Estonian Review

E E S T I R I N G V A A D E VOLUME 16 NO 33/34 AUG 23 – SEP 4, 2006

Estonia: no new Russian border talks Aug 31 - Responding to a note from Russia, has said that it does not consider necessary a new agreement on the state border between Estonia and Russia, and as a result it will not seek new talks on the topic. Estonia noted that there are no territorial disputes with Russia, and considering that the Estonian parliament ratified the border agreements signed on 18 May 2005, the government has no mandate or intention to enter into new negotiations with the Russian Federation on the text of the border agreements. The Foreign Ministry considers it useful and necessary to continue bilateral contacts at different levels, in order to enhance mutual understanding concerning this issue. The Gymnich meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the EU The agreements on the land and sea border remain at Lappeenranta, Finland. Estonian FM Urmas Paet is unratified by Russia, which claims that a preamble— sixth from left, back row. added by Estonia to the domestic law ratifying the

agreements—leaves open the possibility that Estonia may make territorial claims on Russia at a future date. Paet: common EU policy needed Estonia denies the allegations categorically. Sep 2 - Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas The Russian note, sent Jul 31, proposed to start talks Paet, attending the EU foreign ministers' for the signing of a new border treaty. informal meeting in Lappeenranta, Finland, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said the Estonian underlined the importance of a common EU position has not changed during the year. Paet said that policy vis a vis Russia. Estonia has always said it has no territorial claims on "A common policy helps us to ensure a stable Russia and Estonia can see no obstacle to the entry into and predictable relationship between the EU and effect of the current treaty. Russia," Paet said. Estonia and Russia signed the treaties on the two Paet said that Russia knew how common EU countries' land and sea border on May 18, 2005, and the policy was shaped and was ready exploit anything Estonian parliament ratified them on June 20. President that could be interpreted as a weakness. "By a Arnold Rüütel proclaimed the ratification act on June 22. joint approach we can discourage these attempts.” A new agreement between the EU and Russia is expected to replace the agreement on partnership Estonia to assist Lebanon financially and cooperation now in force. Paet said that the Sep 2 - With soldiers already stationed in four new agreement must reflect all the achievements international missions worldwide, Estonia has of the past decade and give a realistic context to opted to allocate financial support instead of the development of relations in the future. "It is troops to Lebanon. important that both sides earnestly intend to fulfil Paet said 313,000 kroons would be given to the UN any obligations that they assume in this treaty.” anti-mine efforts. Paet said that Russian foreign policy was often “There are many unexploded bombs in the cities of focused on strengthening their national position, Lebanon that prevent people from returning to their and that this was particularly clearly visible in case homes, and these bombs have to be made harmless in of Georgia and Moldova. rapid order,” said Paet. "We must demonstrate our good will and Estonia is also considering sending several advisers to continue offering our engagement where we find a the war-torn country. need for it. We should reject completely the idea "Since regulating the Lebanon crisis is extremely that some countries are the backyard of Russia, if important from the standpoint of international security, they lie between Russia and the ," Estonia is looking for ways to send one or two staff Paet said. officers to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, Paet said on Paet also commented on peacekeeping in Aug 25 at an extraordinary meeting of the EU Council of Transnistria: "The current peacekeeping model Ministers. does not meet international standards … being Estonia currently has two UN observers in Lebanon. unbalanced and involving parties in the conflict. So far Estonia has allocated half a million kroons The European Union must consider assuming (€32,000) to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. leadership of the peacekeeping mission.” Estonia also is planning to take part in the The Estonian foreign minister drew his reconstruction process in Lebanon. colleagues' attention to the situation at border checkpoints between Estonia and Russia.

