Estonia
EU-27 · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy coded from the 2025 mid-term review report and the documents it cites
51.0composite, 0–100
32 / 45rank · 25 of 27 in EU-27
+0.1change since 2015, time-varying indicators
EstoniaEU-27 average
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | EU-27 | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 54.8 | 29 | 71.5 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 58.1 | 22 | 62.8 | 62.8 | 13 / 20 |
| Legal | 34.1 | 37 | 63.8 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 67.3 | 14 | 61.9 | 61.9 | 9 / 16 |
| Financial | 40.5 | 33 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 51.0 | 32 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 39 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
EstoniaEU-27 average
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 None dedicated; SE referenced in Estonia 2035 and Cohesive Estonia Development Plan 2021-2030; KUSK 'Social Innovation in Estonia. Vision 20 | 0/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 Ministry of the Interior (strategic partnership with Social Enterprise Estonia 2021-2024); Social Innovation Competence Center (KUSK) · source | 1/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 Ministry of Finance SRPP training/encouragement; State Shared Service Center practice; EU SRPP project (EISMEA/2022/OP/0014) | 1/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 None | 0/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 None (SEs use non-profit association, foundation, company, cooperative forms) | 0/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 Social Innovation Competence Center (KUSK); NULA incubator; IBESI accelerator (Horizon Europe); Sustainable Business Estonia network · source | 1/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 ESF+ and LEADER community social-innovation pilots; Horizon Europe (IBESI); Social Innovation Competence Centers project · source | 1/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 None dedicated; generic: NULA incubator, Impact Fund, KUSK 'Development Leap' grant; MoI strategic-partnership funding (discontinued 2025) | 0/2 |
Policy composite 25.0 of 100 (mean of the eight codes).
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Estonia: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/estonia/