A non-profit association (mittetulundusühing, MTÜ) is the Estonian legal form for a society, a club, a professional network or any other association whose purpose is not to earn profit for its members. We found it for you: online when the founders are e-residents, with a notarised power of attorney from abroad, or at a notary in Tallinn. This page explains the requirements, the price and the documents — and you can order it below.
Price
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Non-profit association for e-residents — every founder an e-resident or an Estonian company | €990 |
| Non-profit association — founders who are not e-residents, with a notarised power of attorney | €1,650 |
| Non-profit association — signing at a notary in Tallinn | €1,350 |
| Added when a founder is a foreign company of a permitted state (not possible on the e-resident route) | €1,000 |
The state fee is not included in the price. You pay it yourself directly to the state.
What the law requires
- At least two founders, who may be natural or legal persons (Non-profit Associations Act § 5).
- A foundation agreement naming the association, its seat and address, the founders with their personal or registry codes, their obligations and the members of the management board; the articles of association are approved with it (§ 6, § 7).
- Every founder signs the foundation agreement and the articles; a founder's representative may sign under a power of attorney (§ 6(4)).
- The application for entry in the register is signed by every board member (§ 8(1)) — under a power of attorney that meets the form of the application (Commercial Register Act § 40(2)) — and is filed within one year of the foundation agreement (§ 8(3)).
Three ways to found it
Online, for e-residents
Every founder is an e-resident (or holds an Estonian ID card) or is an Estonian company. The form generates one power of attorney in Estonian and English to Urmas Rooba; every founder and every board member signs the same file in DigiDoc4 and uploads it. We draft the foundation agreement and the articles, sign them and file the application. A foreign company cannot be a founder on this route.
With a notarised power of attorney
For founders who are not e-residents. We send the power of attorney; each founder signs it before a notary in their own country, as a rule with an apostille, and sends us the original. A foreign company of a permitted state can be a founder; the surcharge above is added.
At a notary in Tallinn
The founders come to a notary in Tallinn at a time we book and sign there. A foreign company of a permitted state can be a founder; the surcharge above is added.
Who can use this service
A founder that is a foreign company is possible only from a state where the Apostille Convention is in force. We do not provide this service to any person or company from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan, from any African state, from any Middle East state (except Türkiye and Israel), from a state against which EU sanctions apply or from the occupied territories of Ukraine.
We prepare and file; the decision and the entry are the registrar's. If you need to change an existing company instead, see register changes for e-residents.
Order the founding of a non-profit association
The order form opens here: choose the route, enter at least two founders and the board members with their countries, see the price and pay by card (on the online route after uploading the power of attorney every founder signed). Without the form, write to info@micaconsult.com with the name and purpose of the association and its founders.
Official sources
The laws this article names, each linked to its official text, as read on 9 October 2026. For the Estonian acts we read the English translation in Riigi Teataja; the legally binding text is the Estonian one.
- Commercial Register Act — Riigi Teataja, English translation
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Frequently asked questions
Can you found a non-profit association (MTÜ) in Estonia?
Yes. A non-profit association needs at least two founders. We found it online when every founder is an e-resident or an Estonian company, with a notarised power of attorney from abroad, or at a notary in Tallinn. The prices of the three routes and the order form are on the page Founding a non-profit association in Estonia; the state fee is paid separately.