ESTO N I A’S D E V ELO P M EN T
PROMOTER H A R J U C O U N T Y.
FIVE GOOD REASONS TO I N V EST I N H A R J U COU NT Y
ESTON I A
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Capital region with most Estonian state, education and financial institutions and fast economic development with favourable business environment offering good growth opportunities for a wide range of businesses. See more at page 3.
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Highly developed infrastructure – electricity, water supply and sewerage system in all settlements, natural gas supply in most part of the county, 100% broadband network and 3.5G coverage. See map at page 5.
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A wide choice of business locations available – 48 industrial parks and tech villages, a science and a smart city business park, 4 business incubators in Tallinn and one in Paldiski town, 5 competence centres at Tallinn Technopol, etc. See more at page 6.
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Skilled, educated and cost-efficient labour with broad range of engineering excellence and experience in international communication. Development of labour is supported by 10 universities and a number of professional colleges. See more at page 7.
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Excellent logistical location – 24 hours coverage of all the major capitals around the Baltic Sea and in Eastern Europe, 36 hours to the Central Europe and Scandinavia – and efficient transport connections via sea, rail and road network. Passanger and two cargo airports. See more at page 8. 2
CAPITAL REGION
O F ESTON I A
R EP U B LI C O F ESTON I A
H A R J U COU NT Y
• Area: 45,227 km² • Population: 1,340 million, urban population - 69% • Main Cities: Tallinn, the capital - 416,000 inhabitants Tartu - 103,300 Narva - 65,900 Kohtla-Järve - 44,500 Pärnu - 44,000 • Administrative division: 15 counties, 33 towns and 194 parishes. • Climate: humid-temperate daytime temperature range: average -2.0°C down to -30°C in winter and +19.4°C up to +30°C in summer. • State Type: parliamentary democracy, European Union and NATO member state • Language: official language is Estonian. Finnish, English, Russian and German are widely spoken and understood.
• Area: 4,300 km² 9.6% of the total territory of Estonia • Population: 569,000 43% of Estonian population incl Tallinn 416,000 • Cities: Tallinn Paldiski Loksa Keila Saue Maardu Kehra • Administrative division: 18 parishes: Padise, Nissi, Kernu, Vasalemma, Keila, Harku, Saue, Saku, Kiili, Rae, Kose, Kõue, Raasiku, Jõelähtme, Anija, Aegviidu, Kuusalu and Viimsi.
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Helsinki 85 km Stockholm 375 km
St. Petersburg 350 km Moscow 900 km
Riga 310 km
AREA TALLINN
Kärdla
Rapla
Haapsalu
Jõhvi
Rakvere
Paide
Narva
212 km
Other counties of Estonia 90.4% Harjumaa 9.6%
Jõgeva
Pärnu
Kuressaare
219 km
POPULATION
Viljandi
Tartu
128 km
185 km Põlva
Valga
Võru
Harjumaa 569,000 43%
Other counties of Estonia 57%
There are no particular restrictions for foreigners acquiring immovables in Estonia. The prices for office space are EUR 9 up to 15 per qm. Industrial and storehause prices are EUR 1 – 4,2 qm.
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HARJU COUNTY Muuga Sadam
Tallinn
Tallinna Sadam
Paldiski
Angerja Allika Tööstuspark Tööstuspark
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Maardu Nehatu Logistikapark
Paldiski Tehnopark Tallinna lennujaam Paldiski Põhjasadam Jüri Rae Äripark Tehnopark Keila Tööstuspark Gate Tallinn Männiku Paldiski Paldiski Lõunasadam Keila Üksnurme Ämari Tööstuse Tehnopark Lennubaas tööstuspark
Keila
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Loksa
Kehra
Saue
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BUSINESS LOCATIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES: • Paldiski development area Teadus- ja Tööstuspark Pakri Paldiski Tehnopark Paldiski Tööstuspark Paldiski Tööstuspargi arendus Lääne-Harju Ettevõtlusinkubaator • Kose parish, Kose alevik, Ujula tn. 4, production space • Aegviidu village – industrial area • Jõelähtme parish, Nehatu logistics park – industrial area • Keila town, 2 industrial parks • Keila vald, Linnamäe tee 12, Ohtu küla – industrial area and building with power substation • Saue parish - Allika Angerja, and Gate Tallinn industrial parks • Saku parish Parma 2 • Raasiku parish, Aruküla, Tallinna mnt 39a – industrial building • Rae parish – Rae Business Park • Number of others
BIGGEST COMPANIES IN HARJU COUNTY: www.aga.ee
www.paulig.ee
www.vestaterminals.com
www.pipelife.com www.tamro.ee www.horizon.ee www.nesteoil.com bsr.ee www.elektroskandia.ee
prysmiangroup.com
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LABOUR
KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS • GDP at current prices: €10.1 billion (2011) ie. 63% of Estonia’s GDP • GDP per capita: €17,800 (12,100 in Estonia) (2011) 88% of total foreign investments to Estonia • Over 76,000 companies (incl. 62,000+ in Tallinn) ie 52% of all enterprises in Estonia
LABOUR FORCE • Labour pool (aged 15–74) 410,000 • Employment 300,000 (2010), 34% with higher education • Official unemployment: 4.9% (30.09.2012)
• 57% are employed by service sector and 15% in industry • Average monthly gross salary level € 915 (Q3 2011)
unemployed 5%
other 23% services 57% industry 15%
JOB OFFER PAGES • CV-Online - www.cv.ee • CV Keskus - www.cvkeskus.ee • Ariko Reserv - www.job.ee • Äripäev labor mediation - www.vakants.ee
ENTREPRENEURSHIP RATE is 7.9 (average in Estonia 6.7) businesses per 100 residents, mostly small and medium size enterprises with less than 10 employees (88%). MOST IMPORTANT SECTORS agriculture, wood processing and fishery services manufacturing
MANUFACTURING SECTORS
chemicals rubber and plastic 3% processing 4% other 16% textile 10%
machinery and metalworking 30% wood and paper processing 27%
food processing 10%
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LOGISTICAL LOCATION Central location in North-Eastern Europe: 24 hours coverage of all the major metropolises around the Baltic Sea and in Eastern Europe, 36 hours from the Central Europe and Scandinavia.
