Has Estonia Changed in Last 10 Years?

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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @UninstallingWindows
    @UninstallingWindows 3 месяца назад +21

    Im an Estonian and ive been watching your channel since the beginning. Congrats for becoming a Citizen :)

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +4

      Awesome! Thank you! Means a lot to me

  • @RaidoRaud
    @RaidoRaud 3 месяца назад +23

    I do not like over the top customer service at all :) It's very annoying. If I want something, i will ask. Do not disturb me with your kind questions :) I think a lot of estonians can relate

    • @eddyengelman5125
      @eddyengelman5125 3 месяца назад +4

      Just responding to customers vs proactively engaging them. I have seen the first one come a long way. But ya, I think Estonian's don't generally like the second one (proactive engagement - to 'sales'-ish).

    • @martinkoitmae6655
      @martinkoitmae6655 3 месяца назад +3

      @@eddyengelman5125Exactly. Not answering at all/staring back is the problem. Or I mean it was a problem.
      Estonian people didn’t trust foreigners 10 years ago. Now they are more widely accepted.

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +3

      There is a very decent line between over the top and giving space :)

  • @taavetparenson427
    @taavetparenson427 3 месяца назад +8

    Awesome video Manan and congratz on the citizenship!

  • @YoGranDaddyEvil
    @YoGranDaddyEvil 3 месяца назад +5

    Been here for over 25 years now. So much has changed.

  • @jpthiran
    @jpthiran 3 месяца назад +7

    Hello Manan. Thank you for the excellent video. Very true that Estonia was unknown and became known with time. You helped to put Estonia on the map. Another very relevant thing - Estonia needs more people. A good photo of a beautiful country that as a lot of potential.

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +1

      Glad to hear that, appreciation means a lot to me :)

  • @prinnie015
    @prinnie015 3 месяца назад +4

    Thanks for the update Manan, I have been following your videos closely as I am considering migrating to Estonia

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +2

      Great. Hit me up on my email.

    • @prinnie015
      @prinnie015 3 месяца назад +1

      Hi Manan, I would love to! But I can’t seem to find your email anywhere ☹️

  • @eddyengelman5125
    @eddyengelman5125 3 месяца назад +7

    IMO, all your points are generally true, especially the last one. I met a young family who discussed at my dinner table whether to have another child or not. They were not asking 'do we have money or time'', but rather simply considering 'do they want'. It was quite eye-opening and wonderful. They had not discussed it before that night, and made the decision to have another child right there at my dinner table. I can't imagine that ever happening in the states. The social supports for family are really high here (Estonia). PS congrats on 10 years (and I have seen you out and about in Kalamaja. I will say hi sometime).

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +1

      Hey Eddy, How have you been !

  • @matchaa121
    @matchaa121 3 месяца назад +7

    I'm Estonian and I never expect costumer service people to be particularly helpful. As long as they're not mean, it's all good 😅 They get minimum salary so I don't want to bother them much.

  • @reijovosu349
    @reijovosu349 3 месяца назад +5

    its not really abot Estonia. But about Tallinn. More and more is becoming bicycle friendly. And also pedestrian friendly:D

  • @deanagouridis3733
    @deanagouridis3733 3 месяца назад +2

    Thanks for the update!

  • @zasmirko100
    @zasmirko100 3 месяца назад +5

    Most of Estonians are not living in Estonia because of salaries or economic or social benefits. We live here because it's our home, to whom we have responsibility and with whom we must share all its troubles, terrible wars, hardships and good and happy peace-times. It the same as relations inside family - you doesn't abandon your mother or children because she/he isn't the most beautiful or rich etc. - she IS the most beautiful because she is your mother! We adopt and respect everyone who can share such attitude with us. And we don't hate others, but in our country's situation the Deeper Trust is VERY important - you may clash with your neighbor in common life, but if there is bigger threat you go together to defend your homeland. I as Estonian look on to all others from that perspective - there are nice people, there are bad and unpleasant people, and there are people who you can trust and you can't. It's easy to be a nice weather captain on the sea, but when there will be a hurricane...And we have such "hurricane" possibility all the time...

