The mayors of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and the Finnish capital, Helsinki, have approved a twin city cooperation plan for 2026-2029, Baltic News reports. The action plan focuses on growth and innovation, resilience and sustainability, and creative industries and grassroots cooperation. The two cities will cooperate in startup ecosystem development, civil protection, and cultural and…
Nearly half of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Estonia regard the country’s economic climate as being negative, according to a Turu-Uuringute poll for loan comparison platform Sortter, BNS reports. The survey showed that 46% of local entrepreneurs saw the economic climate as negative in August 2024. The main perceived challenges included operating costs (57%)…
Doctors now enjoy the highest salaries in Estonia, surpassing IT experts, according to data from recruitment portal CV Keskus, BNS reported. Salaries offered to doctors now stand at an average of EUR 3,650-4,150 per month, followed by sales managers with EUR 1,900-4,000 and IT specialists with EUR 2,900-3,750. Meanwhile, average salary offers for sales specialists…
Latvia’s Riga City Council may revise its property tax policy to address the issue of abandoned and empty shopfronts in the Old Town, LSM reports. Also, the city council has invested EUR 1.5mn in promoting Riga as a tourist destination and will launch a major redevelopment project for two streets in the Old Town to…