Town of export
Population: 17 245 (1st September 2019); with surrounding area: 44 258 (1st January 2019)
Distances: Tallinn 161 km, Tartu 81 km, Pärnu 97 km, Riga 245 km, St Petersburg 393 km, Helsinki 247 km, Stockholm 580 km.
Average salary (2018) 1100 euros
Most important sectors:
- Wood processing, wooden products for construction and furniture industry, furniture production
- Metal processing, production of metal product and engineering
- Production of textile, sewing and leather production
- Agriculture and food industry
Trade
Exports in 2018 worth 383 million euros, imports 200 million euros.