2025 Estonian municipal elections
Municipal elections in Estonia were held on 19 October 2025.[1] These were the first municipal elections since the restoration of independence in 1991 where citizens of non-EU countries (including citizens of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, the United States, etc) could not vote, unless they held dual citizenship of Estonia or another EU country. These were also the last municipal elections since the restoration of independence where non-citizens could vote.
Party manifestos and slogans
| Party | Slogan and manifesto (external link) | Other slogan(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Party | Out of the gridlock! (Estonian: Ummikust välja!) | |||
| Reform Party | For a better Estonia! (Estonian: Parema Eesti eest!) | A better plan for Estonia (Estonian: Parem plaan Eestile) | ||
| Conservative People's Party | Of course EKRE! (Estonian: Muidugi EKRE!) | |||
| Isamaa | Estonia needs change! (Estonian: Eesti vajab muutust!) | |||
| Estonia 200 | Estonia of a new generation! (Estonian: Uue põlvkonna Eesti!) | |||
| Social Democratic Party | Everyone counts! (Estonian: Igaüks loeb!) | |||
| Greens | For a humane Tallinn![a] (Estonian: Inimliku Tallinna eest!) | |||
| Free Party | It is better to be free (Estonian: Vaba on olla parem) | |||
| Parempoolsed | Confidently right![b] (Estonian: Kindlalt paremaks!) | Less taxes, more freedom! (Estonian: Vähem makse, rohkem vabadust!) | ||
| Together | TOGETHER we'll clean up the city![c] (Estonian: KOOS teeme linna korda!) | |||
| Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives | Facing Estonia! (Estonian: Näoga Eesti poole!) | |||
Polling and projections
Polling and seat projection numbers presented for dates following 26 March 2025 account for only the voting eligibility of citizens of Estonia, the EU and non-citizens. Numbers presented before account for the voting rights of all eligible permanent residents, including the citizens of Russia and Belarus without the citizenship of Estonia.
Tallinn
Seat projections
| Polling firm | Fieldwork Date | Kesk | Ref | EKRE | E200 | SDE | Isamaa | Parem | Others | Lead | Gov.[d] | Opp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 7-17 October 2025 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 47 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 29 September-13 October 2025 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 45 |
| Kantar Emor | 25 September-13 October 2025 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 47 |
| 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 45 | ||
| 37 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 34 | 45 | ||
| Turu-uuringute AS/Norstat/SALK | 10 March-6 October 2025 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 45 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 22 September-6 October 2025 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 44 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 15-29 September 2025 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 44 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 8-22 September 2025 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 44 |
