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The Estonian Investment Agency (EIA), a part of Enterprise Estonia, is a government agency promoting foreign investments in Estonia and assisting international companies in finding business opportunities in Estonia.
The best way to contact us is to use the unique personalised e-consulting service that will help you get answers to any questions you might have about doing business in Estonia.
EIA offers comprehensive, one-stop investment consultancy services, free of charge, which are always tailored to meet potential and existing investors’ precise needs.
Our mission is to help foreign investors grow their businesses and improve their competitiveness. We also help create conditions needed for sustainable development in the Estonian economy.
We are a reliable, long-term and preferred partner for foreign investors in the Baltic Sea region. Our agency has been awarded the Top Investment Agency title by Site Selection Magazine for three consecutive years (2018 – 2020), in 2020 it received United Nations Investment Promotion Award for Excellence in the Response to COVID-19 crisis and in 2021 its digitalisation programme was included in UNESCO’s global list of top 100 most promising AI projects. Read more about our awards here.
EIA is collaborating closely with Startup Estonia, Work in Estonia, the International House of Estonia, the e-Estonia Briefing Centre and e-Residency, the government-issued digital ID available to anyone in the world.
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The Estonian Investment Agency (EIA), a part of Enterprise Estonia, is a government agency promoting foreign investments in Estonia and assisting international companies in finding business opportunities in Estonia.
Sepise 7
11415 Tallinn, Estonia
+372 627 9700
You have an investment plan, but don´t know how to proceed?
Estonian Investment Agency offers comprehensive, one-stop investment consultancy services, free of charge, which are always tailored to meet potential and existing investors’ precise needs.
Our mission is to help foreign investors grow their businesses and improve their competitiveness. We also help create conditions needed for sustainable development in the Estonian economy.
To contact us, please fill out the request e-consulting form and tell us more about your investment plan (sector, planned investment amount, number of jobs to be created, etc).
In most cases you get a reply to your request within the next few business hours, in case of some requests in 2-3 business days.
The easiest way to start a company in Estonia is to become an e-resident.
E-Residency is a government-issued digital identity that offers the freedom to easily start and run a global location-independent business in a trusted EU environment. E-residents can establish a company online from anywhere in the world, manage the company remotely, access various e-services for businesses, such as online business banking, digital signing of documents and much more. Please find the detailed information about starting a company through e-Residency on their website.
NB! Keep in mind that E-Residency card is not a physical identification or a travel document, and does not display a photo.
If you are planning to relocate to Estonia, you can find helpful information from workinestonia.com.
Please find the detailed information on all forms of business in Estonia and all of the steps necessary to establish a company here.
Should you be interested in launching a startup in Estonia, you can get detailed information on how and why as well as on Startup Visa program for non-EU startup founders on Startup Estonia’s website.
Please find the detailed information about the costs for establishing a company here
To establish a private limited company you will have to pay a state fee of 145 euros (through notary) or 190 euros (electronically). The state fee can later be recognized as a business expense as the costs of establishing the private limited company.
If you are using a notary for the formation of a private limited company, the notary fees + VAT will be added.
The minimum share capital of a private limited company is 0.01 euros per shareholder.
Read more in the Commercial Code.
As Enterprise Estonia is an Estonian Government agency promoting business and entrepreneurship, we do not deal with immigration issues.
To visit Estonia, please visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’visa information page.
If you have questions about obtaining a residence permit, please visit the Police and Border Guard Board’s residence permits information page.
Note: E-Residency card is not a travel document or a residence permit. It is simply very helpful in starting a business. For detailed information, visit e-Residency’s website.
Visit the Work in Estonia latest offers page and browse for a job that is interesting for you (HINT: You can filter by areas or search by keywords).
Once you have found an interesting job(s), apply to them following the instructions in the job advert (HINT: Personalize the CV and, if needed, motivation letter, to the specific company you are applying on. Companies like it when you know about them!)
If you meet the company’s requirements, they will contact you and inform you what is the next stage of the process.
Our main Job Portals where you can post your ad to find employees are as follows:
You can also have a look at the European Job Mobility Portal.
If you need assistance in the recruitment process, there is a list of HR companies and useful links here.
Main principles of Estonian tax policy are simple tax system, broad tax base and low rates.
Corporate income tax:
Personal income tax: 20%
VAT: 20%
Social tax: 33% (20% for social security and 13% for health insurance)
Unemployment Insurance Fund: 2,4% on gross salary (1,6% paid by employee; 0,8% paid by employer)
Property tax: 0%
Land tax: 0.1-2.5%
For detailed information about our tax system, please visit the Estonian Tax and Customs Board’s website.
The taxation of transactions with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in Estonia is regulated the same way as any other corporate activity: as long as the profit is not distributed there is no corporate income tax applicable.
The corporate income tax on retained and reinvested profits = 0%
The corporate income tax on distributed profits = 20%
According to the ruling of the European Court of Justice Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are exempt from VAT.
You need to apply for an activity licence for the provision of financial services if you wish to operate in the following fields of activity:
You can visit Estonia to discover the business opportunities and meet potential business partners – or do all this online. Just let us know what you prefer.
You can use our unique location attractiveness comparison tool to compare Estonia’s investment attractiveness to that of other European countries. The tool uses a universal, yet unique model that describes five major pillars of a country’s attractiveness for investment: human resources, taxation, business environment, (lack of) political and financial risks, infrastructure. To start comparing, click here.
