-kallas/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-09-28T09:58:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-03T00:06:59.318Z og:title: 2022 TIME100 Next: Kaja Kallas og:description: Find out why Kaja Kallas is on this year’s TIME100 Next list og:url: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213907/kaja-kallas/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaafe7407391d3365/698a35c54ee26251e831a9e2/time100-next-kaja-kallas.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2022 TIME100 Next: Kaja Kallas og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 2022 TIME100 Next: Kaja Kallas twitter:description: Find out why Kaja Kallas is on this year’s TIME100 Next list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaafe7407391d3365/698a35c54ee26251e831a9e2/time100-next-kaja-kallas.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 28, 2022 # Kaja Kallas ## Video: TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree [Watch (HLS stream): TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/i4LJ3fau.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2022-09-28. See every 2022 TIME100 Next honoree in under two minutes._ by Sanna Marin  Birgit Püve for TIME Birgit Püve for TIMEBirgit Püve for TIME [Kaja Kallas](https://www.councilwomenworldleaders.org/kaja-kallas.html) first contacted me only hours after taking office as the Prime Minister of Estonia in January 2021\. Ever since, we have worked together closely, strengthening our bilateral relations and those within the European Union. Together, we share an agenda of ambitious climate policy and transformation of our energy policies, emphasizing renewables while cutting our dependence on Russian fossil energy. Within the E.U., Kallas is a strong voice in our joint support for Ukraine, which is suffering from the unjustified aggression of Russia. The fundamental change in our security environment has led Finland and Sweden to seek NATO membership. Estonia’s support for our bid has been unwavering throughout the process. Kaja Kallas is leading her country with a strong European conviction, which will undoubtedly grow even deeper with the strengthened joint defense of our region. 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