Tallinn's ambulance service to become a joint-stock company from December
From 1 December, Tallinn's ambulance service will operate as a joint-stock company under the Tallinn Hospital group, while remaining free of charge for patients and unchanged in scope.
The city-run agency "Tallinna Kiirabi" will cease operations on 30 November, with its functions taken over from 1 December by a newly established joint-stock company of the same name, which will become part of the Tallinn Hospital (Tallinna Haigla) group. The new company will receive the entire ambulance business unit, including the property at Retke 1, valued at 3.77 million euros.
Along with the property, the new entity will also take on records management, rights and obligations, funds, and contracts, including employment contracts with staff. The transition will be organized by a specially created liquidation commission, which will handle the transfer of property and personnel as well as necessary communication with stakeholders.
New company already registered
The joint-stock company was founded and entered into the Commercial Register on 8 July 2026. It is led by board member Raul Adlas, with Tarmo Kruusimäe, Kersti Põldemaa and Vladimir Rusnak serving on the council. Adlas said that after the transition to the joint-stock form, the ambulance service will continue operating at the same scale and under the same conditions, remaining free for patients. He noted that the Tallinn ambulance service is the largest in Estonia by number of patients, serving an area with about half a million residents, with 23 crews working daily and making roughly 95,000 call-outs per year in total.
The transfer of the enterprise will be carried out as a non-cash contribution to the share capital of the new company, with an auditor assessing its value to ensure the transfer occurs on market terms. Once the process is complete, Tallinn Hospital will become the sole shareholder of the new ambulance company.
Tallinn's deputy mayor for social affairs and healthcare, Riina Solman, said that bringing the ambulance service into the hospital group is an important step toward a more integrated city healthcare system, with the priority being to ensure uninterrupted service and protect the interests of both staff and patients. By the end of 2026, the Tallinn Hospital group will comprise, alongside the parent company, four subsidiaries: East Tallinn Central Hospital, West Tallinn Central Hospital, Tallinn Dental Clinic, and the new ambulance joint-stock company.
