Air quality in the capital cities of the three Baltic States is best in Estonia’s Tallinn and worst in Latvia’s Riga, according to a new study by the European Environment Agency (EEA), LSM reports. Tallinn ranked 9th out of altogether 372 cities in Europe with “good” air quality that is better than the World Health…
A potential cholera case has been recorded in Estonia for the first time in over 30 years, according to the Estonian Health Board (Terviseamet), ERR reports. A child who was hospitalised in Tallinn after returning from overseas tested positive for cholera. Another child from the same family who developed similar symptoms was hospitalised as well….
Czech company Rekola Bikesharing will launch a bikesharing service in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, at the end of August 2024, ERR reports. The company will have 200 bicycles available. Currently, Rekola’s bikesharing service operates in seven cities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Estonian car-sharing company Elmo and Swedish charging solutions provider Elonroad have opened the world’s first fully automatic charging station for teledriven cars in Tallinn, BNS reports. The stations will allow Elmo to minimise charging interruptions and reduce labour costs. Teledriving technology enables controlling vehicles remotely.
Traffic on roads in Estonia reached a new all-time record in 2023, according to data from the Estonian Transport Administration (Transpordiamet), ERR reports. The total volume of vehicle mileage amounted to 11.9bn km in 2023, which was up 2.4% from 11.6bn km in 2022. Passenger cars accounted for 72.3% of the total mileage, followed by…
Defence spending as a percentage of GDP in the Baltic States is among the highest in NATO, according to the Tallinn-based International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS), LSM reports. The study shows that Estonia’s overall defence expenditure amounts to 3.43% of GDP, which is third-highest in NATO after Poland (4.12%) and the US (3.72%)….
Electrifying the public transport system in Estonia’s Harjumaa county would require EUR 2bn in grid investments, Tallinn deputy mayor Kristjan Järvan stated, ERR reports. He said that the project would include major upgrades to both the distribution and transmission networks to support the increased use of electric vehicles. Electrifying Tallinn’s bus fleet alone would cost…
Estonian investment holding company Infortar has announced a voluntary takeover offer to acquire all remaining shares of shipping and tourism group Tallink Grupp for EUR 0.55 per share, GlobeNewswire reports. Infortar currently owns 46.76% of Tallink’s shares and seeks to acquire the remaining 53.24%. The offer period runs from 2 July 2024 to 5 August…
Estonia’s Harju County Court has acquitted the defendants in a criminal case against the management of the Port of Tallinn due to statute of limitations, ERR reports. The court determined that the accused members of the port’s management board, who were charged with bribery and money laundering, did not act as officials, reclassifying their actions…