The Estonian Center for Defense Investment (ECDI) announced a EUR 40-million procurement for the purchase of long-range antitank weapons systems. In the framework of the procurement, at least 18 weapons systems are to be bought with ammunition. The supplier must also provide auxiliary equipment, technical support and training, spokespeople for the ECDI said. “The antitank…
Construction of the new museum started on October 6, and if everything goes according to plan, the museum will open to the public in July next year. The museum’s cornerstone was laid on October 5. “We’re hoping very much to give the city another tourist magnet,” says Kaire Tooming, who is in charge of the…
Eggs from all Sanlind farms have been infected with salmonella, according to the Veterinary and Food Board (VTA). Salmonella had been detected at two of the Valga company’s farms. Now the VTA says output from all Sanlind OU has been infected, including eggs already purchased from stores. The VTA stated the possible contamination concerns Sanlind…
According to Statistics Estonia, the consumer price index in September was at the same level as in August, and the change compared to September 2017 was 3.7%. Compared to September 2017 goods were 3.4% and services 4.1 more expensive. Regulated prices of goods and services increased by 7.1%, and non-regulated prices by 2.7%. Also compared…
In September AS Tallink Grupp transported 730631 passengers, up by 0.9% YoY. The number of cargo units increased by 2.3%, to 33767 units, while the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 2.2%, to 83180 units. In the third quarter of the 2018 financial year (July – September) AS Tallink Grupp transported 2947610 passengers, up by…
Upon switching to its winter flight schedule, the Estonian state-owned airline Nordic Aviation Group, operating under the Nordica brand, will discontinue flights to Gothenburg and Kiev Zhuliany as well as scale back its service to Munich and Oslo. Nordica CEO Hannes Saarpuu said that it was the airline’s duty to ensure connections with the hubs…
A lot of work has gone into the Tartu city council’s revision of the local bus lines, but the city’s residents think that the planned changes fail to take everyday life into account, and that they aren’t practical. The city council introduced the planned changes in a public discussion. The proposed revision of the city’s…