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Submit data to the employment register

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Pursuant to a government regulation, employers must enter in the employment register (TÖR) of the Tax and Customs Board the official title and address of the place of employment for each employee. Its purpose is to make the collection of wages and salaries and labour force data more efficient, to produce more accurate statistics on wages and the labour market and to conduct a register-based population and housing census. The occupational title and workplace address must be entered in TÖR for persons employed under an employment contract. If a person is working under a contract of the law of

The annual growth of the dwelling price index was the smallest of the last few years

Date 22.03.2024

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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2023, the dwelling price index increased by 5.9% compared with the average of 2022. The last time that the annual growth of the dwelling price index, which is calculated as the average of four quarters, was this low was in 2018.

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The first population and housing census in re-independent Estonia was carried out from 31 March to 9 April in 2000. The Census was prepared and conducted according to the recommendations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat), which guarantee that the census data are internationally comparable. Also the comparability with the data of previous censuses carried out in Estonia was taken into account. The Statistical Office was responsible for conducting the Census. According to the order of the Government of the

Main changes in Intrastat 2025

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Statistical thresholds In 2025, the statistical threshold for the dispatches of goods is 350,000 euros (last year, it was the same). It means that, in 2025, Intrastat data have to be submitted by those enterprises whose turnover of goods dispatched to European Union countries exceeded 350,000 euros in 2024. If enterprises exceed the statistical threshold in 2025, they will also have to submit Intrastat data. Statistics Estonia has decided that the arrivals questionnaire will be abandoned from 2025. After three years of analysis it is now clear that the data on the movement of goods received

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3 skills that Estonian enterprises consider important for employees

Date 09.09.2024

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Which skills should be acquired to remain competitive on the labour market and to prepare for the future? These questions are answered by the Continuing Vocational Training Survey conducted by Statistics Estonia.

In January, the consumer price index was up by 3.7% year on year

Date 16.02.2026

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Lauri Veski, the Consumer Price Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, said that the last time that the year-on-year increase in the consumer price index was at a similar level was a year ago, in January 2025, when the consumer price index rose by 3.9%. “The rise in the consumer price index for January 2026 compared with December was primarily influenced by electricity, food and alcoholic beverages. The exchange prices of electricity soared in January, so that the electricity price index was up by 22.2% compared with December. Food prices were up by 2.3% in January, with 11.1% more

Ukrainians in the Estonian labour market

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Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has forced millions of Ukrainians to flee their homes and homeland. Many of them have found a new home in Estonia. Ukrainian citizens and their family members who have come to Estonia because of the war can apply for temporary protection, which includes the right to work in the country. Commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Statistics Estonia analyses the employment situation of Ukrainian refugees under temporary protection and the Ukrainian citizens staying in the country on other grounds

1,366,491 people – Estonia's population grew due to immigration, the number of births fell

Date 18.01.2024

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According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, on 1 January 2024, the population of Estonia was 1,366,491, which is 607 persons more than at the same time a year ago. In 2023, there were 10,721 births and 15,832 deaths in Estonia. Based on the data on registered migration, 20,209 persons immigrated to Estonia and 14,491 persons emigrated from Estonia. Compared with a year earlier, the number of births, deaths and immigrants has fallen, while the number of emigrants has risen.