FOREIGN NEWS "Estonia currently has several foreign missions with military participation and it is understandable Estonia's ambassador to Montenegro that a small country cannot make military presents credentials contributions everywhere," he said. With regard to economic relations, the two prime Sep 4 - The Estonian ambassador to ministers touched on mutual investments and stated Montenegro, Karin Jaani, delivered her that the movement of capital was changing and that credentials today to Montenegrin President it was not a one-way street anymore. Vanhanen Filip Vujanovic. praised Estonia's extraordinary economic growth and Jaani and Vujanovic talked about making the said he wished success to the Tallink group, which relations between Estonia and Montenegro more recently purchased Finland's Silja Line. effective and exchanged ideas about the The prime ministers took part in an economic enlargement of the EU as well as matters related to policy symposium organized by the Finnish EVA global security. thinktank, entitled "What Finland can learn from Estonia backs further enlargement of the EU and Estonia." the European outlook for countries of the Western The exchange of ideas focused on the two Balkans, said Jaani. She voiced support for the countries' tax system, educational cooperation and reforms that are being carried out in Montenegro questions connected with science and development. and said Estonia was ready to share its experience Ansip said at the symposium that Estonia had no acquired in the course of accession to the EU and ambitions to tell other countries how to organize NATO. their life. "But we are ready to share our experience Vujanovic said Montenegro wished to promote with everyone interested in it," he said. "The close cooperation with Estonia, first and foremost in proportional tax system, for example, has played an the areas of Euro-Atlantic integration, economy and important role in the fast development of our security. economy." Estonia was the first country to establish The head of government said that such a system diplomatic relations with Montenegro, doing so on suited Estonia and residents regarded it as fair. "But June 13. the Finns will have to decide whether such a tax Jaani, who first assumed a diplomatic position in system suits them," he said. 1995, served as Estonia's ambassador to Russia Vanhanen said there was no need in the from 2001 to 2005. She is currently director general European Union to fully integrate all spheres of life. of the Estonian Foreign Ministry's 2nd political "The European Union needs dynamism and department. competition between different social models within The Estonian ambassador to Montenegro resides the community is a progressive force," he said. in Tallinn. Vanhanen also said that the Finnish and Estonian

economic models were getting closer to each other. Estonian, Finnish PMs underline good bilateral relations President appoints Merle Pajula Estonia's Aug 28 – Estonian and Finnish prime ministers, new envoy to Finland Andrus Ansip and Matti Vanhanen, met in Aug 28 - President Arnold Rüütel appointed Tallinn, asserting that the traditionally close Merle Pajula as the new Estonian ambassador relations between the two countries remained to Finland. strong, and noting recent increases in The candidacy of Pajula, who at present heads economic connectedness. the parliamentary foreign relations department, was "Although our relations with our northern endorsed by the government earlier on Thursday. neighbors are very good, they cannot just be put on An and literature graduate of the shelf in the hope that they would become better Tartu University, Pajula joined the foreign service in still," Ansip added. "It is necessary to make an 1992. exertion in the name of good relations and to take She worked at the Estonian embassy in Helsinki time for them." in 1995-1998 and thereafter, as director general of With regard to topics connected with the the Foreign Ministry's press and information European Union, the two prime ministers discussed department. issues of the European Constitution and In 2000-2004 Pajula represented Estonia at the enlargement. Foreign and energy security and the United Nations. economy were discussed upon in closer detail. The The previous ambassador to Finland, Priit Kolbre, situation in the Middle East was also discussed. died unexpectedly at the end of June. As to ongoing Estonian-Finnish cooperation,

Ansip gave a particularly high opinion to the strategic importance of the Estlink power cable to be Estonian border guards sharing their completed by the end of this year. "Completion of experience with colleagues from Balkans the Estlink energy cable shows that the Baltic Aug 28 - Regional chiefs of the countries are no longer an isolated energy island," organizations of countries of the Balkans came he said. to Estonia to tap into the experience of the Ansip also expressed satisfaction that EU Estonian border guard service. member countries were of the same opinion on the The week-long seminar was organized jointly by need for developing a European energy policy. the Estonian border guard and the Geneva Center Addressing the issue of Lebanon, Vanhanen said for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces. that he understood the Estonian position not to send Personnel from the border guard services of military units to the area (see front page article). Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,

