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Estonians live longer

WEBAccording to Statistics Estonia, the country’s official statistics agency, in 2019, life expectancy at birth was 74.4 years for males and 82.8 years for females. Life …

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Mental health matters – where to turn for help in Estonia

WEBEmergency 24/7 help is available at the following locations: The emergency room at the Psychiatry Clinic in Tallinn, Paldiski street 52, telephone +372 6172 650. The emergency …

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Estonia introduces a digital vaccine passport

WEBEstonia has introduced digital vaccine passport to support the country’s response to COVID-19 pandemic; the secure vaccination certificate, called VaccineGuard, is issued …

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Estonian study: How excessive smartphone use may take its toll on

WEBIs disproportionate smartphone use associated with poorer mental health and educational variables? This was in the focus of Dmitri Rozgonjuk, who studied problematic …

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Estonia to protect patient records with blockchain technology

WEBThe Estonian eHealth Foundation has formed a partnership with the Estonian-founded, Amsterdam-based software security company, Guardtime, to use its blockchain-based …

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Estonia improves its happiness ranking

WEBThe report ranks countries on variables that support well-being – income, freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy, social support and generosity. According to the 2021 report that …

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A hundred years of the Estonian economy

WEBIn 1939, the railway employed 5,044 officials and 3,363 workers. In the 1938 financial year, the national railway yielded considerable profit, contributing 14.5% of Estonia’s state …

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Estonians are the third tallest people on the planet

WEBAccording to the largest ever study of height around the world, Estonian men and women are the third tallest people on Earth. The research, led by scientists from the Imperial …

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Bears wandering in Tallinn

WEBOn 14 May, the Estonian police warned that bears had been spotted in the western outskirts of the Estonian capital, Tallinn; despite an extensive search lasting all Thursday and …

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Estonia has the most competitive tax system in the OECD

WEBThe second most competitive tax system among the OECD countries is in New Zealand, and the third, somewhat surprisingly, in Latvia, Estonia’s southern neighbour. “Latvia, …

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