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Broadcasting activities

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Despite the wide reach of digital media in Estonia, traditional TV and radio programmes are still popular. Television broadcasters and radio stations offer a wide selection of programmes, including critically acclaimed films, music and plays as well as live broadcasts of major events. Television and radio statistics cover all radio and TV stations in Estonia. The statistics include information such as: how many TV and radio broadcasters there are in Estonia; the duration of broadcasting; the share of broadcasts in Estonian and the share of broadcasts in Russian; how many people work in

Culture

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Culture is an essential part of our everyday life, identity and sense of community, whether it means attending concerts, going to the theatre or a museum, reading books, watching films or participating in a folk culture group. The statistics give an overview of cultural participation and the cultural sector in Estonia. The statistics cover theatres, museums, libraries, cinemas, concerts, exhibitions, publishing, folk culture, television production, audiovisual services and cultural heritage. Culture statistics help us assess the changes in people's cultural participation and in their cultural

Internet use is increasing in Estonia

Date 14.09.2023

Article

According to Statistics Estonia*, 93.2% of households in Estonia have an internet connection at home. The number of households with an internet connection has increased by 13,000 compared with the previous year, when there were 533,300 such households. There are also more users of e-commerce.

Changes in using the statistical database and API

Date 15.02.2021

Article

Of the databases of Statistics Estonia, API functionality was up to now offered by the one at andmebaas.stat.ee. Now, API functionality has been added to the database on PxWeb platform, available at andmed.stat.ee/en/stat. All of those who used an API to access andmebaas.stat.ee should make the change to the PxWeb API.

The use of sharing economy services is growing

Date 19.09.2018

Article

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2018, the share of internet users among 16–74-year-olds reached 89%, which is 1 percentage point more than a year ago. The share of internet users who ordered accommodation and transport services from private persons increased by 4 and 3 percentage points, respectively.

Survey: most people are willing to update their register data, but only a few have done it

Date 18.11.2021

Article

86% of Estonian people are willing to review and update their personal information in the population register and in the register of buildings before the population census begins at the end of this year. Still, only 16% of the population, on average, have logged into these registers over the last year, as revealed by the survey carried out by Kantar Emor.

5 important reminders for a safe census

Date 27.12.2021

Article

The Estonian e-census starts tomorrow, December 28. All Estonian residents can participate in the census. To make sure that answering the census survey is as safe as possible, Liina Osila, project manager of the Population and Housing Census, goes over safety principles and shares useful tips.

Around 150,000 people have responded to the e-census

Date 06.01.2022

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By today, January 6, approximately 150,000 people have submitted answers to the Population and Housing Census e-questionnaire. Women have been considerably more active in filling in the questionnaire than men. The short questionnaire can be answered until January 22.

71 percent of the Estonian population prefer an online census

Date 18.11.2021

Article

Most Estonian residents intend to participate in the Population and Housing Census, which begins at the end of the year. 71% of them prefer completing the census questionnaire online, as revealed by a recent survey of Kantar Emor.