(IN BRIEF) Capitalia has partnered with the European Investment Fund to launch a €15 million financing initiative for microenterprises in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, backed by the EU’s InvestEU programme. The scheme will offer crowdfunded loans of up to €50,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Baltic region, business loans, Capitalia, crowdfunding, economic development, EIF, EIF Supports First Crowdfunding Platform Under InvestEU to Expand Access to Finance for Small Businesses in the Baltics, Estonia, EU funding, European Investment Fund, European Investment Fund and Capitalia Introduce Innovative Crowdfunded Loan Scheme to Support Baltic Small Business Growth, InvestEU programme, Juris Grišins, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, microenterprises, retail investors, Small Business Support, SME financing
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has announced that the MARTE project, funded by the European Defence Fund, has reached its halfway milestone, demonstrating substantial progress in developing Europe’s future main battle tank system. The initiative, involving eleven European countries and led by … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Defence, Estonia, European Union, Finland, Germany, Government, Greece, Industrial, Italy, Netherlands, News, Norway, Romania, Security & Safety, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged defence industry, defence innovation, EDF, European Commission, European Defence Fund, Germany, Indra Sistemas, Italy, KNDS Deutschland, land warfare, Leonardo, Main Battle Tank, MARTE project, MBT, military technology, Ministries of Defence, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall highlights strong progress in European defence collaboration as MARTE project reaches midterm stage, Rheinmetall Landsysteme, Saab, Spain, strategic autonomy, Sweden
Europe’s push for strategic autonomy is accelerating defense-tech innovation across the continent Emerging AI, robotics and autonomous systems firms are entering mainstream procurement frameworks Software-defined warfare and secure digital ecosystems are reshaping military capability Cross-border partnerships and NATO-aligned integration are … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Estonia, European Union, France, Germany, Government, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Portugal, Science, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged aerospace collaboration, AI in defense, ARX Robotics, Autonomous systems, C4ISR, CHATZIS, command and control, COMMAND platform, crisis management platform, defense innovation, defense startups, Drone Technology, dual use technologies, enterprise mobility management, enterprise technology, European Defence Fund, European defense industry, European security architecture, Exail Technologies, EYEONIX, EYEONIX Global Inc., EYEONIX S.A., federal grade security, geotechnological footprint, government stakeholders, Greek technology, Hellenic Police, Helsing, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, international expansion, military modernization, Milrem Robotics, mission-critical operations, mobile device management, national security, NATO, Nikolaos Chatzis, operational coordination, Public Protection, quantum systems, robotics, Samsung Connected Experience Center, Samsung ecosystem interoperability, Samsung Electronics America, Samsung Electronics Greece, Samsung Knox, Samsung Knox security architecture, Samsung SDS Europe, secure mobile communications, secure mobility, software defined warfare, Stark Defence, strategic autonomy, STROUZAKIS, TEKEVER, Terran Orbital, transatlantic security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ukraine war, unmanned systems, Washington D.C.
