Navigate to content

Search results

The data literacy week encourages everyone to explore data and ask questions

Kuupäev 28.03.2023
Article
During the data literacy week, which begins on 27 March, Statistics Estonia invites all young people or anyone else who is interested to improve their data literacy. The main event of this week is Küsimus24, a 24-hour question marathon organised for the first time, during which anyone can submit a question to Statistics Estonia.

In the first quarter, wages grew faster again

Kuupäev 27.05.2021
Article
According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2021, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were 1,473 euros. Highest were in Harju and Tartu counties, in information and communication, financial and insurance activities and the energy sector.

Construction volumes decreased after three and a half years of growth

Kuupäev 26.11.2019
Article
According to Statistics Estonia, in the 3rd quarter of 2019, the total production of Estonian construction enterprises in Estonia and abroad decreased by 1% year on year. Similarly to the first half of the year, construction volume increased in foreign countries but decreased in Estonia.

Sales of herbicides were again the highest last year

Kuupäev 11.06.2021
Article
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2020, 784 tonnes of pesticides by active substance were placed on the market in Estonia. The majority of these pesticides were herbicides, while the sales of fungicides and growth regulators were the highest of the last decade.

About Tallinn and Estonia

Basic page
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia. It is located in northern Estonia on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, the eastern part of the Baltic Sea. Tallinn is an amazing blend of old and new. The Old Town is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. But Tallinn also has numerous fast-growing start-up enterprises. Tallinn may be one of the smallest capitals in the world but offers many interesting and beautiful sights. In case you arrive early, we suggest you take a stroll through Kadriorg Park and Pirita, to enjoy the beautiful greenery and the seaside. Then you can easily jump into the medieval

The Estonian economy grew last year

Kuupäev 28.02.2017
Article
According to Statistics Estonia, in 2016, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Estonia increased 1.6% compared to 2015. In the 4th quarter of 2016, the Estonian economy grew 2.7% compared to the 4th quarter of 2015.

Environmental protection funding

Area
Environmental measures implemented by the state support the development of environmentally friendly consumption and production habits. One of these measures is environmental taxes. Their share in the total tax revenue in Estonia has increased over the years. The purpose of environmental taxes is to mitigate the negative impact of human activity on the environment and to reduce environmental pollution. Examples of environmental taxes are pollution, energy and transport taxes. Statistics on environmental protection funding provide information on environmental protection expenditures

Statistics Estonia is planning mobility analysis to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

Kuupäev 25.03.2020
Article
The crisis commission of the Government of the Republic issued an order to Statistics Estonia for the preparation of analytical output using anonymous data from electronic communications, with the purpose to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The goal is to launch the project this week.