Support for companies

Who gets the benefits and how?

• The goal of the national crisis aid benefits is to help the sector to survive, maintain jobs and structures, and assist the sector in reopening smoothly once the virus risk decreases.
• The support is meant for those whose business activities have been impacted the most by the restrictions related to the crisis.
• All legal persons and self-employed persons may apply for the benefits.
• An application needs to be submitted to the corresponding authority or organisation in order to get assistance from a support measure.
• The aid measures planned by different authorities are not mutually exclusive. If the conditions allow, it is permitted to apply for several benefits.

Support for tourism, hospitality, transport, crafters

Enterprise Estonia (EAS) supports the tourism sector, hospitality and catering establishments in Tallinn Old Town, travel and land transport enterprises, and sellers of handicraft, souvenirs and Estonian design. More information on who qualifies for the support and how to apply for it can be found on the web page of Enterprise Estonia.

Support for commercial establishments

The support is directed at a legal person governed by private law or a self-employed person who owns or manages a physical store or sales space that was closed by the order of the Government in March 2021. Application for the support goes through Enterprise Estonia.

Support for overcoming liquidity issues

The objective of the KredEx crisis measures is to assist companies in preventing or mitigating liquidity issues. The Government allocated €180 million to KredEx for handing out extraordinary loan guarantees and working capital loans, to help enterprises overcome liquidity issues, including making loan payments, if necessary.

Support for informal education and hobby activities, private schools, kindergartens and child care institutions

There are no rounds of applications going on at present. The providers of private informal education and hobby activities, private schools, kindergartens and child care institutions have been able to receive support for periods of more strict restrictions. The ministry has also held rounds of applications for the organisers of summer camps and work camps.

The deadline for the reports of the organisers of learning interest camps is the end of January, 2022.

Wage compensation and wage support

The Unemployment Insurance Fund paid wage compensation for March, April and May of 2021 to employees whose employer’s activities were significantly disrupted by the restrictions imposed to limit the spread of COVID-19. The Unemployment Insurance Fund also compensated labour costs to those employers in Harju and Ida-Viru counties whose activities were significantly disrupted due to the crisis at the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021.

Crisis support for the culture and sports sector

The Ministry of Culture supports institutions, enterprises and organisations working in the culture and sports sector: the organisers of cultural events and conferences, providers of support services, film producers and distributors, coaches. Extraordinary aid is allocated to maintaining cinemas, entertainment and conference centres, sports facilities. Several fields will also receive direct payments.