| Norstat/ÜI | 10-21 September 2025 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 43 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 1-15 September 2025 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 47 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 25 August-8 September 2025 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 47 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 18 August-1 September 2025 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 48 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 11-25 August 2025 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 45 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 4-18 August 2025 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 44 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 21 July-4 August 2025 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 35 | 44 |
| Turu-uuringute AS/SALK | 10 March-4 August 2025 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 36 | 43 |
| Ref leaves the coalition but continues to provide confidence support | ||||||||||||
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 30 June-14 July 2025 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 38 | 41 |
| Ref rejoins the coalition | ||||||||||||
| Ref is expelled from the coalition | ||||||||||||
| Turu-uuringute AS/SALK | 10 March-14 June 2025 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 43 | 36 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 19 May-2 June 2025 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 41 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 21 Apr-5 May 2025 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 39 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 24 Mar-7 Apr 2025 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 41 | 38 |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Riigikogu votes to amend the Constitution to restrict municipal voting rights to just citizens of Estonia, the EU and non-citizens. | |||||||||||
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 17 Feb-3 Mar 2025 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 37 | 42 |
| Norstat/ÜI MRP[e] | 3-17 Feb 2025 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 40 | 39 |
| Coalition government is formed by Ref, E200, SDE, and Isamaa with Jevgeni Ossinovski as Mayor | ||||||||||||
| Coalition government is formed by Kesk and SDE with Mihhail Kõlvart as Mayor | ||||||||||||
| Election Results | 17 Oct 2021 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 38 | 41 | |
Results
19 October 2025
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All 79 seats to Tallinn City Council 40 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Nationwide
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral coalitions | 141,126 | 23.87 | |
| Centre Party | 124,840 | 21.11 | |
| Isamaa | 109,749 | 18.56 | |
| Reform Party | 58,982 | 9.97 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 58,484 | 9.89 | |
| Conservative People's Party of Estonia | 48,478 | 8.20 | |
| Parempoolsed | 27,686 | 4.68 | |
| Estonia 200 | 9,819 | 1.66 | |
| Together | 4,459 | 0.75 | |
| Independents | 3,118 | 0.53 | |
| Estonian Nationalists and Conservatives | 2,491 | 0.42 | |
| Estonian Greens | 1,228 | 0.21 | |
| Free Party | 859 | 0.15 | |
| Total | 591,319 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 591,319 | 99.57 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,543 | 0.43 | |
| Total votes | 593,862 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,003,829 | 59.16 | |
| Source: Valimised | |||
By municipality
| Municipalities | Centre | Isamaa | Reform | SDE | EKRE | Parempoolsed | E200 | Koos | Local Coalitions/Ind. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alutaguse Parish | – | 1 (+1) | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 (+2) | 15 |
| Anija Parish | 4 | 0 | – | – | 2 (-1) | – | – | – | 13 (+5) | 19 |
| Antsla Parish | – | 5 (+5) | – | – | 3 (+1) | – | – | – | 9 (-4) | 17 |
