Tartu County
Key Competitive Attractions
Tartu County is strategically situated on a crossroads of international trade routes to reach key Baltic and Russian markets, with particularly quick connections into Latvia and Russia. This makes Tartu an attractive location for regional centres of knowledge-intensive multinational companies operating in the Baltic area.
Tartu County’s administrative and industrial centre is the City of Tartu, which is also the services and logistics centre for southern Estonia.
Key figures:
- Population: 149,605 people (2009)
- There are 6,000 companies and 2,000 self-employed people registered here
- Over 80% of firms in the county employ ten or fewer people
- Just five companies employ more than 250 people
- Forty per cent of exports carry wood and furniture
Key sectors:
- Food and Drink Production
- Textiles
- Construction Materials
- Glass
- Plastics
- ICT
