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How does making vocational education fee-based affect adult learners, and what alternatives are there to vocational education, such as training courses?
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Cultural activities play an important part in the everyday life of many Estonian people. But how big is their role exactly? The Cultural Participation Survey provides an overview of cultural participation in Estonia, of the residents' cultural interests and hobbies and of the differences in cultural participation between demographic groups. The results of the survey help the Ministry of Culture determine how many people are affected by cultural policy decisions and what the economic impact of these decisions might be. The data also allow the Ministry to decide which cultural activities need
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What kind of survey is it? The Estonian Household Finance and Consumption Survey assesses the real and financial assets and debt levels of Estonian households, as well as their income, savings, and consumption behaviour. Who commissions the survey? The survey is conducted in cooperation with the Bank of Estonia ( Eesti Pank). The same kind of surveys are carried out in all euro area countries, organised by national central banks and coordinated by the European Central Bank. Collecting similar data across the entire euro area allows comparisons of results between countries. The results of the
There were 7% more foreign tourists accommodated in November
Date 09.01.2026
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Piret Pukk, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that about half of the tourists accommodated in Estonia in November 2025 were foreign tourists and the other half were domestic tourists – their numbers were 127,273 and 127,716, respectively. “The number of foreign tourists was still 13% lower than in November 2019 before the pandemic. The number of domestic tourists was 10% higher than in November 2019, which has also been the trend in previous months,” added Pukk. Year on year, there were fewer tourists from Finland and more tourists from Latvia The largest number of foreign tourists
In the first half of 2026, there were 4% more accommodated tourists than the year before
Date 13.08.2026
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In the first six months of 2026, there were more than 874,900 foreign and nearly 789,400 domestic tourists accommodated in Estonia. Piret Pukk, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the number of nights spent also increased year on year. “Compared with the first half of 2025, the number of nights spent was up by 5%, totalling 3.04 million,” said Pukk. From January to June 2026, foreign tourists stayed for over 1.72 million nights and domestic tourists for more than 1.32 million nights. Year on year, the number of nights spent by foreign tourists was up by 7% and the number of nights
Statistical Yearbook describes the life of Estonia in figures
Date 29.07.2011
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Statistics Estonia presents today, on 29 July, the publication “Eesti statistika aastaraamat. 2011. Statistical Yearbook of Estonia“, which gives an overview of the life in Estonia last year in comparison with earlier years and other European Union countries.
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In April, the number of accommodated tourists dropped by 95%
Date 05.06.2020
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According to Statistics Estonia, 13,000 tourists stayed in Estonian accommodation establishments in April. Their total number of nights spent was 43,000. The number of tourists decreased by 95% year on year.