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for such a detailed comment. Appreciated. But there is a sizable number of Estonians abroad. Moreover there are large number of Estonians currently relocating to Spain. By your patriotic logic they have all abandoned their fatherland.

    • @mrsmerily
      @mrsmerily 2 месяца назад +2

      @@MananAnwar this is meant about people who choose to stay. We had exact same situation after the 2008 economical collapse.

  • @toomasargel8503
    @toomasargel8503 3 месяца назад +4

    higher prices youth can not buy apartment ib in Tallinn and go 10 until 50 km far and need car because in conty busses drive 2 time in morning and 2 time in evening .

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +2

      True, buying property has gone out of reach for many.

  • @jve89
    @jve89 3 месяца назад +6

    I've been an expat in Estonia since early 2017. Planned to stay for half a year but here I am, almost 8 years later 😅

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +1

      Thats more common that you think.

  • @edonveil9887
    @edonveil9887 3 месяца назад +10

    Ülemiste vanake guarantees that Tallinn will be under construction forever.

    • @martinkoitmae6655
      @martinkoitmae6655 3 месяца назад +1

      Which is a good thing😃

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +1

      Yep, construction companies have to make business too.

    • @jpthiran
      @jpthiran 3 месяца назад

      @@MananAnwar … 😀

  • @raulvosandi2942
    @raulvosandi2942 3 месяца назад +5

    Küllap kohtume kaevikutes ja koos kõikide nendega kellele siin nii vääga meeldib. Hoidka ikka kummipaadid ligi.
    Usutavam oleksid kui teeks iga kahekümenda video eesti keeles. Kümna aastaga midagi kka külge hakkab.

    • @jakedean4773
      @jakedean4773 2 месяца назад

      You better not let your government take you to war

  • @metsatroll
    @metsatroll 3 месяца назад +5

    My wild guess, as a native millenial estonian, about customer service. Most likely 10 years ago you didn't really have people there who knew english. Estonians have this huge shift pretty much on the millenial level generation who speak english due to the soviet union. Nowadays you just have much younger people also working customer service jobs who have gotten the education. Older people just probably didn't know english.

    • @martinkoitmae6655
      @martinkoitmae6655 3 месяца назад

      This is actually a really good point

    • @nicolasfauvel5934
      @nicolasfauvel5934 3 месяца назад

      @@martinkoitmae6655 Yes, @metsatroll makes a good point about English language, but I think it is only one factor. I absolutely agree about not wanting serving staff to make proactive contact that feels like a sales pitch, BUT a little warmth and helpfulness would be a nice minimum standard. My experience is that younger staff are more socially uncomfortable and have poorer skills at talking to customers compared with older staff. The problem of not answering or just staring, and only offering the minimum of help and advice, is still to be found. Then there is the problem of staff who don't like speaking Estonian. My experience is that the problem of (some) staff prefering customers to speak Russian is more prevalent (in Tallinn) than a few years ago. Of course there are plenty of exceptions to these negative impressions.

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад

      Good point, one of the first companies that *actively* started to focus on customer services was I remember 'Myfitness'. Every time I would go in and and go back they would say the greeting and smile. It wasn't always like that but it shifted somewhere in 2018-2019, and you are right, they were all younger Estonians.

    • @Suurik123
      @Suurik123 3 месяца назад +2

      You forget that Manan also speak estoninan now probably much better than 10 years ago ;-) and estonians always respect when foreigners speak our language + combining with his nice personality etc. Customer service is also two-way street :-)

    • @nicolasfauvel5934
      @nicolasfauvel5934 3 месяца назад

      @@Suurik123 Tere, Suurik! No, I'm not forgetting that Manan now speaks good Estonian. My comment was a reply to the points of Martin Koitmäe and Metsatroll, not to Manan, but you make a good point that Estonians appreciate when foreigners speak the Estonian language and that courtesy goes both ways. My personal view goes further: I am very irritated by how many foreign residents in Tallinn (as opposed to visitors) EXPECT to carry on their daily lives in English without even gaining enough Estonian language to do their shopping. I was also astonished that I have to speak Russian with a tradesman who has lived in Tallinn (as opposed to Narva, perhaps) for more than 20 years. HOWEVER, points about which language is used for communication soon get too far away from the focus of the original discussion, which is about attitudes and behaviours of customer service. Manan's point gets to the heart of the matter: it's about staff being given specific training in the skills and attitudes of good customer service. It's definitely improving 😀, but there is a way to go!

