The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications is one of Estonia’s central government ministries, responsible for shaping economic policy, transport, digital connectivity, energy, planning, and communications policy. Based in Tallinn, Estonia, it plays a broad administrative role in setting the conditions for economic growth and public sector coordination, while also overseeing key regulatory and strategic functions.
On its website, the ministry presents itself as an institution active across a wide policy field rather than a single-sector agency. Its work includes drafting and implementing legislation, managing state-owned strategic assets, coordinating labour-market and working-environment policy, and handling spatial planning and land-use policy. It also oversees administrative systems such as the business register and public information tools, and it communicates regularly on national economic priorities, from investment acceleration to planning reform.
A visible part of its current activity is planning policy. The ministry has recently promoted changes to Estonia’s Planning Act intended to speed up and simplify planning procedures, including a 10-year time limit for new detailed plans. It also handles matters linked to major investment projects, renewable energy development, and the state’s approach to industrial and regional transformation.
The ministry is led by Minister of Economic Affairs and Industry Erkki Keldo, who took office on 23 July 2024. Public contact information places the institution at Suur-Ameerika 1 in Tallinn. While the ministry is firmly national in scope, its policy areas connect it closely to EU-level frameworks, especially in planning, energy, mobility, and digital regulation.