Estonia
In Estonia, the company registry is the e-Business Register, and all company data has been free since 2022.
- Official company register
- e-Business Register (e-Äriregister) / Commercial Register
- Free online search
- Yes
- Company identifier
- Registry code (registrikood)
- Who can see beneficial owners
- Legitimate interest
- Data access for developers
- Free API
- Company search
- ariregister.rik.ee
- Checked on
Search Estonian companies free in the e-Business Register, run by the Centre of Registers and Information Systems (RIK), including shareholders, annual reports and filed documents. All company data has been free since 1 October 2022. In 2026 beneficial owner data moved from public view to tiered access for authorities, obliged entities and persons with a legitimate interest, who must log in. Companies are identified by the registry code (registrikood).
- Region
- Europe
- Run by
- Centre of Registers and Information Systems (RIK); entries made by the registration department of Tartu County Court
- Registry website
- rik.ee
- Visible for free
- Registry card data (name, registry code, legal form, status, address, board members), historical data, shareholders, annual reports, articles and other documents, commercial pledges, business bans
- Paid documents and fees
- All data has been free since 1 October 2022, except documents in the public files of non-profit associations (€2 per document)
- Beneficial ownership register
- Beneficial owners data in the e-Business Register (TEKSA)
- Beneficial ownership access in detail
- Only authenticated users in three categories can view beneficial owner data: competent authorities, obliged entities and persons with a legitimate interest, with the visible data depending on the category (RIK help, updated 3 July 2026).
- Beneficial ownership register website
- abiinfo.rik.ee
- API or data service
- Free: https://avaandmed.ariregister.rik.ee/en
- Search interface languages
- Estonian, English
- What to know before a KYB check
- Beneficial owner data moved from fully public to tiered legitimate-interest access in 2026 (Ministry of Finance blog, 17 June 2026); older English help pages still describe it as public. Daily open-data files have omitted personal ID codes since 1 November 2024, and XML and API query services require a contract with RIK.
- Sources
Page URL RIK - E-Business Register portal https://www.rik.ee/en/e-business-register/e-business-register-portal RIK - Business register queries https://www.rik.ee/en/e-business-register/business-register-queries RIK Abiinfo - e-Business Register data now free https://abiinfo.rik.ee/en/uudised/e-business-register-data-now-available-everyone-free-charge RIK Abiinfo - Tegelike kasusaajate andmete vaatamine https://abiinfo.rik.ee/e-ariregistri-paringud/tegelikud-kasusaajad/tegelike-kasusaajate-andmete-vaatamine Rahandusministeerium blog - BO data access changes https://fin.ee/blogi/tegelike-kasusaajate-andmed-ei-kao-kuhugi-muutub-neile-ligipaas e-Business Register open data - downloading https://avaandmed.ariregister.rik.ee/en/downloading-open-data e-Business Register search https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng e-Justice - Business registers: Estonia https://e-justice.europa.eu/topics/registers-business-insolvency-land/business-registers-eu-countries/ee_en - Verification
- Some fields unverified
Questions
Is the Estonian business register free?
Who runs the Estonian e-Business Register?
Can I still see beneficial owners in Estonia?
Sources: each listing is compiled from the registry’s own website, the government body that runs it, official fee schedules and legislation, and the EU e-Justice portal. Every source is linked on the listing with the date it was checked. How we compile this reference