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175 Estonia: The country that builds like a startup

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Kirill Kaslev @ EU-Startups 2 place · 11/21/2025 04:53 EDT

Estonia: The country that builds like a startup

From digital marriages to robot couriers, from Tallinn’s glass towers to Narva’s ash hills, Estonia proves that the smallest nations can build the biggest futures. Estonia counts around 1,500 startups, most anchored in Tallinn, together generating more than €2.4 billion in just the first half of 2025. It is a founder’s paradise disguised as a ...

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