Vehicle rental app Citybee has faced opposition to its scheme to roll out hire cars in Tallinn. Tallinn City Government has said that such cars are unnecessary, and says free parking for the vehicles, which would be hired short-term in much the same way as the company’s electric scooters, is off the table. Citybee, a…
Tallinn has reached a critical point with the amount of summer tourists and the introduction of a tourist tax should be seriously considered to support the Old Town’s infrastructure, Deputy Mayor Aivar Riisalu announced on October 23. Riisalu said about 650,000 cruise tourists visited Tallinn this summer, up by 30,000 YoY. This year there were…
Exports fell for the third month in a row in August, according to government agency Statistics Estonia. Imports also fell. Exports dropped by 3% YoY, and imports by 7%. The sector most affecting the decrease was mineral products – shale oil, motor spirit and fuel additives. Electricity exports and imports also affected figures, according to…
Inflation in September ran at 2.2% YoY, according to the government agency Statistics Estonia. The sectors exerting the most impact were food and clothing, though there was a slight fall of -0.2% MoM. Consumer price index for services saw a 3.5% rise, and goods saw a 1.4% rise. Regulated prices of goods and services fell…
In the next three years EUR 48 million will be spent on the construction of the Estonian-Russian border under the new budget. In explanatory remarks accompanying the 2020 state budget EUR 15.5 million has been earmarked for the construction of infrastructure on the eastern border in 2020, followed by EUR 23.6 million in 2021, and…
The average monthly wage rose to EUR 1,419 per month in the second quarter of 2019, figures released by Statistics Estonia showed. Compared to the same time period last year the average monthly salary increased by 7.4%. The average hourly gross wage was EUR 8.22 euros, up by 9%. The average monthly gross wages and…
The cornerstone for a EUR 7.5-million senior living apartment building to be built by construction company Nordlin Ehitus in Pohja-Tallinn will be laid in a special ceremony. The building to be erected at Maleva 18 will consist of 76 one-room and four two-room apartments. The apartments will be designed for maximum accessibility, and 80% of…