List of companies of Estonia

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.

Notable companies
     Active      State-owned      Defunct
Name Industry Sector Headquarters Founded Notes
A. Le Coq Consumer goods Brewers Tartu 1807 Brewery
Airest Consumer services Airlines Tallinn 2002 Airline
Alexela Oil & gas Exploration & production Tallinn 1990 Oil & gas
Aqris Technology Software Tallinn 1999 Software development
AS Starman Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Tallinn 1992 Cable, ISP
Avies Consumer services Airlines Tallinn 1991 Airline, defunct 2016
Baltika Group Consumer services Apparel retailers Tallinn 1928 Apparel
BLRT Grupp Industrials Commercial vehicles & trucks Tallinn 1912 Shipbuilding
Copterline Consumer services Airlines Tallinn 2010 Helicopter airline, defunct 2016
Eesti Energia Utilities Conventional electricity Tallinn 1939 Energy company
Eesti Gaas Utilities Gas distribution Tallinn 1990 Natural gas company
Eesti Raudtee Industrials Railroads Tallinn 1992 National railway company
Elering Utilities Conventional electricity Tallinn 1998 Electrical distribution
Elron Consumer services Travel & tourism Tallinn 1998 Passenger rail operator
Enefit Kaevandused Basic materials General mining Jõhvi 1945 Mining
Enefit Solutions Industrials Business support services Jõhvi 1959 Engineering support
Enimex Consumer services Airlines Tallinn 1994 Airline, defunct 2008
EstDomains Technology Internet Tartu ? Domain provider, defunct 2008
Estonia Piano Factory Consumer goods Recreational products Tallinn 1950 Pianos
Estonian Record Productions Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Tallinn 2001 Recording studio
Fortumo Financials Financial services Tartu 2007 Payments
GoRail Consumer services Travel & tourism Tallinn[10] 1998[10] Passenger rail operator
Kalev Consumer goods Food products Lehmja 1806 Confectionery producer
Liviko Consumer goods Distillers & vintners Tallinn 1898 Distillery
Moonwalk Records Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Tallinn 2005 Recording studio
Narva Oil Plant Oil & gas Exploration & production Auvere 1980 Shale oil producer
Nortal Technology Software Tallinn 2000 Software development
Olerex Consumer services Specialty retailers Tartu[11] 1994 Gas station chain
Publishing House ERSEN Consumer services Publishing Tallinn ? Book publisher
Quattromed Health care Biotechnology Tartu 1999 Medical diagnostics
Rakvere Lihakombinaat Consumer goods Food products Roodevälja 1890 Meat
Saaremaa Shipping Company Industrials Marine transportation Kuressaare 1992 Ferry traffic
Saku Brewery Consumer goods Brewers Saku 1820 Brewery
SEB Pank Financials Banks Tallinn 2008 Bank
Selver Consumer services Food retailers & wholesalers Tallinn 1995 Supermarkets
Sky Media Group Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Tallinn 1995 Broadcaster
SmartPost Industrials Delivery services Tallinn 2006 Logistics
STV Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Tallinn 1991 Cable network, TV channel, ISP, security service
Tallink Industrials Marine transportation Tallinn 1989 Ferry traffic
Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS Consumer services Travel & tourism Tallinn 2012 Public transport operator in Tallinn
Tänapäev Consumer services Publishing Tallinn 1999 Publisher
Tartu Mill Consumer goods Food products Tartu 2000 Grain
Telia Eesti Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Tallinn 1993 Telecommunications services
Tondi Elektroonika Industrials Electronic equipment Tallinn 1959 Electronic components
TopTen Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Tallinn ? Recording studio
Ülemiste Keskus Consumer services Broadline retailers Tallinn ? Shopping center
Varrak Consumer services Publishing Tallinn 1991 Book publisher
Viru Keemia Grupp Oil & gas Exploration & production Kohtla-Järve 1924 Shale extractor
VKG Elektrivõrgud Utilities Conventional electricity Narva 1993 Electrical distribution
ZeroTurnaround Technology Software Tartu 2007 Software development

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. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. Andrea Graells Tempel, Jonathan Jacobsen (2016-12-06). "|archivedate=7 December 2016 |title=Asian countries dominate, science teaching criticised in survey |publisher=Yahoo! |accessdate=10 December 2016". Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  6. Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2016 Fraser Institute
  7. Estonia OECD 2016
  8. "Which countries are most generous to new parents?". The Economist. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  9. "Welcome to E-stonia, the world's most digitally advanced society". Wired. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  10. "Firmast | Go Rail". Gorail.ee. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  11. "Olerex AS: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. 2006-11-13. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  12. Tallinna entsüklopeedia [Encyclopedia of Tallinn]. Volume I (A-M) (in Estonian). Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastuse AS. 2004. p. 66.
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