e-domain Domain

The domain extension .ee is the country-specific top-level domain from Estonia. It was launched on 3 July 1992 and has been administered by the Estonian Internet Foundation since then. The share of internationalized domains is quite high for .ee compared to the other top-level domains of the other Baltic States. Support for internationalised domain names was made possible by the Estonian Internet Foundation in June 2011.

Award guidelines

Prior to liberalisation, the granting of a domain name with this domain extension required a residence by a private individual or a branch or head office by a company in Estonia. The domain address could also be acquired through a trustee. Today, any company or private person all over the world can register an ee. Domain registered.
.ee domains may be ordered by anyone for any (legal) purpose. Companies must submit a copy of the current excerpt from the commercial register when registering and the identity card number of the contact person deposited in the portfolio. Private individuals must also submit their identity card number.

Meaning

The economic strength of Estonia grew very strongly after regaining independence from the USSR. The country relies on market-liberal features and not on the principles of the social market economy like the country's Scandinavian neighbours. Apart from that, the country's economy is strongly oriented towards the model of its Scandinavian neighbours. In terms of the community, the country's economy is based on hierarchies and a high degree of transparency of state institutions. Furthermore, the country has relied on modern communication technology since its independence from the USSR. It is therefore not surprising that websites with the .ee domain extension are very popular. It is not only companies that attach great importance to this domain extension. For many of the approx. 1.3 million Estonians, the domain ending .ee is also part of their identification with this state in the north of the Baltic States, which was founded in 1991 and is located on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.

The contents of websites with such a domain extension are mainly in Estonian, which is spoken by about 950,000 people in Estonia. Around 150,000 other native Estonian speakers live outside Estonia, but as entrepreneurs or private individuals also own a website with an ee. domain extension.