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and Estonia have launched a 13-month advisory partnership designed to expand affordable rental housing and stimulate residential investment outside the country’s largest counties. With only a small fraction of new homes currently being built in regional … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Construction, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate
Tagged affordable housing, economic competitiveness, EIB, Estonia, Estonian Academy of Arts, EU housing policy, European Investment Bank, European Investment Bank and Estonia Launch Strategic Programme to Unlock Regional Rental Housing Development, housing finance, HousingTechEU, infrastructure investment, Joint Initiative Sets Foundation for Sustainable Market Driven Rental Housing Growth Across Estonia, Karl Nehammer, Kuldar Leis, labour mobility, market assessment, Ministry of Climate Estonia, real estate development, regional development, rental housing, University of Tartu, urban rural balance
(IN BRIEF) Telia Norway has been named the country’s best mobile network for the second consecutive year following an extensive benchmark by Rohde & Schwarz. Achieving a Network Performance Score of 830 out of 1,000, Telia outperformed other leading Norwegian … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Estonia, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Management, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 4G, 5G, Axel Hansmann, Bjørn Ivar Moen, Bodø, data services, digital infrastructure, Estonia, Lithuania, Mobile Network Benchmark, Narvik, network modernization, Network Performance Score, Norway, Rohde & Schwarz, Rohde & Schwarz SwissQual AG, telecommunications, Telia Norway, Telia Norway Strengthens Leadership in 4G and 5G Performance Following Comprehensive Nationwide Network Evaluation, Tromsø, voice services
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund, together with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has launched the €225 million Baltic Innovation Fund 3 to strengthen the region’s private equity and venture capital market and mobilise up to €700 million in total investment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Altum, Baltic innovation ecosystem, Baltic Innovation Fund 3, climate-aligned investment, EIF and Baltic Partners Strengthen Regional Investment Ecosystem with Baltic Innovation Fund 3, Estonia, European Investment Fund, Fiduciary Management, growth capital, ILTE, Latvia, Lithuania, Marjut Falkstedt, private equity, public-private investment, Reinis Bērziņš, scale-ups, Sille Pettai, SmartCap, startup funding, Tadas Gudaitis, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank and Metrosert AS have signed a 10-year EUR 11.4 million loan agreement to finance the creation of a new Drone Technology Unit at the Applied Research Centre in Tallinn, Estonia, as part of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Defence, Estonia, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged André Küüsvek, Applied Research Centre Tallinn, autonomous aviation, Autonomous Vehicles, biorefining, Communications, defence R&D, Drone Technology Unit, drone testing, Estonia, flight physics, hardware security, health data, hydrogen technologies, metrology, Metrosert and NIB Advance Estonia’s R&D Capacity with Investment in Drone Technology Unit, Metrosert AS, national R&D capacity, navigation, NIB, NIB and Metrosert Sign Long-Term Financing Agreement to Establish New Drone Technology Unit in Tallinn, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic-Baltic region, Rainer Kivimäe, unmanned systems
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD invested a record €654 million in the Baltic states in 2025, driven by unprecedented levels of financing in Latvia and Lithuania and continued strong performance in Estonia, with more than 95 per cent of funds supporting … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Estonia, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Baltic Capital Markets Acceleration Fund, Baltic States, battery energy storage, capital markets, decarbonisation, EBRD, EBRD delivers record €654 million investment in the Baltic states in 2025 with strong green focus, electric vehicle charging, energy security, Estonia, green transition, Ignitis, ILTE, Kelme Wind Park, Latvia, Lithuania, private sector investment, renewable energy, Securities Market Act, securitisation, Sunly, Tomas Kairys
(IN BRIEF) Thales is supporting the newly launched SkyBridge Alliance, which brings together air navigation service providers from the Czech Republic, Estonia, and Finland to modernise and harmonise European air traffic management. The alliance has selected an upgraded version of … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Czech Republic, Defence, Environment, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged air navigation service providers, air traffic management Europe, ANS CR, aviation digitalisation, CP1 regulation, cross-border interoperability, EASA compliance, Estonian Air Navigation Services, EU ATM Master Plan, Fintraffic Air Navigation Services, Ivar Värk, Jan Klas, Raine Luojus, Single European Sky, SkyBridge Alliance, SkyBridge Alliance Selects Thales TopSky to Drive Cross Border Air Traffic Efficiency, Thales, TopSky – ATC, Youzec Kurp