| Elva Parish | 0 (-2) | 12 (+4) | 3 (-3) | – | 3 (-4) | 0 | – | – | 7 (+1) | 25 |
| Häädemeeste Parish | 0 | 2 (-1) | – | – | 2 (+2) | 0 | – | – | 15 (-1) | 19 |
| Haapsalu | 2 (-3) | 11 (+11) | – | – | 2 (-1) | 0 | - | - | 8 (-7) | 25 |
| Haljala Parish | 1 (+1) | 2 (+2) | - | - | 1 (-1) | – | – | - | 13 (+1) | 17 |
| Harku Parish | 2 (+1) | 7 (+3) | 5 (-2) | 2 (+1) | 1 (-2) | 0 | 0 (-1) | - | 4 | 21 |
| Hiiumaa Parish | 0 (-4) | 5 (+3) | 3 | 7 | 3 (+1) | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 23 |
| Järva Parish | 6 (+1) | 6 (+3) | – | 0 | 4 (-1) | 0 | – | – | 5 (+1) | 21 |
| Jõelähtme Parish | 2 (+2) | 4 (+4) | 8 (-3) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 |
| Jõgeva Parish | 5 (-1) | 8 | 0 (-5) | – | 2 (-1) | 0 | – | – | 12 (+7) | 27 |
| Jõhvi Parish (merged with Toila Parish) | 5 | 1 (+1) | 2 (-1) | – | 1 (-1) | 0 | – | 0 | 12 (+1) | 21 |
| Kadrina Parish | – | 4 (+4) | – | – | 1 (-1) | – | – | – | 14 (-3) | 19 |
| Kambja Parish | 0 | 4 (+2) | 3 (-3) | – | 1 (-2) | 2 (+2) | – | – | 11 (+1) | 21 |
| Kanepi Parish | 2 (-2) | 5 (+4) | 5 (-3) | 4 (+4) | 1 (-3) | – | – | – | – | 17 |
| Kastre Parish | – | 2 (+2) | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 (-2) | 17 |
| Kehtna Parish | 0 | 3 (+3) | – | – | 4 (+1) | – | – | – | 14 (-4) | 21 |
| Keila | 1 | 3 (+1) | 4 (-7) | 4 (+1) | 1 (-1) | 0 | – | – | 8 (+6) | 21 |
| Kihnu Parish | – | 4 (+4) | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | 5 (-4) | 9 |
| Kiili Parish | – | 2 (+1) | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 (-1) | 17 |
| Kohila Parish | 0 | 5 (-5) | 0 (-1) | – | 2 (-2) | – | – | – | 14 (+8) | 21 |
| Kohtla-Järve | 14 (+2) | 0 | – | 1 (-4) | 0 | – | – | 3 (+3) | 7 (+1) | 25 |
| Kose Parish | – | 6 (+6) | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | – | 10 (-4) | 21 |
| Kuusalu Parish | 1 | 3 (+3) | 1 | – | 1 (-1) | 1 (+1) | – | – | 12 (-3) | 19 |
| Lääne-Harju Parish | – | 1 (+1) | – | – | 2 | 1 (+1) | – | – | 17 | 21 |
| Lääne-Nigula Parish | – | 12 (+12) | – | 4 (+4) | 2 (-3) | 0 | – | – | 7 (-4) | 25 |
| Lääneranna Parish | – | 2 (+1) | – | – | 2 (-1) | 1 (+1) | – | – | 12 (-1) | 21 |
| Loksa | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 15 |
| Lüganuse Parish | 10 (+4) | 1 (-1) | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 19 |
| Luunja Parish | – | 5 (+5) | – | – | 1 (-1) | – | – | – | 11 (-4) | 17 |
| Maardu | 20 (+4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 (-4) | 21 |
| Märjamaa Parish | 0 | 7 (+7) | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | – | 9 (-7) | 21 |
| Muhu Parish | – | 0 (-13) | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 (+14) | 15 |
| Mulgi Parish | – | 7 (+1) | – | – | 2 (-1) | 0 | – | – | 12 (+8) | 21 |
| Mustvee Parish | 3 (-3) | 2 (+1) | – | – | 2 (-3) | 0 | – | – | 10 (+1) | 17 |
| Narva | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | 0 | 21 (+2) | 31 |
| Narva-Jõesuu | 2 (-3) | 0 | – | – | – | 1 (+1) | – | 0 | 12 | 15 |
| Nõo Parish | – | 5 (+5) | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 (-5) | 15 |
| Otepää Parish | – | 7 (+6) | 3 (+1) | – | 1 (-2) | 1 (+1) | – | – | 5 (-5) | 17 |
| Paide | 1 (-2) | 10 (+7) | 2 (-1) | 4 (+4) | 3 (-1) | – | – | – | 3 (-7) | 23 |
| Pärnu | 5 | 10 (+4) | 7 (-2) | – | 7 (-3) | 2 (+2) | 0 | – | 8 (-1) | 39 |
| Peipsiääre Parish | – | 2 (+2) | – | – | 1 (+1) | – | – | – | 18 (-3) | 21 |
| Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish | – | 5 (+5) | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 13 (-5) | 21 |
| Põhja-Sakala Parish | – | 6 (+4) | – | – | 1 (-2) | – | – | – | 12 | 19 |
