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With a highly-qualified workforce and strengths in engineering, electronics and IT, Estonia is at the cutting edge of R&D, production and service for mechatronic solutions with embedded software.
| World class education in science, maths and IT. | |
| Significant, export-oriented engineering and electronics sectors. | |
| World class IT skills, from software to control systems and cyber security. | |
| Full collaborative ecosystem for R&D, prototyping and production. | |
| Estonian mechatronics solutions attract global clients, awards and funding. |
Estonia has a sizeable and growing Mechatronics industry thanks to its ability to integrate world-class expertise in mechanical engineering, electronics and IT. European leaders Enics and Stoneridge trust Estonia to provide high quality, cost-effective, on-time solutions for their global client base.
In mechanical engineering Estonia has a 25 year track record of high-value production, testing and assembly for global markets. Ericsson and ABB (read more) trust Estonia to produce complex telecommunications, power and industrial solutions. A significant contract manufacturing sector is experienced and certified to provide intricate components and complex systems to space, transportation and offshore sectors.
Estonia’s electronics capability, developed over 70 years, today includes R&D, prototyping, precision production and assembly of PCBs, supercapacitors, transformers and semiconductors. European leaders Enics, PKC Group and Stoneridge provide cost-effective, on-time solutions to global clients from Estonia.
Estonia’s world-class IT capability ensures technology is seamlessly integrated. Historic skills in industrial automation and cyber security are augmented by developments in data analytics, connected networks and the Blockchain. Estonia is at the cutting edge of sensor, control software and location technology R&D for autonomous vehicles.
Homegrown innovations increasingly attract global clients, awards and funding. Starship Technologies is a strategic partner to Daimler AG in the smart van-robotic delivery solutions. Cleveron parcel delivery solutions are used globally by the likes of Walmart. Software apps allow clients to personalise service and provide real-time data to business on performance and preferences.
Success stories in the Estonian Electronics / IoT / Mechatronics industry include:
ABB (read more), Cleveron (read more), Enics (read more), Ericsson, Fortaco, Hanza, Ionix Systems, IPA, Milrem Robotics (read more), Note, PKC Group, Scanfil, Starship Technologies (read more), Stoneridge and others.
These websites can be useful when interested in mechatronics in Estonia:
You are also welcome to send us a request for personal e-consulting to obtain more specific information.
Estonia is a cashless society with over 99% of financial transactions occurring digitally. Electronic ID and Blockchain are widely used in FinTech applications. 80+ FinTechs ranging from innovative startups such as Wise to Blockchain leader Guardtime make Estonia a global centre of excellence for FinTech.
Estonia is not only a pioneering digital society, which has found convincing answers to the challenges of digitalization, but it also is a very green country. There is a strong societal and political will to utilize the capabilities and ecosystems. These have been developed to tackle the challenges of decarbonization of the economy and to become once again a leading player – in CleanTech and GreenTech.
Defence systems have always been a focal point for Estonia. The country has built a small but very capable defence army consisting of a professional army, conscription service, and national defence league, complimented by NATO allied forces. Over the years technology entrepreneurs and engineers have teamed up with the army to develop world-class solutions for the global defence industry. When we mean defence, we mean business.
Metaverse is the parallel universe or a unified universal virtual world, facilitated by the use of virtual and augmented reality headsets. In addition to the fact that existing products and services can be transferred to the Metaverse, it achieves a completely new economic environment and opportunities to create and market products and services that are unique to the Metaverse. Simply said, Metaverse has no limits in Estonia.
Estonia developed X-Road, its proprietary decentralised, distributed system in 2001 and has utilised Blockchain since 2008. World-class technical skills supported by practical experience implementing public and permissioned Blockchain’s place Estonia at the forefront of the emerging Blockchain economy.
Patient records in Estonia are digitised and secured by the Blockchain, providing a single immutable data source for healthcare professionals. With a unique digital platform and collaborative ecosystem, Estonia is positioned to lead on preventative medicine, patient self-treatment and industry efficiency.
What is it like to run a business in Estonia? How to benefit from the e-solutions and the efficiency of our business culture? What are the opportunities in specific sectors? Who to partner up with?
The Estonian Investment Agency’s team is happy to help you via its complimentary e-Consulting service, organize online or offline follow-up events such as virtual investment visits and guide you through the fairly simple process of investing in Estonia.
