Harju County - Estonia's development promotor

ESTO N I A’S D E V ELO P M EN T

PROMOTER H A R J U C O U N T Y.

FIVE GOOD REASONS TO I N V EST I N H A R J U COU NT Y

ESTON I A

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Capital region with most Estonian state, education and financial institutions and fast economic development with favourable business environment offering good growth opportunities for a wide range of businesses. See more at page 3.

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Highly developed infrastructure – electricity, water supply and sewerage system in all settlements, natural gas supply in most part of the county, 100% broadband network and 3.5G coverage. See map at page 5.

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A wide choice of business locations available – 48 industrial parks and tech villages, a science and a smart city business park, 4 business incubators in Tallinn and one in Paldiski town, 5 competence centres at Tallinn Technopol, etc. See more at page 6.

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Skilled, educated and cost-efficient labour with broad range of engineering excellence and experience in international communication. Development of labour is supported by 10 universities and a number of professional colleges. See more at page 7.

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Excellent logistical location – 24 hours coverage of all the major capitals around the Baltic Sea and in Eastern Europe, 36 hours to the Central Europe and Scandinavia – and efficient transport connections via sea, rail and road network. Passanger and two cargo airports. See more at page 8.

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CAPITAL REGION

O F ESTON I A

R EP U B LI C O F ESTON I A

H A R J U COU NT Y

• Area: 45,227 km² • Population: 1,340 million, urban population - 69% • Main Cities: Tallinn, the capital - 416,000 inhabitants Tartu - 103,300 Narva - 65,900 Kohtla-Järve - 44,500 Pärnu - 44,000 • Administrative division: 15 counties, 33 towns and 194 parishes.

• Climate: humid-temperate daytime temperature range: average -2.0°C down to -30°C in winter and +19.4°C up to +30°C in summer.

• State Type: parliamentary democracy, European Union and NATO member state • Language: official language is Estonian. Finnish, English, Russian and German are widely spoken and understood.

• Area: 4,300 km² 9.6% of the total territory of Estonia • Population: 569,000 43% of Estonian population incl Tallinn 416,000 • Cities: Tallinn Paldiski Loksa Keila Saue Maardu Kehra • Administrative division: 18 parishes: Padise, Nissi, Kernu, Vasalemma, Keila, Harku, Saue, Saku, Kiili, Rae, Kose, Kõue, Raasiku, Jõelähtme, Anija, Aegviidu, Kuusalu and Viimsi.

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Helsinki 85 km Stockholm 375 km

St. Petersburg 350 km Moscow 900 km

Riga 310 km

AREA TALLINN

Kärdla

Rapla

Haapsalu

Jõhvi

Rakvere

Paide

Narva

212 km

Other counties of Estonia 90.4% Harjumaa 9.6%

Jõgeva

Pärnu

Kuressaare

219 km

POPULATION

Viljandi

Tartu

128 km

185 km Põlva

Valga

Võru

Harjumaa 569,000 43%

Other counties of Estonia 57%

There are no particular restrictions for foreigners acquiring immovables in Estonia. The prices for office space are EUR 9 up to 15 per qm. Industrial and storehause prices are EUR 1 – 4,2 qm.

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HARJU COUNTY Muuga Sadam

Tallinn

Tallinna Sadam

Paldiski

Angerja Allika Tööstuspark Tööstuspark

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Maardu Nehatu Logistikapark

Paldiski Tehnopark Tallinna lennujaam Paldiski Põhjasadam Jüri Rae Äripark Tehnopark Keila Tööstuspark Gate Tallinn Männiku Paldiski Paldiski Lõunasadam Keila Üksnurme Ämari Tööstuse Tehnopark Lennubaas tööstuspark

Keila

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Loksa

Kehra

Saue

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BUSINESS LOCATIONS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES: • Paldiski development area Teadus- ja Tööstuspark Pakri Paldiski Tehnopark Paldiski Tööstuspark Paldiski Tööstuspargi arendus Lääne-Harju Ettevõtlusinkubaator • Kose parish, Kose alevik, Ujula tn. 4, production space • Aegviidu village – industrial area • Jõelähtme parish, Nehatu logistics park – industrial area • Keila town, 2 industrial parks • Keila vald, Linnamäe tee 12, Ohtu küla – industrial area and building with power substation • Saue parish - Allika Angerja, and Gate Tallinn industrial parks • Saku parish Parma 2 • Raasiku parish, Aruküla, Tallinna mnt 39a – industrial building • Rae parish – Rae Business Park • Number of others

BIGGEST COMPANIES IN HARJU COUNTY: www.aga.ee

www.paulig.ee

www.vestaterminals.com

www.pipelife.com www.tamro.ee www.horizon.ee www.nesteoil.com bsr.ee www.elektroskandia.ee

prysmiangroup.com

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LABOUR

KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS • GDP at current prices: €10.1 billion (2011) ie. 63% of Estonia’s GDP • GDP per capita: €17,800 (12,100 in Estonia) (2011) 88% of total foreign investments to Estonia • Over 76,000 companies (incl. 62,000+ in Tallinn) ie 52% of all enterprises in Estonia