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has entered into a landmark synthetic securitisation agreement with Estonia’s Coop Pank, enabling the release of capital that will support up to €249 million in new lending to businesses across the country. Through guarantees provided … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Baltic banking sector, capital relief, Climate Action, Coop Pank, EIB Group, EIB Group supports Estonian economy through first synthetic securitisation with Coop Pank, environmental sustainability, Estonia, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, gender equality financing, Innovative EIB Group deal boosts Coop Pank’s lending capacity for Estonian SMEs and green projects, Mid-Cap companies, SME financing, Sustainable Finance, synthetic securitisation
(IN BRIEF) NIB has provided a EUR 25 million loan to AS Tallinna Vesi to extend and expand the city’s wastewater infrastructure upgrade programme through 2026. The investment will renovate around 18 kilometres of ageing wastewater pipelines, modernize treatment plant … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Estonia, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged André Küüsvek, AS Tallinna Vesi, digitalisation, energy efficiency, environmental stewardship, Estonia, EUR 25 million loan, infrastructure financing, Nasdaq Tallinn, NIB, NIB Backs Tallinn Wastewater Investment Programme to Strengthen Reliability and Reduce Environmental Impact, NIB Provides EUR 25 Million to Support Major Wastewater Infrastructure Upgrades in Estonia with Tallinna Vesi, NIB Provides EUR 25 Million to Support Tallinna Vesi’s Upgrades to Networks and Treatment Systems, Nordic Investment Bank, OÜ Utilitas, pipeline renovation, stormwater management, sustainable urban development, Taavi Gröön, Tallinn, Tallinna Vesi Receives EUR 25 Million NIB Loan to Strengthen Estonia’s Wastewater Systems and Improve Operational Efficiency, Tallinna Vesi Receives EUR 25 Million NIB Loan to Strengthen Wastewater Infrastructure and Boost Operational Efficiency, utility services, wastewater infrastructure, wastewater treatment plant
(IN BRIEF) Nokia has signed an extended partnership with Telia to enhance 5G capabilities across the Nordic and Baltic regions, deploying its cloud-native 5G Standalone Core in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, and Lithuania. The agreement also includes the use of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Estonia, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Lithuania, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G Core, 5G standalone, AI, Alexandra Fürst, automation, cloud-native networks, connectivity, digital transformation, energy efficiency, Estonia, Finland, Gartner, Kal De, Lithuania, network scalability, Nokia, Nokia and Telia Strengthen Strategic Partnership to Advance 5G Networks Across the Nordics and Baltics, Nokia DX Division, Nordic and Baltic, Norway, Omdia, RAN, sustainability, Sweden, telecom infrastructure, telecommunications, Telia, Telia Enhances 5G Capabilities Across Northern Europe with Nokia’s Standalone Core and RAN Solutions
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a €30 million sustainability-linked loan to Scandagra Group, backed by an InvestEU guarantee, to support the agribusiness company’s operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The financing will fund … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management
Tagged Baltic States, biodiversity, climate-smart farming, Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab, Dataväxt, DLG, EBRD, EBRD and InvestEU support Scandagra with €30 million loan to scale precision farming in the Baltics, Estonia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, InvestEU, Lantmännen, Latvia, Lithuania, nutrient efficiency, Precision Agriculture, Scandagra Group, Scandagra secures first sustainability-linked loan from EBRD to cut emissions and boost resource efficiency, sustainability-linked loan, €30 million EBRD financing to drive climate-smart agriculture and green innovation across Baltic farmland
(IN BRIEF) Mistra-Autex AS has placed an order with ANDRITZ for a complete needlepunch line at its Raasiku, Estonia, facility, with start-up scheduled for late 2026. The new line will be equipped with the patented ProWin™ web optimization system, enabling … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Automotive, Business, Estonia, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged 3D molding, Andritz, automotive industry, European supplier, fiber optimization, INNOVATION, Mark Raja, Mistra-Autex AS, needlepunch line, nonwovens, order intake Q1 2025, partnership, Priit Tamm, productivity increase, ProWin system, Raasiku Estonia, technical textiles
