Passenger numbers traveling through the state-owned Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam) fell by 81.7% YoY in the second quarter of 2020, as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting border closures made themselves known, the company reported. Cargo volumes actually increased, by over 5%. 531,000 passengers passed through the Port of Tallinn, which includes…
Tallink Grupp has announced that the special direct return trip from Riga to the island of Saaremaa in Estonia, planned to take place on July 26 to 28, on company’s vessel Romantika as a new summer destination is cancelled due to low customer demand. The other special direct trip to Saaremaa from Helsinki is generating…
From July 1, Wizz Air will fly between Tallinn and Kyiv, Ukraine despite government restrictions still being in place for passengers flying from high-risk countries with coronavirus. Passengers may be denied entry without a permit. Eero Pargmae, Commercial Director of Tallinn Airport, said the order restricting air traffic came from the Ministry of Economic Affairs…
The speed limit on the planned Tallinn-Vaike bypass will be 50 km/h in the stretch that will pass through the residential district of Rae, southeast of Tallinn, city authorities say. “We have reached an agreement between the various parties, whereby the planned Tallinn-Vaike ring road will be 70 km/h, and 50 km/h in the residential…
Thanks to Europe reopening partially after the restrictions on travel brought about by the coronavirus crisis, Finland and Estonia are now closer than ever: a record number of vessels is shuttling between the two countries, and people can now travel to such destinations, as Tallinn, Muuga and everyone’s favorite Saaremaa, as new departures Turku and…
In May, the producer price index of industrial output increased by 0.1% MoM, but decreased by 3.9% YoY, Statistics Estonia (Statistikaamet) reported. Compared to April, the export price index increased by 0.4%. The prices of electricity, chemical products and beverages increased the most, while the prices of parts and accessories for motor vehicles, textile products…
The Dwelling Price Index, which reflected changes in property prices in Estonia, rose by 11.5% YoY to the first quarter of 2020, the highest rise in five-and-a-half years, Statistics Estonia reported. Apartment prices rose by 11.3% and house prices by 11.7%, over the same period, the agency reported, with the biggest increases coming in the…