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The business environment of Valga municipality is characterised by a logistically favourable location at the crossroads of major international roads and good connections to Estonia's major centres. The location of the region on the Estonian-Latvian border provides an advantage for international business activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Valga is the hub of the freight railway, which provides connections to Tallinn, Russia and Latvia. The city has developed industrial areas with the necessary communications, where there is a considerable amount of available commercial land for industrial, manufacturing and other activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the rural areas of the municipality, agriculture and the forest industry are important activities. Valga municipality has a unique border area and beautiful nature, which offers great potential for tourism business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A major advantage of the region is the international labour market - as a border region, Latvia's favourable location and the difference in wages and taxes make it an attractive place to hire. According to Statistics Estonia, the average monthly gross income of a salaried employee in Valga municipality in 2017 was EUR 922.71, which was EUR 5% lower than the Valga county average (EUR 968.66) and EUR 20% lower than the Estonian average (EUR 1154.97).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 875 enterprises in Valga municipality, of which 592 are located in Valga city (68%). 95% of the enterprises are small enterprises with less than 10 employees (831 enterprises), 4% (33 enterprises) have between 10 and 49 employees. There are 9 enterprises with more than 50 employees in the region, of which 7 are located in the city of Valga. The breakdown of enterprises by activity is as follows: 20% agriculture and forestry, 20% wholesale and retail trade, 10% construction, 10% other service activities, 8% manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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