The number of nights spent by foreign visitors in the three Baltic capitals was highest in Tallinn in the first half of 2024, according to data from the Latvian Hotel and Restaurant Association (LVRA), BNS reports. Foreigners spent 1.075 million nights at accommodation establishments in Tallinn, followed by Riga with 851,000 and Vilnius with 699,000….
Latvia’s national air carrier, airBaltic, will open flights to several new destinations from the three Baltic capitals in summer 2025, including five from Tallinn, four from Riga, and seven from Vilnius, LRT reports. The company will offer flights from Tallinn to Tirana in Albania, to Hamburg in Germany, to Reykjavik in Iceland, and to Barcelona…
The average gross monthly wage in Estonia amounted to EUR 2,007 in the second quarter of 2024, which was up 7.2% from the same period of 2023, according to Statistics Estonia, The Baltic Guide reports. Wage growth has slowed down over the last four quarters. The average wage was highest in Tallinn (EUR 2,339), Harjumaa…
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%)….
