Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kolvart (Center) wants to add a second underground floor to the capital’s future mega-hospital due to the changing security situation posed by Russia’s war in Ukraine. It would cost approximately EUR 47.4 million. Plans for a new mega-hospital with seven floors, six above ground and one below, have already been agreed…
People fleeing the conflict in Ukraine have been able to find work, this is often at a fraction of the wage offered to local hires. Wages for refugees as low as one quarter of that offered to a local worker have been reported, while the influx of Ukrainian people seeking work has caused confusion among…
In February, the producer price index (PPI) of industrial output, which expresses changes in the producer prices of industrial goods manufactured in Estonia for the domestic market and for export, increased by 0.8% MoM and by 26.3% YoY, Statistics Estonia said on March 21. Eveli Sokman, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with…
Electricity and gas system operator Elering is replacing the second and last overhead power line connecting Saaremaa and Muhu via Vainatamm Dam with a second undersea power cable, which will increase the islands’ security of supply as well as eliminate the danger posed to birds by the overhead line. Construction of the new undersea cable,…
Minister of Finance Keit Pentus-Rosimannus (Reform) said that the government was prepared to put together a supplementary state budget to cover expenses on security, growing subsistence benefits in the conditions of inflation and refugees. Supporting refugees in education is estimated to cost dozens of millions of euros. The finance minister said that the war in…
A combination of sunnier weekdays and solar power plants in Estonia have together contributed to higher electricity generation and lower overall daily electricity prices, following record levels set over the autumn and winter. While solar power in Estonia might seem counter-intuitive to some, the lengthening days herald periods of daylight in spring and summer, which…
The planned completion of the Tartu Sudalinna Cultural Center (SUKU), listed as a cultural object of national significance, will be postponed by two years, with the center estimated to open its doors in 2029. While the Riigikogu approved the application for the center with the original completion date in 2027, the project is being aimed…