Macedonia, and Serbia and Montenegro took part in Germany was one of the first countries in the the seminar. world to re-establish diplomatic relations with the Participants were given an overview of the newly independent Estonia and since that time structure and development of the Estonian border relations between the two countries are guard and of the principles applied in the EU in the characterized by close and mutually trusting creation of an efficient border guard system on the dialogue, the German government's press and national, regional and local level. information bureau reported Merkel as writing to The topics dealt with covered guarding of the sea Ansip. and land border, risk analysis, investigation of cross- "As members of the European Union and NATO border crimes, and problems related to training. we shape our policies relying on common values and The Estonian border guard service has been this binds us even more," Merkel said. participating in the work of the Geneva Center for Merkel praised Estonia's economic success—Estonia the Democratic Control of Armed Forces since 2001. being among the leading countries among the new As part of that cooperation, border guard chiefs, members of the European Union. logistics and base chiefs as well as technicians from "In the information technology sphere, above all the border guard services of the Balkans have in terms of the innovative e-government project, visited Estonia. Estonia is a pioneer," Merkel wrote. The seminar was part of an 18-month Internet- based training program for regional heads, in the DEFENCE NEWS course of which they learn about the principles Defence minister visits, decorates applied in guarding of EU borders from Swiss, Slovenian, Estonian, Finnish, German and Hungarian Estonian soldiers injured in Afghanistan experts. Aug 25-27 - Defense Minister Jürgen Ligi made a three-day visit to Afghanistan to meet with US Congress members thank Estonia for NATO leaders and Estonian defense forces support personnel, including three men injured in a recent attack. Aug 24 - Members of a US Congressional On the first day of his visit, Ligi visited the delegation that visited Tallinn on Thursday at headquarters of the NATO-led ISAF to meet with the their meeting with Prime Minister Andrus Ansip commander of the ISAF mission, Lt. Gen. David thanked Estonia for its support in the fight Richards, and later met with Afghanistan's Defense against terrorist groups. Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak. The head of the delegation, Jim Kolbe, said that Ligi said Estonia was sticking to its plan to increase Estonia's contribution to the coalition forces in Iraq the size of its contingent in Afghanistan from 79 to and to the NATO mission in Afghanistan was 120 personnel. Estonia has had troops there since “remarkable” given the country's size. 2003. Ansip hailed good US-Estonian relations and Richards described NATO's active participation in underlined that the United States used to be the supporting Afghanistan's government as a strategic strongest supporter of the restoration of Estonia's goal of the alliance and thanked Estonia for its independence. significant contribution. "The decades-long policy of non-recognition Defense Minister Wardak said that he knew played an important role in the history of our Estonia well and understood the meaning of the statehood," he said. Estonian contribution. Ansip raised the topic of visa-free travel, calling "What matters is not the number of troops that on the congressmen to back proposals which would Estonia is contributing but your wish to help in the allow a more flexible approach to the wish of citizens reconstruction of Afghanistan," Wardak said. of the new EU member states to travel to the United On the second day of his visit, Ligi thanked States without a visa. Estonian servicemen for their service in the At the request of the Congress members Ansip operation that is so important for NATO and Estonia offered an overview of the energy policy of Estonia and handed honorary decorations to three soldiers and the use of oil shale for the production of who sustained injuries in a Taliban attack on August electricity and oil. He also spoke about preparations 11. by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to build a new "From the defense minister of Afghanistan to the nuclear power station at Ignalina, Lithuania. commander of the NATO force and British Apart from Kolbe, an Arizona Republican who commanders – your activity here was described to heads the House of Representatives' Subcommittee me in superlatives only," the minister said at the on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and meeting with members of the Estonian contingent Related Programs, the delegation includes Fred who had returned from a mission to the Musa-Qala Upton, a Michigan Republican, Brian Baird, a area in the northern part of the Helmand province Democrat from Washington, and Ander Crenshaw, a just a few hours earlier. Florida Republican. The minister looked at the Estonian infantrymen's equipment and living conditions and was briefed by German chancellor congratulates Estonia the unit's commanders on the latest developments on anniversary of reestablishment of in the area. relations Aug 29 - German Federal Chancellor Angela ESTPLA-13 detains enemy combatants in Merkel Monday congratulated Estonian Prime Iraq Minister Andrus Ansip on the 15th anniversary Aug 24 - During an operation in Iraq this week, of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations the Estonian infantry platoon ESTPLA-13 between Estonia and Germany. detained a group of five people that included one foreign national.

