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Employers are responsible for ensuring their employees safety at work. Nevertheless, accidents happen and employees might suffer injuries. In the worst case, an accident can be fatal. Statistics on registered accidents at work is provided by Labour Inspectorate. Their statistics provide following data. Number of registered accidents at work by economic activity and county Number of fatal accidents at work The increase in the number of accidents at work partially indicates that more accidents are reported. However, many accidents, primarily minor ones, are still not officially registered. In

The world is interconnected through transport. The sector ensures that bananas from Costa Rica reach our tables or that wooden furniture from Estonia finds a place in Finnish or Swedish homes. A great transport system is an important component of the modern living and business environment. Transport is divided into land transport (i.e. road and rail), water transport and air transport. Together these modes influence almost all economic activities, including the service sector. The developments and demand of these, in turn, have an impact on the health of the transportation sector. Both local

Security is important for everyone. Security, law and justice are necessary for us to feel safe each day, send children to school on their own and walk in public spaces in the dark. Prevention activities should have sufficient impact to avoid crimes and conflicts as much as possible. It is necessary to educate youth from early on, teach them rules of behaviour and social norms as well as responsibility in traffic. Fire safety awareness is required to avoid fatal mistakes. Justice and security statistics reflect the functioning of the Estonian legal system, number of crimes and rescue service

Insurance provides protection against the unexpected. The purpose of insurance companies is to provide customers with financial support in the event of accidents, theft and other unexpected incidents. Insurance companies offer life and non-life insurance. Life insurance provides financial support to the insured person and their loved ones in the event of a terminal illness, loss of capacity for work, an accident or death. There are also life insurance policies with an investment component for building wealth. Non-life insurance is taken out to mitigate financial losses. The main types of non

What kind of survey is it? The Consumer Survey measures consumer confidence. The survey reflects Estonian residents’ perceptions of the economic situation, price changes and unemployment, and provides information about their purchases of durable goods, savings and plans for major purchases. The survey is conducted in all European Union countries. The survey is part of a programme of five surveys (the other four are business surveys). Who commissions the survey? Statistics Estonia conducts the Consumer Survey from May 2026. The survey is carried out in all European Union countries pursuant to