(IN BRIEF) WACKER and Gearbox Biosciences have launched a partnership to co-develop advanced, antibiotic-free pDNA manufacturing techniques aimed at improving scalability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Leveraging WACKER’s GMP biologics know-how and Gearbox’s Pop-Out-Plasmid® technology, the project will focus on streamlining workflows … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Estonia, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged advanced therapies, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic-free manufacturing, biomanufacturing, collaboration, cost-effectiveness, efficiency, ESETEC®, GEA, Gearbox Biosciences, GMP biologics, microbial fermentation, Munich Biotechnology Center, partnership, pDNA, plasmid DNA, PLASMITEC®, Pop-Out-Plasmid®, San Diego, Scalability, WACKER
Krüptokasiino mässajad kohtuvad Euroopa metsikuima muusikaekspordiga – ja Euroopa ei ole enam kunagi endine (Lühidalt) Winz.io ja Soome artist Käärijä alustavad strateegilist koostööd, mis toob segamini krüptomaailma ja meelelahutuse. Käärijä energiline lavaline esitus ja Winz.io innovatiivne krüpto- ja veebikasiino bränd … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Estonia, Finland, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, News
Tagged 'Cha Cha Cha', autentsus, digimeelelahutuse uus ajastu, digipõlvkond, digitaalne, Energía, Euroopa visionäär, fännikogukond, innovaatiline, julgus, Käärijä, kampaaniad, krüpto- ja veebikasiino, krüptomaailm, krüptovaluuta integratsioon, muusikashow, otseülekanded, plahvatuslik innovatsioon, plokiahel, revolutsioon, sisukoostöö, Soome artist, staar Käärijä, strateegiline koostöö, üritused, Ville Ahtiainen, Warner Music, WEB3, Winz.io, Z-põlvkond
The crypto-casino rebels meet Europe’s wildest music export – and Europe will never be the same again (IN BRIEF) Winz.io, the trailblazing crypto-powered online casino, has joined forces with Finnish music phenomenon Käärijä—whose viral hit “Cha Cha Cha” and stunning … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Estonia, Finland, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, News
Tagged 'Cha Cha Cha', Blockchain, crypto, Crypto casino, crypto innovation, digital entertainment, Europe's most-watched annual music competition, European Music, gaming, Käärijä, music, music rebel, online Casino, Rap, Ville Ahtiainen, Warner Music, Winz.io, Winz.io already speaks fluent Gen Z
(IN BRIEF) Telia Estonia has equipped nearly a quarter of its mobile base stations with solar installations—10–20 kW arrays built and operated by Sunly under a 15-year contract—yielding an estimated 1.5 GWh of renewable power annually. This innovation powers network … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Estonia, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 1.5 GWh, battery storage, clean energy connectivity, Estonia mobile network, Mihkel Kõiv, mobile masts, net zero 2040, network resilience, partnership, renewable energy, scope 1 and 2 emissions, smart energy management, solar parks, Sunly, telecom sustainability, Telia Estonia
(IN BRIEF) Volvo CE has agreed to purchase Swecon’s dealerships and service operations in Sweden, Germany and the Baltic states—including the Entrack aftermarket division—for SEK 7 billion, subject to regulatory clearance, with completion slated for H2 2025. The deal transfers … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Estonia, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Aftermarket services, customer satisfaction, direct retail strategy, Entrack, European construction equipment market, Lantmännen, Melker Jernberg, partnership, regulatory approval, Rental operations, retail operations, Swecon acquisition, Volvo CE, Volvo Construction Equipment, workshop facilities
(IN BRIEF) Nokia has secured a four-year extension with Elisa to equip Estonia and Finland with Advanced 5G-ready networking. The agreement covers: (1) AirScale RAN enhancements—Habrok 32 Massive MIMO, Pandion radios, Tuuli 26e, Ponente, Lodos, Levante basebands, and Dual Boost … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Estonia, Finland, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5.5G, 7750 Service Router, Advanced 5G, AI applications, AirScale Dual Boost, AirScale RAN, Cloud Native Communication Suite, Cloud Signaling Director, CNCS, EDA, ELISA, energy efficiency, Event-Driven Automation, Habrok 32, IMS voice, industrial automation, Levante, lodos, low-latency, MantaRay NM, Massive MIMO, network automation, Nokia, Nokia Cloud Platform, Pandion, partnership, Ponente, ReefShark, SR Linux, Subscriber Data Management, Tuuli 26e, VR/AR
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