Estonia
Part # 1 Cities and other places in Estonia
City
Population
Talinn
400,000
Tartu
100,000
Narva
70,000
http://www.geonames.org/EE/largest-cities-in-estonia.html
There are 1,500 islands, 1,000 lakes and 7,000 rivers in Estonia.
http://www.workinestonia.com/living-in-estonia/fun-facts/
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/en.html
Talinn, Estonia
http://twistedsifter.com/2014/07/conductor-sticks-parking-entrance-estonia/
Unique parking entrance at the Estonian national opera in Talinn.
http://travelbydrone.com/play/4256
Estonia
Km2 45,000 km2
People 1.3 million people.
People per km2 29
Switzerland
41,000 km2
8.2 million people.
200
Denmark
43,000 km2
5.6 million people.
130
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Almost 50% of Estonia is covered by forest.
https://academicexchange.wordpress.com/2012/12/06/20-fun-facts-about-estonia/
Part # 2 People who live in Estonia
Number of people living in Estonia
Year 2060
Number of people 860,000 people.
2030
1.1 million people.
2015
1.3 million people.
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/estonia-population/
The parliament of Estonia has 101 members. They serve 4 year terms. The President of Estonia is elected for 5 years. The President nominates the Prime minister. Each of Estonia’s 15 provinces has its own government. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Estonia.aspx https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/en.html
Languages people speak in Estonia
Language Estonian Russian Ukranian
Percentage of people speaking language 69% of people 30% of people 1% of people
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/en.html
Estonian is closely related to Finnish.
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/estonia-population/
Useful Estonian phrases English Yes No Please Thanks Hello Bye Sorry
Estonian Jah Ei Palun Ait채h Tere N채gemist Vabandust
http://www.workinestonia.com/living-in-estonia/learn-estonian/#articleblock-Estonianlanguagephrases
Part # 3 Services, communities, and innovation in Estonia
Education services
Examples of education services in Estonia http://www.ise.edu.ee/et/ http://www.est.edu.ee/ https://tik.edu.ee/p/232-ib-in-tallinn-english-college http://www.ebs.ee/en/ http://istartu.ee/ http://mhg.tartu.ee/
http://issuu.com/eas-estonia/docs/relocationguide_2014
ProgeTiiger, http://progetiiger.ee/, which translates into “Programming Tiger�, is a publicprivate partnership programme that teaches 5-year-old children the basics of coding. http://www.businessinsider.com/estonias-tech-success-comes-down-to-2-factors-2013-9?IR=T http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/07/economist-explains-21
Health care services
In Estonia, patients can
Skype with doctors.
https://e-estonia.com/case_studie/healthy-lives-better-lives/
Energy delivery services
People in Estonia can monitor their energy consumption in real time and choose how much of their energy will come from renewable sources. https://e-estonia.com/component/smart-grid-energy-sector/
The electricity market in Estonia has been open since 2013. There are several providers of electricity in the country
http://avatud2013.ee/elektrimyyjad/
http://issuu.com/eas-estonia/docs/relocationguide_2014
Transportation services
In Talinn, public transport is free for all residents. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/04/estonian-capital-world-first-to-give-its-residents-free-ride/
Voting services
Estonia’s 1.3 million residents have access to more than 160 services online. For example, people have been able to vote online since 2005. http://listverse.com/2014/01/08/10-outstanding-facts-about-estonia/ http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/strategy/how_do_you_govern_a_disrupted_world
Once Estonia adopted its e-Cabinet system, the average length of the weekly cabinet meetings was cut from 4-5 hours to 30-90 minutes. https://e-estonia.com/component/e-cabinet/
Innovation hubs
Tallinn Science Park http://www.tehnopol.ee/en is a business environment with more than 150 technology based companies. http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/07/economist-explains-21
Incubator Talinn
http://inkubaator.tallinn.ee/eng/companies/incubants/
http://hub.garage48.org/ is a co-working space in Tallinn.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mamiejoeveer/2014/12/31/estonias-rise-as-a-high-tech-leader-boils-down-to-one-notion-think-globally-from-the-start/3/
Other services and communities
Instead of developing a single, all-encompassing central system, Estonia created an open, decentralized system that links together various services and databases. The flexibility provided by this open set-up has allowed new components of the digital society to be developed and added through the years.
Private-sector firms also offer services through the state portal. http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/strategy/how_do_you_govern_a_disrupted_world https://e-estonia.com/the-story/the-story-about-estonia/
In Estonia, there is extensive public wi-fi throughout the country, even in loosely populated areas, enabling all citizens to have constant access to the Internet. http://bpr.berkeley.edu/2015/03/19/e-estonia-a-model-for-success/
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/estonia-balances-medieval-beauty-digital-innovation-article-1.2318175
Estonian song festival