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Current news about Estonia that matters to a business. It covers the economy, laws, taxes and Estonia's relations with Europe, Asia and America. Each story is told neutrally from a source we name and link to.
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Current news about Estonia that matters to a business. It covers the economy, laws, taxes and Estonia's relations with Europe, Asia and America. Each story is told neutrally from a source we name and link to.
- HEVI Optronics plans a second factory and a Tartu office · Invest in Estonia — HEVI Optronics, an Estonian maker of electro-optical systems, plans to put about EUR 20 million into a second factory in Tabasalu and to open a development office in Tartu, Invest in Estonia reports. The plant would start in early 2029 with about 100 jobs.
- Estonia wants a deadline for Silmet to leave Russian raw materials · ERR News — The European Commission has chosen the Silmet 2.0 project in Sillamäe as one of 46 new strategic projects for critical raw materials, ERR News reports. Estonia's foreign minister says the support must come with a date by which the plant stops using Russian raw materials.
- Bank of Estonia expects growth and warns about the deficit · Estonian World — The Bank of Estonia forecasts growth of about 2.5 per cent this year and in the two years after it, Estonian World reports. The bank names inflation as the main risk and the budget deficit as a long-term problem.
- Baltic leaders ask the EU to ban the transit of Russian grain · Government of Estonia — The prime ministers of Estonia and Latvia and the president of Lithuania have asked the European Union to forbid the transit of Russian grain through its territory, the Government of Estonia says. Estonia will raise the matter at next week's European Council.
- A 74 MWp solar park opens at Raadi near Tartu · Invest in Estonia — Estiko Energia has opened a 74 MWp solar park at Raadi, on the edge of Tartu, after investing more than EUR 40 million. The park stands on a former military airfield and feeds the national grid; a 20 MW battery is to follow in February.
- Finnish-owned Multimek Baltic opens a new production building in Kehra · Invest in Estonia — Multimek Baltic, an Estonian metalworking company owned by the Finnish company Multimek Oy, has opened a new office and production building in Kehra after an investment of EUR 2.2 million. The 1,800 square metre building stands next to the company's existing plant.
- Estonian industry grows as export sales rise 8% · Trade with Estonia — Industrial output in Estonia was 4.5% higher in August 2026 than a year earlier, and manufacturers' export sales rose by 8%, according to figures of Statistics Estonia reported by Trade with Estonia. Two thirds of what manufacturers produced was sold abroad.
How these stories are written
Every story is written in our own words from one named source, with a link to the original and at most one short quotation. A story is published only when its source has been checked, when no figure in it is missing from the source, and when it says what the news means for an Estonian entrepreneur. Each story names the service of ours that the subject really touches and links to the Business Navigator, where about twelve questions show which services a company needs. The tone is neutral: the stories report, they do not campaign.
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