Rail service to and through Tartu remained heavily affected on May 17 following a signal box fire in Tartu that brought all rail service to a halt on May 16 afternoon. Many connections are being partially served by shuttle buses, and one morning train has already experienced a half-hour delay. Shuttle buses serving the Tabivere-Tartu…
The average price of beer at restaurants in Tallinn’s Town Hall Square (Raekoja Plats), the heart of the tourist district of Tallinn’s Old Town, has seen a rise of around EUR 0.65 on a half liter over the past year. This time last year noted Old Town eateries such as Vana Toomas and Maikrahv were…
According to information released by Statistics Estonia, the average gross monthly income per employee in 2017 totaled EUR 1,155, up by 7.6% YoY. The fastest growth of 8.6% was registered in the income of those under 25 years of age. Last year the average gross monthly income per employee was the highest in Harju County…
McDonald’s partnered up with Estonian food delivery service Mychef.ee to begin offering delivery from four of its Tallinn locations last week. Since May 4 customers of the service can order delivery from the four most popular McDonald’s locations in the Estonian capital, and the service pledges delivery in 25 minutes or less within a two-kilometer…
Responding to a call by regional public transport centers to postpone the implementation of the new public transport regulation by three months, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications Kadri Simson (Center) said that the appeal included demands, which had already been met and that the centers were given enough time to implement changes. Representatives of…
According to information released by Statistics Estonia on May 8, the consumer price index (CPI) in April increased by 0.4% MoM and by 2.9% YoY. Compared to April 2017 goods were 3.2% and services 2.4% more expensive. Regulated prices of goods and services have risen by 7.6% and non-regulated prices by 1.6% compared to last…
Nordica started operating its new flight connections to Copenhagen on April 30. It will fly to Copenhagen’s Kastrup Airport up to 11 times a week. “Our job as an airline is to provide quick, convenient, direct connections for Estonian air passengers to key destinations,” Toomas Uibo, Nordica’s director for marketing and communication, said. “Adding the…