| Põltsamaa Parish | 1 (-2) | 7 (+7) | 1 (-2) | – | 1 (-3) | 0 | – | – | 11 | 21 |
| Põlva Parish | 3 (-3) | 5 (+2) | – | 4 (+4) | 5 (-1) | – | 0 (-3) | – | 10 (+7) | 27 |
| Raasiku Parish | – | – | – | – | 1 (-1) | – | – | – | 16 (+1) | 17 |
| Rae Parish | 4 (+4) | 9 (+6) | 6 (-8) | 2 (+1) | 0 (-3) | 4 (+4) | 0 (-4) | – | – | 25 |
| Rakvere | 1 (-3) | 11 (+3) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 (+2) | – | – | 0 (-1) | 21 |
| Rakvere Parish | 0 | 4 (+2) | – | – | 3 (-1) | – | – | – | 12 (-1) | 19 |
| Räpina Parish | 3 (-1) | – | 3 (-2) | 3 (+3) | 7 (+1) | – | – | – | 5 (-1) | 21 |
| Rapla Parish | – | 1 (+1) | 3 (-2) | – | 7 (-2) | 0 | – | – | 16 (+3) | 27 |
| Rõuge Parish | 0 (-1) | 4 (+4) | – | 4 (+4) | 3 | 0 | – | – | 8 (-7) | 19 |
| Ruhnu Parish | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 7 |
| Saarde Parish | – | 1 (+1) | – | – | 2 (-1) | – | – | – | 12 | 15 |
| Saaremaa Parish | 3 (-1) | 11 (+6) | 4 (-2) | – | 4 (-2) | 0 | – | – | 9 (+1) | 31 |
| Saku Parish | – | 0 | 1 (-2) | 0 | 1 (-1) | 0 | – | 0 | 19 (+3) | 21 |
| Saue Parish | 0 | 4 | 3 (-2) | – | 2 (-1) | 4 (+4) | – | 0 | 14 (+3) | 27 |
| Setomaa Parish | 2 (+2) | 0 | – | – | 2 (-3) | – | – | – | 11 (+1) | 15 |
| Sillamäe | 18 (+1) | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 (+3) | 21 |
| Tallinn | 37 (-1) | 11 (+6) | 8 (-7) | 17 (+11) | 0 (-8) | 6 (+6) | 0 (-7) | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Tapa Parish | 3 (-1) | 2 (+2) | 3 (-1) | – | 2 (-1) | – | – | – | 11 (+1) | 21 |
| Tartu | 4 | 16 (+11) | 15 (-4) | 8 (+3) | 3 (-5) | 0 | 3 (-5) | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Tartu Parish | – | 3 (+3) | – | – | 2 (-2) | 0 | – | – | 20 (-1) | 25 |
| Tori Parish | 0 (-3) | 7 (+7) | 0 (-1) | – | 3 (-2) | 0 | – | 0 | 13 (-1) | 23 |
| Tõrva Parish | – | 4 (+2) | 6 (-5) | – | 3 | – | – | – | 8 (+5) | 21 |
| Türi Parish | – | – | 2 | 5 (+5) | 4 (+1) | 0 | – | – | 12 (-6) | 23 |
| Väike-Maarja Parish | 1 (-3) | 2 (+1) | 3 (-4) | – | 3 | – | – | – | 8 (+4) | 17 |
| Valga Parish | 4 (-4) | 5 (+5) | 3 (-3) | 5 (+5) | 3 | – | – | – | 5 (-3) | 25 |
| Viimsi Parish | 4 (+1) | 5 (+3) | 7 (+1) | 0 | 0 (-2) | 0 | 0 (-3) | – | 5 | 21 |
| Viljandi | 0 (-2) | 11 (+7) | 4 (-3) | – | 3 (-1) | – | 0 (-2) | – | 9 (+1) | 27 |
| Viljandi Parish | – | 16 (+3) | 3 (-3) | – | 4 (-4) | 0 | 0 | – | 4 (+4) | 27 |
| Vinni Parish | 2 (-3) | 4 (+1) | – | – | 3 (-1) | – | – | – | 8 (+3) | 17 |
| Viru-Nigula Parish | 0 (-1) | 9 (+9) | – | – | 1 | – | – | 0 | 9 (-10) | 19 |
| Vormsi Parish | – | 4 (+4) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 (-2) | 7 |
| Võru | 2 (+1) | 6 (+4) | 1 (-2) | 9 (-1) | 3 (-2) | – | – | – | 0 | 21 |
| Võru Parish | 1 (-1) | 3 (+3) | 1 (-2) | 3 (+3) | 4 | – | – | – | 9 (-3) | 21 |
| Total | 197 (-50) | 352 (+212) | 125 (-119) | 91 (+51) | 164 (-81) | 25 (NEW) | 3 (-37) | 3 (NEW) | 728 (-26) | 1688 (-29) |
Notes
- ^ Tallinn-exclusive slogan.
- ^ More literally "Confidently for the better!" or "Firmly for the better!" as parem could be translated as both "better" and "right".
- ^ Tallinn-exclusive slogan.
- ^ Includes support
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q The MRP projection page states that "while both our poll weighting methodology (verified in EP elections) and MRP (validated by international pollsters) have a strong track record individually, their combination for Estonian local elections is still experimental. The ratings contain uncertainty ranges and the results should be interpreted as informed estimates, not precise predictions."
References
- ^ "Valimistoimingud ja tähtajad". Valimised Eestis. Retrieved 2025-02-06.