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Great work! I’m Swedish and went to Estonia for a wedding a couple of years ago. I was surprised how well connected the country was to the internet. While surfi

Great work! I’m Swedish and went to Estonia for a wedding a couple of years ago. I was surprised how well connected the country was to the internet. While surfing Swedish sites in Tallinn it felt like I was surfing from my home in Stockholm. They are really taking internet very serious and taking the lead in many related areas.

hydrox24 8y ago
> They are really taking internet very serious and taking the lead in many related areas. Indeed they are. I stumbled across this link because I'm travelling to Estonia in a few months (found from Wikipedia's image of the day, which was this[0]). But I am aware of their e-residency program [1], which is quite an interesting innovation. It's part of a larger effort [2] as well, turns out. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taagepera_Church https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taagepera_Church [1]: https://e-resident.gov.ee/ https://e-resident.gov.ee/ [2]: https://e-estonia.com/ https://e-estonia.com/
- 64kbisalluneed 8y ago
  > But I am aware of their e-residency program This is really a very cool thing! It gives you possibility to open bank accounts, start companies and do business with Estonia in a better way without even being there, if I’m not wrong.
  - xevb3k 8y ago
    Yes, it’s getting better and better I think. You couldn’t set up a bank account remotely for a long time. But you can now setup a Holvi account online and it’s really easy, doesn’t even require a Skype call. There are still some niggles, if you need insurance for example (professional indemnity) it doesn’t seem easily available. But I’m hoping more services will become available, and things will get easier.
Mirioron 8y ago
>While surfing Swedish sites in Tallinn it felt like I was surfing from my home in Stockholm. You might've been on the same network. Telia is one of the largest (the largest?) ISPs in Estonia.

hydrox24 8y ago

> They are really taking internet very serious and taking the lead in many related areas. Indeed they are. I stumbled across this link because I'm travelling to Estonia in a few months (found from Wikipedia's image of the day, which was this[0]). But I am aware of their e-residency program [1], which is quite an interesting innovation. It's part of a larger effort [2] as well, turns out. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taagepera_Church https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taagepera_Church [1]: https://e-resident.gov.ee/ https://e-resident.gov.ee/ [2]: https://e-estonia.com/ https://e-estonia.com/

64kbisalluneed 8y ago
> But I am aware of their e-residency program This is really a very cool thing! It gives you possibility to open bank accounts, start companies and do business with Estonia in a better way without even being there, if I’m not wrong.
- xevb3k 8y ago
  Yes, it’s getting better and better I think. You couldn’t set up a bank account remotely for a long time. But you can now setup a Holvi account online and it’s really easy, doesn’t even require a Skype call. There are still some niggles, if you need insurance for example (professional indemnity) it doesn’t seem easily available. But I’m hoping more services will become available, and things will get easier.

Mirioron 8y ago

>While surfing Swedish sites in Tallinn it felt like I was surfing from my home in Stockholm. You might've been on the same network. Telia is one of the largest (the largest?) ISPs in Estonia.