  • @MultiRagne
    @MultiRagne 3 месяца назад +3

    Hi! Interesting insights! As you mentioned, the cost of living is already very high, so having people move to Estonia with foreign incomes wouldn’t be very beneficial. It could push prices up even more and increase demand on the housing market. The best solution would be for individuals to focus on finding well-paid jobs within Estonia, as this would help ensure sustainable economic growth and create a more balanced job market. Additionally, local employment helps strengthen the community and keeps the economy thriving for everyone. Just had to comment on point 2 :)

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +3

      That has already happened because IT salaries are already 3x the national average. Also, a few dozen foreigners wouldn't make much of a difference anyway. Estonia needs to focus on its per capita productive output. Not everyone can be a developer or a coder, but a lot of them can certainly assemble electronics or work with microchips.

    • @jpthiran
      @jpthiran 3 месяца назад +1

      @@MultiRagneEstonia must solve it’s energy problem URGENTLY … it’s beeing looted by there neighbors … the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) solution will bring cheap energy to Estonia that will bring new jobs in Industry the will allow an increase of the population … Estonians that live abroad can return home

    • @mrsmerily
      @mrsmerily 2 месяца назад +1

      have you even looked job market. Even estonians cannot find job. If you look job most jobs expect to you to speak estonian, russian and english. So I have husband who is looking job now for months now. Nothing. So would not recommend.

    • @MultiRagne
      @MultiRagne 2 месяца назад +1

      @@mrsmerily Well, i never claimed the Estonian job market was a paradise. I was just stating a fact: countries benefit when people work locally instead of relying on foreign income. But hey, if job hunting is tough as you say, maybe my suggestion is more idealistic than realistic these days. No, I haven't checked the Estonian job market recently as I moved away 8 years ago- so, this wasn't personal advice. Just pointing out the big picture.
      Have a nice evening!

  • @KaupoKalda
    @KaupoKalda 3 месяца назад +3

    Your account is nice find. Good, intelligently explained and honest video. Greets from fellow Tallinn resident. :)

  • @siimu111
    @siimu111 Месяц назад +2

    You say people are cold. Yes. In Tallinn most of the people are maybe. But go outside of Tallinn. Tartu, Pärnu, etc. Or Hiiumaa and Saaremaa islands. People are way different there. Trust me. I am from Hiiumaa.

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  Месяц назад +1

      Island people are different, that I agree.

  • @Amgupt5233
    @Amgupt5233 3 месяца назад +3

    Cost of living has increased almost twice in just last 2.5 years in estonia while the wages haven't increased much (if they did).

    • @martinkoitmae6655
      @martinkoitmae6655 3 месяца назад +2

      Wages have also increased.

    • @Amgupt5233
      @Amgupt5233 3 месяца назад +3

      @@martinkoitmae6655 not enough to match the inflation. The cost of living in Estonia has sort of already reached that of Finland while the wages are almost half.

    • @agevalgepea7873
      @agevalgepea7873 3 месяца назад +2

      I do not agree. Yes, cost of living has increased, but not almost twice. I'm quite meticulous in following my cost and I would say that overall cost of living has increased 25-30%. And I have not changed my spending habits much.

    • @carleryk
      @carleryk 3 месяца назад +2

      ​​@@Amgupt5233It's mostly true - your everyday Joe could afford more 10 years ago than today even though salaries have gone up. It has to do with high inflation and taxes which are going to increase even more the next year. Beginning from next year Estonia's tax rate will be around the same with Denmark if you add up all the taxes. Families with children are more vulnerable in all of this since tax cuts for children were taken away and child benefits were cut as well. Pensions were frozen, which makes it also harder to come by for retirees. Liberals and socialists, who run the government now, usually would do the opposite in other countries 🙃

  • @ArcadiaTurnips
    @ArcadiaTurnips 3 месяца назад +1

    As a citizen, did you serve in the army?

