List of companies of Estonia

Location 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.

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
Status: P=Private, S=State; A=Active, D=Defunct

Name	Industry	Sector	Headquarters	Founded	Notes	Status
A. Le Coq	Consumer goods	Brewers	Tartu	1807	Brewery	P	A
Airest	Consumer services	Airlines	Tallinn	2002	Airline	P	A
Alexela	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Tallinn	1990	Oil & gas	P	A
Aqris	Technology	Software	Tallinn	1999	Software development	P	A
AS Starman	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Tallinn	1992	Cable, ISP	P	A
Avies	Consumer services	Airlines	Tallinn	1991	Airline, defunct 2016	P	D
Baltika Group	Consumer services	Apparel retailers	Tallinn	1928	Apparel	P	A
BLRT Grupp	Industrials	Commercial vehicles & trucks	Tallinn	1912	Shipbuilding	P	A
Bolt	Technology	Transportation	Tallinn	2013	Ride-hailing, food delivery, micromobility	P	A
Copterline	Consumer services	Airlines	Tallinn	2010	Helicopter airline, defunct 2016	P	D
Eesti Energia	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Tallinn	1939	Energy company	P	A
Eesti Gaas	Utilities	Gas distribution	Tallinn	1990	Natural gas company	P	A
Eesti Raudtee	Industrials	Railroads	Tallinn	1992	National railway company	S	A
Elering	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Tallinn	1998	Electrical distribution	S	A
Elron	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Tallinn	1998	Passenger rail operator	S	A
Enefit Kaevandused	Basic materials	General mining	Jõhvi	1945	Mining	S	A
Enefit Solutions	Industrials	Business support services	Jõhvi	1959	Engineering support	P	A
Enimex	Consumer services	Airlines	Tallinn	1994	Airline, defunct 2008	P	D
EstDomains	Technology	Internet	Tartu	?	Domain provider, defunct 2008	P	D
Estonia Piano Factory	Consumer goods	Recreational products	Tallinn	1950	Pianos	P	A
Estonian Record Productions	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Tallinn	2001	Recording studio	P	A
Fortumo	Financials	Financial services	Tartu	2007	Payments	P	A
GoRail	Consumer services	Travel & tourism	Tallinn [10]	1998 [10]	Passenger rail operator	P	A
Kalev	Consumer goods	Food products	Lehmja	1806	Confectionery producer	P	A
Liviko	Consumer goods	Distillers & vintners	Tallinn	1898	Distillery	P	A
Moonwalk Records	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Tallinn	2005	Recording studio	P	A
Narva Oil Plant	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Auvere	1980	Shale oil producer	P	A
Nortal	Technology	Software	Tallinn	2000	Software development	P	A
Olerex	Consumer services	Specialty retailers	Tartu [11]	1994	Gas station chain	P	A
Omniva	Logistics	Delivery services	Tallinn	1638	Postal service	P	A
Publishing House ERSEN	Consumer services	Publishing	Tallinn	?	Book publisher	P	A
Quattromed	Health care	Biotechnology	Tartu	1999	Medical diagnostics	P	A
Rakvere Lihakombinaat	Consumer goods	Food products	Roodevälja	1890	Meat	P	A
Saaremaa Shipping Company	Industrials	Marine transportation	Kuressaare	1992	Ferry traffic	P	A
Saku Brewery	Consumer goods	Brewers	Saku	1820	Brewery	P	A
SEB Pank	Financials	Banks	Tallinn	2008	Bank	P	A
Selver	Consumer services	Food retailers & wholesalers	Tallinn	1995	Supermarkets, owned by Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp	P	A
Sky Media Group	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Tallinn	1995	Broadcaster	P	A
SmartPost	Industrials	Delivery services	Tallinn	2006	Logistics	P	A
STV	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Tallinn	1991	Cable network, TV channel, ISP, security service	P	A
Tallink	Industrials	Marine transportation	Tallinn	1989	Ferry traffic	P	A
Tänapäev	Consumer services	Publishing	Tallinn	1999	Publisher	P	A
Tartu Mill	Consumer goods	Food products	Tartu	2000	Grain	P	A
Telia Eesti	Telecommunications	Fixed line telecommunications	Tallinn	1993	Telecommunications services	P	A
Tondi Elektroonika	Industrials	Electronic equipment	Tallinn	1959	Electronic components	P	A
TopTen	Consumer services	Broadcasting & entertainment	Tallinn	?	Recording studio	P	A
Ülemiste Keskus	Consumer services	Broadline retailers	Tallinn	?	Shopping center	P	A
Varrak	Consumer services	Publishing	Tallinn	1991	Book publisher	P	A
Viru Keemia Grupp	Oil & gas	Exploration & production	Kohtla-Järve	1924	Shale extractor	P	A
VKG Elektrivõrgud	Utilities	Conventional electricity	Narva	1993	Electrical distribution	P	A
ZeroTurnaround	Technology	Software	Tartu	2007	Software development	P	A

• 
  Headquarters of Eesti Energia in Tallinn.
• 
  A. Le Coq brewery in Tartu.
• 
  Tallink ferry Victoria I.

Notable former firms

• Esto-Muusika (music supply business in Estonia, existed 1921–1940) ^[12]
• Radio Factory RET

See also

• Economy of Estonia
• List of airlines of Estonia
• List of banks in Estonia

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. 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.