3 The members of the group were detained in the the Kaitseliit (Defence League) volunteer course of an operation near the town of Sab-al-Boor corps, effective immediately. that ended on Tuesday, spokespeople for the Lumiste had served in the capacity of commander General Staff in Tallinn said. The Estonians got ever since former commander Benno Leesik died in information about the fighters from locals, who March. complained that they were being fired at. Lumiste, 37, currently serves as the commander An ambush left by ESTPLA-13 detected a sniper of the Infantry Brigade. position on an abandoned farm. The ambush Lumiste joined the military in 1992. He has been detained a person who had entered the building and trained in the Netherlands and the United States and later detained persons armed with automatic rifles has participated in missions in Iraq. He earlier who came after the first person. The latter were served as head of the Pärnu and Kuperjanov unarmed before they could open fire. One of the battalions and was the last commander of BALTBAT. detained persons was a citizen of Sudan. In the course of a search of the area, the ESTPLA-13 Military commander in chief steps down patrol found one machine gun and a large amount of Aug 24 - Estonian defence forces commander ammunition. The weapons carried by the detained Tarmo Kõuts has tendered his resignation to persons were also confiscated. the president in order to embark on a political During its two and a half months of service in career. Iraq ESTPLA-13 has discovered four arms caches, Vice Admiral Kõuts tendered his resignation to detained 23 persons suspected of terrorism and President Arnold Rüütel, and announced that he will confiscated a large number of weapons—55 run for a parliamentary seat in the elections next Kalashnikov automatic rifles, five machine guns and spring. four light machine guns, 14 rifles and large amounts Kõuts, 52, said at a press conference his of ammunition. preference among parties was the Union of Pro The 34-strong light infantry group ESTPLA-13 Patria and Res Publica. He also said he had informed serves in the vicinity of Baghdad in the composition Prime Minister Andrus Ansip of his plan before year- of the battle group of the 1st Brigade of the 4th end. Infantry Division of the US ground forces. Kõuts is one of the longest-serving armed forces Estonia has taken part in the Iraqi Freedom commanders in Europe, where the post is usually operation since June 2003. held by one person for no more than three or four

years. Estonia launches two largest defense procurements of decade Lt. Col. Indrek Sirel to become Estonian Sep 4 - The Defense Ministry launched two army's chief of staff acquisitions last year that are the largest Aug 23 - Commander of the Estonian defense defense procurements of the current decade, forces Vice Adm. Tarmo Kõuts has appointed with Estonia about to buy a short-range anti- Lt. Col. Indrek Sirel, commander of the Scouts aircraft weapon system and replace its navy Battalion, as the new chief of staff of the army mine detection vessels. effective Oct. 16. The entire anti-aircraft weapon system to be Sirel will take over responsibilities at the army acquired by Estonia will be linked with a staff after the Kalev Express international exercise. communications system that makes it capable of In the Estonian military since 1993, Sirel is a exchanging information directly with NATO fighter graduate of the Moscow general forces college. He jets, reconnaissance aircraft and headquarters, an has passed courses at the Finnish National Defense overview of Estonia's defense investments shows. Academy and studied at the US Army Command and The Defense Ministry has invited two companies -- General Staff College. Raytheon, the manufacturer of Stinger missiles, and He was appointed commander of the Scouts MBDA Missile Systems, the manufacturer of Mistral - Battalion in February 2005, after serving for six - to take part in the tender. months at the planning unit of the operational Replacement of the mine countermeasures department at the headquarters of the International vessels costs 800 million kroons (EUR 51 mln). Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul, Before the Sandown class vessels are delivered to simultaneously serving as the most senior leaders of Estonia they will undergo thorough overhauls and the Estonian contingent in Afghanistan. maintenance in Britain, with the mine countermeasures equipment on board to be modernized too. DOMESTIC NEWS The Sandown class vessels to be acquired by Electoral body to elect president Estonia have been made at the Vosper Thornycroft shipyards in the years 1988-2001. In addition to MCM operations, the vessels can be Estonia’s parliament failed to elect a president used in rescue operations and the underwater robots in the first three rounds of voting on August 28 on the vessels can be used to check underwater and 29. Because neither candidate received a installations and identify submerged objects. two-thirds majority, the vote will now pass to The MCM vessels that the Estonian navy has now an electoral body, which will convene on are over 40 years old. September 23. In the first round on August 28, Ene Ergma President appoints commander of received 65 votes, while on Augsut 29, Toomas Hendrik Ilves received 64 votes in both the second Estonia's voluntary defense organization and third round. Sep 5 - Estonian President Arnold Rüütel As a third-round candidate, Toomas Hendrik Ilves appointed Maj. Raivo Lumiste as commander of will automatically become one of the candidates in

