List_of_companies_of_Estonia

List of companies of Estonia

List of companies of Estonia

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Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.[1] It is a developed country with an advanced, high-income economy that as of 2011 is among the fastest growing in the EU.[2] Its Human Development Index ranks very highly,[3] and it performs favourably in measurements of economic freedom, civil liberties and press freedom (3rd in the world in 2012 and 2007).[4] The 2015 PISA test places Estonian high school students 3rd in the world, behind Singapore and Japan.[5] Citizens of Estonia are provided with universal health care,[6] free education[7] and the longest paid maternity leave in the OECD.[8] Since independence the country has rapidly developed its IT sector, becoming one of the world's most digitally advanced societies.[9] In 2005 Estonia became the first nation to hold elections over the Internet, and in 2014 the first nation to provide E-residency.

Location of Estonia

For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Estonia".

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

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Notable former firms

See also


References

  1. "United Nations Statistics Division- Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49)". Unstats.un.org. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. "Estonian Economic Miracle: A Model For Developing Countries". Global Politician. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. "2015 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. "Press Freedom Index 2016 – Reporters Without Borders". Reports Without Borders. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. Estonia OECD 2016
  6. "Which countries are most generous to new parents?". The Economist. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  7. "Firmast | Go Rail". Gorail.ee. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  8. "Olerex AS: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. 2006-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  9. Tallinna entsüklopeedia [Encyclopedia of Tallinn]. Volume I (A-M) (in Estonian). Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastuse AS. 2004. p. 66.

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