Estonia Cards And Payments Statistical Yearbook 2025

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Key market opportunities include the expansion of digital and contactless payments, real-time payments, open banking, and cryptocurrency initiatives. Growth in mobile payments, bank digitization, and AI integration...

Fermi Energia partners with Aecon for Estonia’s SMR program

Estonian energy company, Fermi Energia and North American infrastructure development group, Aecon, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development and deployment of GE Vernova Hitachi’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) technology in...

Community group may go to court over planned defense industry park in southwest Estonia

A local residents group in Pärnu County has said it may take the issue of a planned defense industry park to court. The group, the Päraküla selts, had already taken the issue of Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) supply depots planned for the Ermistu...

Dutch Firm to Assess Estonian-Latvian Offshore Wind Grid Link

Sep 18, 2025 (Credit: ELWIND) ELWIND has signed a contract with Haskoning Nederland to carry out a study on determination and assessment of possible grid connection points, cable routes, as well as network configuration for Estonian-Latvian...

Labor costs have grown 2.5 faster in Estonia compared to European average

ABB has invested nearly €9 million in its Jüri plants, opening a wind turbine service center and a large motor line. Estonia needs industry with skilled jobs, the economy minister said. The wind turbine service center will serve all of Europe and...

Baykar Drones & KAAN Jets Boost Turkey’s Arms Industry; Can Is Beat South Korea To Emerge World’s Top 10 Exporters?

The world today is a much dangerous place than it was one decade ago. War has returned to Europe after seven and a half decades of peace, and many frozen conflicts are flaring again. The strategic restraint that even conflict-ridden countries had...

Estonia's industry leaders call for stable policies to boost smart growth

CEO of aircraft maintenance firm Magnetic MRO and board member at the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Risto Mäeots said investments also need more conscious policy. "Industry's contribution to GDP falls below the European average. Major...

Tallinn–Tartu railway work postponed yet again

Major construction on the Tartu line is nearly finished, but new traffic control systems in Tapa Station face delays, extending the timetable by another week. "Regrettably, our contract partner Siemens Mobility OY has informed us that they will...

Haskoning to Perform Grid Study for ELWIND Estonian-Latvian Offshore Wind Park Project

The Grid Study will be conducted by Haskoning for the ELWIND offshore wind park areas in Latvia and Estonia, which will consist of a high-level assessment of possible grid connection points from a technical and legal perspective, and determine the...

Elcogen opens new solid oxide technology facility, boosting production to 360 MW

Estonian clean energy technology manufacturer Elcogen has officially opened ELCO I, a solid oxide technology facility on the outskirts of Tallinn, increasing the company’s available production capacity from 10 MW to 360 MW. Copyright Elcogen;...

Reconstruction work on Tallinn's Lastekodu tänav reaches final stages

The roadworks on Tallinn's Lastekodu tänav, which so far have lasted over a year, are nearing completion, according to Tallinn Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski (SDE). According to Ossinovski, the repairs have proceeded in accordance with the contract....

Expert: Low consumer confidence not down to polling methodology

In recent months, there has been sharp public debate over whether Estonians' views of their financial situation and outlook are overly pessimistic. On Tuesday, the liberal-leaning think tank Salk criticized the Institute of Economic Research (EKI)...

Minister: Car tax in Estonia not likely to be abolished

The car tax will likely not be abolished in the 2026 state budget, Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Erkki Keldo (Reform) said. On the other hand, a combination of various planned or already enacted reforms including ditching the...

Aecon to assist in Estonian deployment of BWRX-300

Estonia's Fermi Energia has signed a teaming agreement with Canadian construction company Aecon to advance cooperation on the development and deployment of GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy's BWRX-300 small modular reactor technology in Estonia....

Estonia faces reduced potato harvest after rains

Heavy spring rains and late planting have left Southern Estonian potato farmers facing harvests about half their usual size. Yields vary by grower but are lower than expected, according to Rasmus Kolberg, board member of the potato cooperative...

connecting cottbus announces the projects for its 27th East-West co-production market

17/09/2025 - A record 16 countries are represented in this year’s line-up, spanning genres from neo-noir and satirical sci-fi to vampire romance and queer drama Director Roman Przylipiak, who is taking part in cocoPITCH with Helmet (© Mateusz...

Elcogen Opens €50 Mn Hydrogen Tech Factory in Estonia, Boosting Capacity 36-Fold

Elcogen, a European developer of solid oxide technology for green hydrogen and clean energy, has inaugurated its first large-scale manufacturing facility, ELCO I, on the outskirts of Tallinn, Estonia. The launch marks a major expansion in the...

Äio scales up yeast-based oil production with first 1-tonne run

ESTONIA – Food-tech start-up Äio has reached a significant milestone with the successful completion of its first full-scale production run of yeast-based oil, achieving a volume of 1 tonne. The breakthrough represents a 300-fold increase from its...

Transport Ministry and Estonian Ministry of Climate launch study to develop migration plan for railway system

RIGA - The Latvian Transport Ministry and the Estonian Ministry of Climate in cooperation with the European Commission (EC) Reform and Investment Working Group SG Reform and the Technical Assistance Instrument have launched a study to develop a...

For the law and the environment: Estonia will limit the amount of fish that can be purchased per day

Starting in January 2026, Estonia will significantly limit the amount of fish that each buyer can buy in one day, writes the Estonian media outlet ERR News. The Estonian Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture has drafted a bill to amend the...