4 the September 23 vote. Arnold Rüütel also He said the detained persons were known in the confirmed that he plans to run. Rüütel did not stand criminal world for their actions. as a candidate in the previous rounds. The 17,000 tablets of ecstasy and over 60,000 The electoral body consists of 347 members—the tablets of the psychoactive substance chlorophenyl- 101 members of parliament plus local government piperazine arrived in Estonia from Holland and were representatives. A simple majority is required to be supposed to be smuggled from here to Russia in elected president. secret compartments for contraband goods in cars. Considering that a tablet of ecstasy fetches about Estonia to buy biometric passports for 100 kroons (EUR 6.4), the street value of the haul 11.6m euros was an estimated eight million kroons (EUR 0.51 mln). Sep 1 - A contract under which Estonia will buy The suspects have been placed in pretrial detention blank biometric passports and travel for six months and if convicted they face from six to documents for 182.5 million kroons (€11.6 20 years in jail or life imprisonment. million) was signed in Tallinn today. Director-General of the Citizenship and Migration Estonia makes bid to host WHO Board (KMA) Mari Pedak and Tommi Nordberg, managing director of Setec OY, signed the contract conference in Tallinn in 2008 on the purchase of blank biometric passports as well Aug 25 - The Cabinet on Thursday backed a as related goods and services needed to issue them. plan according to which Estonia would host the Under the agreement, Setec OY will ensure issue of 2008 ministers conference of the European biometric travel documents six months from now. region of the World Health Organization The sum total of the contract through 2017 is (WHO). 182,533,921 kroons. Estonia will now send a letter to the WHO "Preparations for the issue of what are popularly regional director for Europe with the proposal that called e-passports have been a long process and the the ministers conference of 2008 be held in the signing of the contract today is the basis for the Estonian capital Tallinn. creation of a new, even more secure generation of The European region of WHO has proposed that travel documents," Pedak said. the ministers conference of 2008 focus on health The blank document contains a chip to which systems. biometric data will later be added. At least 600,000 "It is a very important topic, being also the topic blank travel documents will be acquired, but the of the 2000 World Health Report," spokespeople for number can be increased by 300,000. the Social Affairs Ministry said. Biometric data can be entered into the following Social Affairs Minister Jaak Aab said Estonia was a Estonian travel documents: Estonian citizen's suitable place for holding the conference as the passport, diplomatic passport, alien's passport, country was considered the most successful among refugee's travel document, provisional travel the transition countries of the European region in document, seaman's discharge book and certificate health system development. of record of service on Estonian ships, but not the ID "Our experience in medical insurance, first card. responder care and hospital reforms is valued very The aim of the application of biometry in travel highly, with more and more countries showing documents was the creation of a reliable link interest in it," the minister said. between its legal user and the document, thereby Preparations for the three-day conference will start increasing security of the state and its citizens. this fall. The requirement of the application of biometry The WHO European region is made up of 52 proceeds from a regulation of the European Council, countries, Estonia included. which obliges member countries to use biometric means of identification in travel documents. ECONOMIC NEWS

Estonia intercepts large shipment on Currency rates in kroons international drug route (Bank of Estonia) Aug 24 - Police in Estonia have seized a large haul of tablets of ecstasy and another illegal Estonian economy grows 12 per cent drug in transit from Holland to Russia, the year-on-year in second quarter street value of which is estimated to be over half a million euros. Sep 4 - According to preliminary figures, Officers of the central criminal police seized over Estonia's economic growth in the second 80,000 tablets of different narcotic and psychotropic quarter of this year was 12 percent compared substances in the course of searches and arrests in to the same period a year ago, the Statistical various parts in Estonia in July and in August. Office reports. Also seized was ammunition, various stamps Analysts say the 12 percent economic growth made for the purpose of counterfeiting documents, a recorded in Estonia in the second quarter of this large number of Estonian and foreign passports, year did not come as a surprise. other documents as well as bankcards. Considering the current economic environment, "In collaboration with different police and law continued fast growth in Q2 was expected, analyst enforcement agencies the central criminal police for Sampo Pank Anne Karik-Uustalu said. exposed a drug smuggling scheme that had been According to Hansapank analyst Maris Lauri, working for a long time. It represented an important however, the 12-percent growth in Q2 surpassed source of income for one of Estonia's best-known expectations. In her words, economic growth is and influential criminal associations," police chief obviously powered by domestic demand but in view superintendent Urmo Karpender said. of strong growth in exports, also by export.