ISLAND
FINLAND
Ice free harbours with free economic zones in Tallinn, as well as in Paldiski and Loksa are able to receive large ocean going vessels and having plenty of land for the construction of new terminals
NORWAY
SWEDEN
LATVIA
36 h
BELARUS POLAND
GREAT BRITAIN
Tens of daily Ro-Ro ferry connections between Tallinn and Helsinki, daily departures to Sweden and weekly connection to St. Petersburg
24 h
LITHUANIA
DENMARK
IRELAND NETHERLANDS
GERMANY UKRAINE
BELGIUM CZECH REP. SLOVAKIA FRANCE
AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND
MOLDOVA
HUNGARY
ROMANIA
SLOVENIA CROATIA ITALY
Well-developed West-East direction railway connections to Eastern and Western Europe, regular container trains from Tallinn to Moscow, Central Asia, Poland-Austria as well to Byelorussia and Ukraine
RUSSIA
ESTONIA
SERBIA BULGARIA
SPAIN TURKEY
PORTUGAL
3h
GREECE
Very good road capacity all over the County and connections to other part of Estonia up to Europe, highway connection route Via Baltica up to largest towns in Europe is under modernization Passanger and cargo airport in Tallinn and cargo airport in Ă„mari nearby Paldiski town within 3 hours flight from most major European, Scandinavian and Russian cities. 8
YOUR INVESTMENTS W I LL B E AS S IST ED
Harju County Entrepreneurship and Development Consultancy (HCEDC) is offering free of charge consultation services for start-up businesses and operating entrepreneurs. Objectives of HCEDC investment services are: • Dealing with foreign investors´ interest towards Estonia, replying to investment inquiries, initiating and managing investment projects supervision on Harju county investment inquiries status and troubleshooting • Compilation of Harju county marketing prospectus creation of contact network between investors and Harju county entrepreneurs • Updating and enlarging investment opportunities database managing, supporting and coaching the network of investor consultants located in local authorities • Co-operation of investor relations between local authorities, public supporting system and state institutions • Making propositions to improve the investment climate in Estonia, initiation and participation in such projects
„The climate to operate a business in Estonia is very easy, there is very little bureaucracy. At the level of the assembly line workers, the local labour is consistently praised as honest and hardworking. ABB is engaged in lobbying work with ABB Corporate to expand production in Estonia.“
Bo Henriksson
ABB Country Manager, Estonia 9
CONTACTS www.heak.ee/investment-services investinHarjumaa@heak.ee +372 656 6641 Sirge str. 2, 10618 Tallinn, Estonia Harju County Entrepreneurship and Development Consultancy www.investor.tallinn.ee invest@tallinnlv.ee +372 640 4218 Vabaduse sq. 7, 15199 Tallinn, Estonia Tallinn City Enterprise Board www.harju.maavalitsus.ee info@mv.harju.ee +372 611 8640 Roosikrantsi str. 12, 15077 Tallinn, Estonia Harju County Government www.hol.ee info@hol.ee +372 615 0352 Sirge str. 2, 10618 Tallinn, Estonia Union of Harju County Municipalities
M O R E I N FO R M ATI ON www.investinEstonia.com www.tradewithEstonia.com estonia.eu en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harju_County www.tootukassa.ee/eng info@tootukassa.ee +372 614 8501 Eesti TÜÜtukassa (Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund) www.eas.ee/en/for-the-entrepreneur/starting eas@eas.ee +372 6279 700 Enterprise Estonia www.mkm.ee/en info@mkm.ee +372 62 56 342 Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications www.emta.ee/?lang=en emta@emta.ee +372 676 1200 Estonian Tax and Customs Board 10