13.02.2024
Anyone who wants to practise Estonian can sign up for the Estonian Integration Foundation’s Keelesõber programme from 9 February.
The Keelesõber (“language friend”) programme offers 900 people who are willing to chat with language learners the opportunity to help them learn Estonian. Estonian learners interested in such an opportunity can register on the programme’s website from 9 February…
Before arrivalIn order to prepare properly before arriving in Estonia, be properly informed about the country.* Check your entry and residence conditions. A citizen of the European Union, a member state of the European Union Economic Area and Swiss Confederation (hereinafter an EU citizen) may take up employment in Estonia under the same conditions as Estonian citizens without the need…
EU citizen has a right to stay in Estonia on the basis of a valid travel document or an identity card for the period of up to three months without registration of the right of residence. EU citizen’s right of residence in Estonia can either be temporary or permanent. Right for a permanent right of residence usually forms after having lived in Estonia for five years under a temporary right of…
The educational system in Estonia consists of four levels: pre-school, primary, secondary and higher education. Acquisition of basic and secondary education in state or local government schools is free.
In Estonia, a child must attend school if he or she has attained 7 years of age by 1 October of the year in question. The length of an academic year is at least 175 schooldays (35 weeks); there…
The labour market has remained strong despite the decline in economic activity. The most extraordinary development in the Estonian labour market has been the increase in the labour supply because of the refugees from Ukraine who have entered the labour market. Daily statistics of the registered unemployed is available here. According to Statistics Estonia, in the II quarter of 2024, there…
The most common ways to find a job in Estonia are through employment portals, social media, company career pages, with the help of friends, recruitment agencies and the public employment service Töötukassa, which offers free job mediation services for anyone who legally resides in Estonia and who are registered as unemployed or jobseeker. The most popular job search portals include cv.ee and…
Regulations regarding employment and labor issues are regulated by the Employment Contracts Act. Work relations are also regulated with the Law of Obligations Act, the Individual Labour Dispute Resolution Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act. As a rule, work is performed on the basis of an employment contract, though the foundation may be different, such as an…
Establishing a company
All enterprises are required to be entered in the Company Registration Portal (Commercial register). It is an environment which allows companies to submit documents to the Business Register electronically, without the need to use a notary’s services. The portal allows submitting applications for registering a new company, amending registry data, liquidating a company and…
Salaries and wages In the 2024,the average gross salary has equalled 1,959 EUR according to Statistics Estonia. Over the year, average monthly gross wages and salaries were highest in information and communication (3,988 euros), financial and insurance activities (2,007 euros), and energy (2,540 euros), while lowest in real estate (1,366 euros) and accommodation and food service…
If you are EU citizen working in Estonia and paying local social insurance, you are guaranteed all the same social benefits as any citizen of Estonia. The information below sets out when you are eligible for benefits, what you are entitled to and how to go about claiming it.HealthList of persons insured under the Estonian health care system is published here. The Estonian healthcare system is…