    • @martinkoitmae6655
      @martinkoitmae6655 3 месяца назад +7

      He didn’t have to because he obtained his citizenship after 27. You can only serve if you are 27 or younger.

    • @ArcadiaTurnips
      @ArcadiaTurnips 3 месяца назад

      @@martinkoitmae6655ty

  • @elisterr9913
    @elisterr9913 3 месяца назад +2

    Just to point out the obvious:
    Prices - true, inflation has hit hard. But the wages have also upped a lot. The main factor that put Estonia in the risk factor (compared to neighbouring countries) is that most of the new homes are made with loaned money and also the business complexes and regular businesses were built with loaned money. So when Euribor hit, it hit our economy more than others as the loaned money rate is vastly higher in Estonia than in neighbouring places. But.... the incomes have also risen and by statistics the average household savings rate is on the rise aswell as the quality of living.  
    Electricity - troughout late spring and summer you regularly get super cheat and also negative price days in Estonia as well as the energy produced by solar + wind is bigger than the ammount we consume. So you have to take the year-round average into account.
    Customer Service - sounds like something very personal and not a real generalisation. As a local I'd actually say that the customer service was better in 2014. The example of Pakendikeskus is great, but the service at Pakendikeskus was the same back then. The biggest problem with the service sector is that in most places the workers are russians not estonians and they lack the knowledge of other languages (including estonian). But as to if I'd go to a shopping centre then I got the same service 10 years ago in all the retail places around the house. Glad it has turned out positive for you tho.
    Immigration - Estonia has a strict policy of up to 0.1% of positive immigration per population count per year. Meaning that in 2024, only a total of 1303 living permits are given out. And yes, the vast majority of them have been related to the jobs in the city centre or Veerenni districts on Tallinn. So, up to 10-13k immigrants in Estonia. Thats a lot, but at the same time, when you leave the city centre, you hardly see any, like any foreigners.
    Glad to see that you've had a happy decade in Estonia and are positive about your life. Ilusat sügist!

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +1

      1. Wages to Inflation (prices) is not proportional. ERR has done articles on that
      2. Even by average, Estonia has higher prices than Finland.
      3. I have corroborated with other expats as well so not just my view.
      4. A vast majority of immigrants are exempted from the quota (startup, tech sector and EU citizens)

    • @elisterr9913
      @elisterr9913 3 месяца назад

      @@MananAnwar 1) You should never look at it in a short timeframe. The opposite is true at the same time, wages have grown 10+% YoY more than a decade. But there were also some negative inflation years at the time. My point being short: the wages had increased more than the value made by people and this inflation spike is just a correction. Fuled also by the 2+ billion euros of pension funds taken out by financially less-abled people.
      2) Estonia also has more retail square meters than.... any country in the world? :D We pay for our convinience.
      3) Cool. I suppose this is the view for foreigners then and maybe English language service has improved, it must have, as younger and more educated people have joined the taskforce. But for locals....
      4) True.

    • @mrsmerily
      @mrsmerily 2 месяца назад

      dont mix up utopic for most average wage and median wage which is 1500 at best before taxes.

    • @elisterr9913
      @elisterr9913 2 месяца назад

      @@mrsmerily Median wage has risen rapidly

  • @toomasargel8503
    @toomasargel8503 3 месяца назад

    02:13 Your hope is 198 euro one trian ticket. Voil 1 Voila

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +1

      I hope now. AirBaltic is better then.

  • @toomasargel8503
    @toomasargel8503 3 месяца назад

    07:42 trhu in Tallinn left only 51,7 % estoninans, 29 % aare saalvic, 5 % europiean , 9,3 % aasians, 5,2 % africans

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад

      Can you share the source for these numbers, very interesting.

  • @andresfruit5563
    @andresfruit5563 3 месяца назад +14

    That is very good that migrating into Estonia is now much harder. Hell I wouldn't like to see my country turned into "shitshow" like its going on right now at UK/france.

    • @martinkoitmae6655
      @martinkoitmae6655 3 месяца назад +9

      I mean importing highly educated people is a good thing. They are useful for the society.

