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Growth 4Transformation 11Decline 5Under construction & planned 8
Key figures
+1,200new jobs announcedfrom 2 reports · since May 20261.6 per 1,000 in the labour force
1,434affected by layoffs and closuresfrom 4 reports · since Mar 20261.9 per 1,000 in the labour force
Largest expansions
- ARCA to build €300m ammunition plant in Põhja-Kiviõli+1,000 New jobs ·
- Wolfram Europa builds explosives and ammunition plant near Jēkabpils+200 New jobs ·
Largest job cuts
- airBaltic to cut up to 700 jobs in the Baltics700 Affected staff ·
- Swedbank to cut around 500 jobs group-wide, 100 in the Baltics500 Affected staff ·
- Coolbet company VG Estonia to cut up to 134 jobs in Tallinn134 Affected staff ·
Sectors
| Sector | Entries | New jobs | Affected staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banking | 2 | — | 500 |
| Defence | 2 | +1,200 | — |
| Aviation | 1 | — | 700 |
| Food | 1 | — | — |
| Gambling & betting | 1 | — | 134 |
Follow-up
Followed up: 1 of 1 announcements older than six months.
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Open cases
Sums of the reports recorded in the tracker since recording began, not a complete picture of the labour market.
2026
- Agrone completes purchase of Latvia's largest dairies from Food Union · Mergers · 🇪🇪 Estonia / Latvia
- Coolbet company VG Estonia to cut up to 134 jobs in Tallinn · Layoffs · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- Pipedrive to shrink sharply and close offices · Layoffs · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- Swedbank to cut around 500 jobs group-wide, 100 in the Baltics · Layoffs · 🇸🇪 Sweden / Estonia / Latvia / Lithuania
- Estonia plans wind farm bonus of up to €5m per municipality · Policy · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- Commission selects 46 more strategic raw materials projects · Policy · 🇧🇪 Belgium / Bulgaria / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Italy / Lithuania / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden
- airBaltic to cut up to 700 jobs in the Baltics · Layoffs · 🇱🇻 Latvia / Lithuania / Estonia
- Commission pays €9.8bn in recovery funds to five countries · Policy · 🇵🇱 Poland / Sweden / Belgium / Estonia / Cyprus
- Estonia approves draft 2027 budget with over 5% of GDP for defence · Policy · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- Wolfram Europa builds explosives and ammunition plant near Jēkabpils · Expansions · 🇱🇻 Latvia / Estonia
- Tallinn opens Ülemiste tram tunnel, restoring tram link to the airport · Infrastructure · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- DHL eCommerce to take over parcel group Venipak in the Baltics · Mergers · 🇩🇪 Germany / Lithuania / Latvia / Estonia
- OTP Bank to acquire Baltic lender Luminor · Mergers · 🇭🇺 Hungary / Estonia / Latvia / Lithuania
- Estonia approves digital-state reform, cutting 200 jobs · Digitalization · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- Finland stops rail freight imports from Russia at end of July 2026 · Policy · 🇫🇮 Finland / Russia / Estonia / Latvia
- Estonia's parliament passes nuclear energy law · Policy · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- ARCA to build €300m ammunition plant in Põhja-Kiviõli · Expansions · 🇪🇪 Estonia / Turkey
- Coop Eesti to take over 13 Prisma stores from SOK · Mergers · 🇪🇪 Estonia / Finland
- Enefit closes Narva oil shale quarry, about 100 jobs lost · Closures · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- Estonia completes full electrification of the Tallinn–Tapa railway · Infrastructure · 🇪🇪 Estonia
2027 · planned
- Estonia electrifies the Tapa–Narva railway line · Under construction & planned · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- GlobalConnect to lay fibre cable between Sweden, Estonia and Finland · Under construction & planned · 🇪🇪 Estonia / Sweden / Finland
2028 · planned
- Rail Baltic Estonia plans rolling stock depot in Rae by end of 2028 · Under construction & planned · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- Estonia builds electric ferry for Virtsu–Kuivastu for about €50m · Under construction & planned · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- Tallinn Airport starts €75m expansion to double capacity · Under construction & planned · 🇪🇪 Estonia
2029 · planned
- Tallinn plans new Liivalaia tram line · Under construction & planned · 🇪🇪 Estonia
- Tallinn approves route for new Pelguranna tram line · Under construction & planned · 🇪🇪 Estonia
2034 · planned
- Rail Baltica links Estonia to the European rail network for the first time · Under construction & planned · 🇪🇪 Estonia