The Estonian shipping group, Tallink Grupp, posted unaudited revenue of EUR 400.9mn in the first half of 2023, which was up 28.4% from EUR 312.2mn in the same period of 2022, GlobeNewswire reports. Six-month EBITDA amounted to EUR 95.6mn (EUR 17.7mn) and net profit to EUR 28.0mn (EUR 40.7mn). In the second quarter of 2023,…
The average gross monthly salary in job advertisements in Estonia amounted to EUR 1,481-1,947 in the first half of 2023, which was 13% higher than in 2022, according to data from recruitment portal CV Keskus, Postimees reports. The average salary offered for top specialists and middle managers stood at EUR 2,170-2,728 (up 17%), for mid-level…
Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, received 82% of the average rainfall for July in less than 24 hours on 25 July 2023, BNS reports. According to Harku weather station data, 67.3 mm of rain fell on Tallinn, whereas the average amount of rain in the city is 82 mm in July. The heavy rain was caused by…
The European Commission (EC) has criticised Estonia and Lithuania for failing to transpose an EU directive on the rights of child suspects properly into national legislation, BNS reports. The EC opened an infringement procedure by sending a formal notice for failure to transpose the EU directive on procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused of…
The Estonian Competition Authority (Konkurentsiamet) has approved a takeover of Tallinn’s municipal company, Tallinna Soojus, by private energy group Utilitas, ERR reports. Following the takeover, Tallinna Soojus and Utilitas will establish a new joint venture, Utilitas Tallinna Soojus, which will become the new parent company of Tallinna Soojus. Utilitas will own 66.66% and Tallinn municipality…
Around 400 bicycles have been reported stolen in Estonia so far in 2023, ERR reports. Reported thefts in Harjumaa county number 300, which is 70% more than a year earlier. Kaido Atspol, detective at the East Harjumaa Police Department, said that most cases of bicycle theft took place in central Tallinn. Owners usually buy new…
An investigation of the wreck of the MS Estonia passenger ferry has found no evidence that would contradict the official report on the accident, ERR reports. Märt Ots, director of the Estonian Safety Investigation Bureau (OJK), said that the international investigation team would build a digital model of the vessel in 2024. The final report…
Seven municipalities in Latvia will participate in the Save Our Sea (SOS) campaign for a cleaner Baltic Sea, LETA reports. The municipalities of Adazi, Jurmala, Liepaja, Riga, Talsi, Valmiera, and Ventspils have applied to take part in the campaign. The SOS campaign, launched by Estonian NGO Let’s Do It World, aims to raise awareness of…
Estonia’s Ministry of Climate has proposed ending universal electricity service contracts automatically, ERR reports. Under the proposal, customers with universal service would be switched automatically to state-owned energy group Eesti Energia’s general service if the average market price of electricity remains below the universal service price for three consecutive months. Eesti Energia’s general service would…