1. TALLINN – CITY for MODERN BUSINESS
MART REPNAU
Business Development Manager

2. GENERAL population Tallinn 404,000 Region 543,000
private sector employment
257,000 (2008)
+40,000 (2004–2008)
-15,000 (Jan-Sep 2009)
active companies
~25,000
share of Estonia’s GDP
Tallinn 51%
Region 61%

3. INCREASE OF EMPLOYMENT
2000–2006 in businesses registered in Tallinn:
197,369  257,067 = +59,698
2000/
2001/
2002/
2003/
2004/
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2006/
2007/
2004–2008 in businesses registered in Tallinn:
216,640  257,067 = +40,427
(National Tax Office )

4. EMPLOYMENT GROWTH & SALARIES
Employment & average salaries in business enterprises registered in Tallinn, by field of activity, 2007
No of employees Av. salary EEK per month
= 100 H1 2007
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Real Estate & Bus. Services
Manufacturing
Transp. & Communication
Construction
Hotels & Restaurants
Finance
(National Tax Office 2008)

5. CHANGES IN SOCIAL STATUS
In 2004 – 2008 in Tallinn
Age 16 to retirement persons
Inactive ,100 persons
Unemployed ,600 persons
Labour force +12,800 persons
= ,100
Employed ,400 persons
= , ,600
employment increase = decrease of unemployed + inactive = lower qualification and temporary jobs
(National Tax Office 2008)

6. INFLOW of CREDITS Data of credit institutions, 2005–2008 bn EEK
Loan portfolio
incl Estonian loans
Client deposits
incl Estonian clients
Loan-deposit ratio 132% 144% 168% 180%
Estonian % 274%
(Financial Supervision Authority )

7. Source: Harjumaa Development Plan 2013
HARJU COUNTY 1999 – 2008
Source: Harjumaa Development Plan 2013

8. AREAS of EXCELLENCE Tourism (culture, conference, incentive)
Logistics (from transit to distribution centres)
Engineering (machinery, equipment, tools)
ICT (services & applications, integration)
Finance (tradable services)

9. LOGISTICS
in business since 1284

10. fur and wax  West; salt, herring, metal and fabric  East
AD 1556 ~21,400 tons of salt AD ~20 employees
AD 2008
29 mln tons of cargo
incl. 181,000 TEU
AD 2009
~500 employees

11. MUUGA CARGO PORT & INDUSTRY PARKS

12. LOGISTICS PARKS
& NETWORKS