LABOUR FORCE • Labour pool (aged 15–74) 410,000 • Employment 300,000 (2010), 34% with higher education • Official unemployment: 4.9% (30.09.2012)

• 57% are employed by service sector and 15% in industry • Average monthly gross salary level € 915 (Q3 2011)

unemployed 5%

other 23% services 57% industry 15%

JOB OFFER PAGES • CV-Online - www.cv.ee • CV Keskus - www.cvkeskus.ee • Ariko Reserv - www.job.ee • Äripäev labor mediation - www.vakants.ee

ENTREPRENEURSHIP RATE is 7.9 (average in Estonia 6.7) businesses per 100 residents, mostly small and medium size enterprises with less than 10 employees (88%).

MOST IMPORTANT SECTORS agriculture, wood processing and fishery services manufacturing

MANUFACTURING SECTORS

chemicals rubber and plastic 3% processing 4% other 16% textile 10%

machinery and metalworking 30% wood and paper processing 27%

food processing 10%

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LOGISTICAL LOCATION Central location in North-Eastern Europe: 24 hours coverage of all the major metropolises around the Baltic Sea and in Eastern Europe, 36 hours from the Central Europe and Scandinavia.

ISLAND

FINLAND

Ice free harbours with free economic zones in Tallinn, as well as in Paldiski and Loksa are able to receive large ocean going vessels and having plenty of land for the construction of new terminals

NORWAY

SWEDEN

LATVIA

36 h

BELARUS POLAND

GREAT BRITAIN

Tens of daily Ro-Ro ferry connections between Tallinn and Helsinki, daily departures to Sweden and weekly connection to St. Petersburg

24 h

LITHUANIA

DENMARK

IRELAND NETHERLANDS

GERMANY UKRAINE

BELGIUM CZECH REP. SLOVAKIA FRANCE

AUSTRIA SWITZERLAND

MOLDOVA

HUNGARY

ROMANIA

SLOVENIA CROATIA ITALY

Well-developed West-East direction railway connections to Eastern and Western Europe, regular container trains from Tallinn to Moscow, Central Asia, Poland-Austria as well to Byelorussia and Ukraine

RUSSIA

ESTONIA

SERBIA BULGARIA

SPAIN TURKEY

PORTUGAL

3h

GREECE

Very good road capacity all over the County and connections to other part of Estonia up to Europe, highway connection route Via Baltica up to largest towns in Europe is under modernization Passanger and cargo airport in Tallinn and cargo airport in Ă„mari nearby Paldiski town within 3 hours flight from most major European, Scandinavian and Russian cities.

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YOUR INVESTMENTS W I LL B E AS S IST ED

Harju County Entrepreneurship and Development Consultancy (HCEDC) is offering free of charge consultation services for start-up businesses and operating entrepreneurs.

Objectives of HCEDC investment services are: • Dealing with foreign investors´ interest towards Estonia, replying to investment inquiries, initiating and managing investment projects supervision on Harju county investment inquiries status and troubleshooting • Compilation of Harju county marketing prospectus creation of contact network between investors and Harju county entrepreneurs • Updating and enlarging investment opportunities database managing, supporting and coaching the network of investor consultants located in local authorities • Co-operation of investor relations between local authorities, public supporting system and state institutions • Making propositions to improve the investment climate in Estonia, initiation and participation in such projects

„The climate to operate a business in Estonia is very easy, there is very little bureaucracy. At the level of the assembly line workers, the local labour is consistently praised as honest and hardworking. ABB is engaged in lobbying work with ABB Corporate to expand production in Estonia.“

Bo Henriksson

ABB Country Manager, Estonia 9

CONTACTS www.heak.ee/investment-services investinHarjumaa@heak.ee +372 656 6641 Sirge str. 2, 10618 Tallinn, Estonia Harju County Entrepreneurship and Development Consultancy www.investor.tallinn.ee invest@tallinnlv.ee +372 640 4218 Vabaduse sq. 7, 15199 Tallinn, Estonia Tallinn City Enterprise Board www.harju.maavalitsus.ee info@mv.harju.ee +372 611 8640 Roosikrantsi str. 12, 15077 Tallinn, Estonia Harju County Government www.hol.ee info@hol.ee +372 615 0352 Sirge str. 2, 10618 Tallinn, Estonia Union of Harju County Municipalities

M O R E I N FO R M ATI ON www.investinEstonia.com www.tradewithEstonia.com estonia.eu en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harju_County www.tootukassa.ee/eng info@tootukassa.ee +372 614 8501 Eesti TÜÜtukassa (Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund) www.eas.ee/en/for-the-entrepreneur/starting eas@eas.ee +372 6279 700 Enterprise Estonia www.mkm.ee/en info@mkm.ee +372 62 56 342 Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications www.emta.ee/?lang=en emta@emta.ee +372 676 1200 Estonian Tax and Customs Board 10