    • @definitelynotclickbait8283
      @definitelynotclickbait8283 3 месяца назад +1

      @@martinkoitmae6655 bus drivers are not highly educated

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +2

      There are more foreign software engineers than foreign bus drivers.

    • @martinkoitmae6655
      @martinkoitmae6655 3 месяца назад +1

      @@MananAnwar Yup - more smart people = stronger economy = better quality of life!

    • @andresfruit5563
      @andresfruit5563 3 месяца назад +3

      @@martinkoitmae6655 As long as they are coming here legally and are willing to work and give back to community. Yes I can agree on that.
      But I still prefer making it difficult to migrate to Estonia. It's not a paradise, you have to work your way into it. Not just handing it over and be like oh just live on welfare and that would be alright.

  • @martinkoitmae6655
    @martinkoitmae6655 3 месяца назад +2

    The biggest problem is the high cost of food. Other things you can live without but food.. not really.
    Other than that Estonia is still a nice place to live in.

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +1

      It is a very nice place no doubt.
      Also thank you for your comments and feedback and appreciation, means a lot to me Martin :)

    • @martinkoitmae6655
      @martinkoitmae6655 3 месяца назад

      @@MananAnwarPole tänu väärt!

  • @holoholopainen1627
    @holoholopainen1627 3 месяца назад +2

    Nice Video ! Have You noticed the change at customer service in stores - as Your Estonian language skills have developed ? I Dont know which languages - You use there - but most of locals are fluent speaking in Estonian and Russian ! Even today more People speak English - but IT takes a few years to be fluent ! Do You do these videos in Estonian too ?

  • @reudovaniaball9548
    @reudovaniaball9548 Месяц назад +1

    Ma olen mõnda sinu videot vaadanud eestlasena ja usu mind väga väga huvitav on kuulata mis teiste silmis on Eestis muutunud

  • @salmanfarashesomrat6196
    @salmanfarashesomrat6196 3 месяца назад +1

    Oh my god

  • @ArcadiaTurnips
    @ArcadiaTurnips 3 месяца назад +2

    Did you have to resign your Pakistani citizenship?

  • @Car5540
    @Car5540 3 месяца назад

    I am planning to move to Estonia on a student visa from Pakistan (Palnning to apply in coming September intake). So what you said, I won't be able to manage my fees and living expenses then?a
    I have a Computer Science background and 4 years of experienceexperienceExperince and Product Design. I want to study Master's in Human-Computer Interaction or Interaction Design. What would you suggest to me then? AndIs there aa chance that my visa request will be rejected?

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад

      Best book a call here. calendly.com/manananwar/1-1-meeting

  • @natureadventure4492
    @natureadventure4492 Месяц назад

    How much is 2200 EURO /month for living in Tartu for a married couple?

  • @Константин-к8э
    @Константин-к8э 3 месяца назад +1

    Истомии нужно больше Анваров!

  • @littlebrit
    @littlebrit 3 месяца назад +1

    I don't think much has changed in the last 10 years compared to the period from 2004 to 2014. Estonia is like a sprinter that has run out of breath. The EU has run out of money to give to Estonia, and prices have gone through the roof. This is a big turn-off for businesses. They will invest in cheaper places, and jobs will go there. P.S. Your English is really good, and your voice has a pleasant tonality. You could be a voice actor or the guy who records announcements. It's a good money.

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад

      I had myself seen a drastic change between 2019 and 2024. But I agree with the analogy and the EU support. Estonia was relying too much on marketing itself as a tech hub but they have squeezed as much juice out of it as possible. Now it is not working.

    • @MananAnwar
      @MananAnwar  3 месяца назад +1

      Thank you for the idea about voice acting. I am wondering where should I start :)

    • @holoholopainen1627
      @holoholopainen1627 3 месяца назад +2

      All services that are run " free " - are tax based ! Schools & Uni & hospitals & roads etc etc...

    • @JA019
      @JA019 2 месяца назад

      @@MananAnwarcan you elaborate what you mean by this in terms of running out of juice?

  • @ninnyrosenberg2288
    @ninnyrosenberg2288 3 месяца назад +1

    Sa oled vapper