Estonia

There have been some positive improvements for raising the minimum wage in all three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) in recent years. And there are more to come. In 2016 minimum wage…

At the start of this August I traveled to Estonian capital city Tallinn from Riga (Latvia) to celebrate my birthday and I had a few options to choose on how to actually get there - like, car, coach (…

I first heard of idea to build an undersea tunnel connecting Finish capital Helsinki with Estonian Tallinn, back in 2006. Soon it will be already 10 years, and I would probably have forget the idea…

The Baltic States, which include Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, have been recognized as one of the fastest-growing regions in the European Union. The region has experienced significant economic…

A while ago, I compared the GDP of Baltic nations with Caucasian nations using data from 2012. As we are now in the second half of 2014, it's time to revisit this comparison using the most recent…

Last year I red an excellent article pointing out that income level in Estonia could reach level its in Scandinavia in next 10-15 years. Although this article made me smile, I decided to compare - is…

In the wake of the recent power outage in Tbilisi, I decided to delve into electric power consumption in the Former Soviet Union (FSU) space. In this article, I explore the kWh per capita consumption…

It has been six months since I last analyzed the minimum wages in the former Soviet Union. Although it is not a major factor in economic growth, the minimum wage is still a relevant indicator in…

I had the pleasure of watching a captivating documentary by Deutsche Welle about Estonia, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the Baltic states. The film takes us on a journey through…

The former Soviet Union was a vast region that encompassed a number of countries with distinct cultures, economies, and political systems. In 2013, the region was still recovering from the economic…