5 Estonian cell opens pulp plant at Kunda The net profit grew thanks to smaller growth in main operating expenses as compared with the Sep 4 - Estonian Cell officially launched growth in sales incomes, income from the sale of operations at its pulp plant in Kunda, northern fixed assets and a certain decline in the income tax Estonia. expenses on dividends, the company reported. Testing and fine-tuning of the equipment, under way since April, has reached the final stage, and production will start soon, board member Riia Ratnik Tallinn cold storage makes profit said. Aug 24 - The net profit of the Tallinna The plant is expected to start work at full Külmhoone (Tallinn Cold Storage) group capacity in mid-2007. "It is usual in cellulose plants together with Lithuania's Kauno Pieno Centras that it will take six to 12 months to optimize was 15.1 million kroons (EUR 965,000) in this production as our purification systems are very January-July against 3.7 million kroons loss in sensitive," Ratnik explained. the same period last year. Operating at full capacity, the Kunda facility can The turnover of the group in January-July was produce 140,000 tons of air dry pulp annually or 292.1 million kroons, 26.9 million kroons higher about 450 tons per day. than in the same period last year.

Retail grocery chain to expand to Latvia Electricity sales of Estonian energy up Sep 4 - The supervisory council of the Tallinna 10.1% in July Kaubamaja group's supermarket chain A- Aug 24 - Domestic electricity sales of the Selver has confirmed a development plan Estonian Eesti Energia (Estonian Energy) according to which the chain will expand to the power utility increased by 10.1 percent in July Latvian market. 2006 against the same period last year and The firm will publish A-Selver's more detailed plans totaled 405 gigawatt-hours. for the Latvian expansion in January 2007. The main influencer of the energy sales continues The Selver chain of supermarkets and to be Estonia's general economic growth, the hypermarkets, which started out in Tallinn in 1995, company said. comprises 21 stores throughout Estonia. In 2005 nine new Selver stores were opened. The chain Hansabank opens new branch in employs approximately 1,800 people. Kaliningrad Tallinna Kaubamaja is listed on the Tallinn stock exchange. Aug 25, - Hansabank, a subsidiary of Sweden's Swedbank opened a branch in the Russian

enclave of Kaliningrad. July industrial output up 8% from a year Vytautas Buciunas, head of Hansabank's ago Kaliningrad operations, said that it was not in vain that Hansabank had picked Kaliningrad as the third Aug 31 - The output of industrial enterprises in Russian city for the opening of its office. Estonia in July this year grew eight percent over the same month in 2005. Compared with June 2006, seasonally adjusted industrial production in Estonia increased by 1 ESTONIAN REVIEW percent. (ISSN 1023-1951)is compiled from local news services, including In comparison with July 2005, industrial BNS, production increased by 8 percent both in industry and is issued by the Press and Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a whole as well as in manufacturing. The increase ISLANDI VÄLJAK 1, TALLINN, ESTONIA 15049 in manufacturing output was mainly the result of an TEL +372 637 7600 increase in the manufacture of food, metal products FAX +372 637 7617 and building materials. Estonian Review is also available over the Internet at http://www.vm.ee To subscribe, please contact: [email protected] Q2 average wage in Estonia grows 15% on year Aug 28 - The average monthly gross wages and salaries of full-time and part-time employees in Estonia came to 9,531 kroons (EUR 609) in the second quarter of 2006, an increase of 15 percent over the same period a year ago, the Statistical Office said.

H1 profit of Estonia's Tallinna Sadam up 72% Aug 24 - The consolidated profit of the Estonian state-owned Tallinna Sadam (Port of Tallinn) totaled 361.9 million kroons (EUR 23.1 mln), 72 percent higher than in the same period last year. The sales revenue of the Port of Tallinn grew in H1 by 8.5 percent to 627.7 million kroons.

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