Secure Estonia

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Estonia – soft and hard power

Estonia is the most advanced digital democracy in the world. We share our learnings and support others around the globe. Our decentralized digital systems are our strength.

Estonia has become a wealthy economy that leads Europe in startups and unicorns per capita and attracts the attention of global blue-chip investors and asset managers.

Estonia’s education system is one of the best in Europe as the focus is set on digital skills – and it is a resounding success (proven by best performance of Estonian students in Europe, resulting in a high overall ranking in PISA tests).

All of Estonia’s political parties are Western-oriented, and the participation in politics, civil society, elections and military service is high.

Estonia is committed to defending every inch of NATO territory as a full and active member of the alliance that consistently spends well above the minimum level of defence spending (a GDP contribution to national defence is at least 5%), contributes to international peace keeping operations, and provides specialist value in areas such as cyber security (NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence HQ in Tallinn).

Internationally renowned restaurant ranking system the Michelin Guide has reached Estonia and the positive impact of this step on Estonia’s tourism exports and reputation will be long-lasting.

Sectoral messages

High defense capability is the basis for economic decisions.

Estonia relies on both, soft and hard power for its national security through a broad dedication to the protection of our state, a modern and highly valued military service for all healthy males, and an active role in the international community of free and democratic nations through the European Union, Eurozone and NATO. In recent years, Allies have enhanced NATO’s forward presence in Estonia that was first established in 2017, with the creation of multinational battalion-size battlegroups on a rotational basis. With a permanent NATO air-policing mission in the Baltics and an additional American F-15 Strike Eagle deployment currently stationed in Estonia, allied airspace has never been safer here. Thanks to the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia has shared its strengths in ICT infrastructure building and cyber defence to the whole alliance.

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Supportive facts

Estonia is a member and contributor to NATO, the European Union and the Eurozone.

NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence is headquartered in Tallinn.

Estonia ranks 18th among the 210 countries in the Freedom House annual index.

Only 2% of the value added in Estonia is directly or indirectly connected to supply chains that have a Russian component.

Sector strenghts

Estonia has a safe, convenient, and flexible digital ecosystem that has built broad trust in its digital society.

Estonia relies on both soft and hard power for its national security through the European Union, Eurozone and NATO.

Estonia’s political system is stable, and the political parties are all anchored in a Western orientation.

Estonia is a cohesive society where participation in politics, civil society, elections and military service is high.