The joke is that when Covid hit and people couldn’t meet, it was a lucky day for Estonians. “In many countries people have gone to the streets even with lower inflation rates, but here people are quite calm,” he says. Estonia’s standout inflation rate is also due to some peculiarities in its economy, and potentially some governmental missteps that may be seized upon. “Consumers are paying more but Estonia has energy producers which are benefiting pretty well and people are not happy about that. Anastasia Kralle, 21, and Elizabeth Liiv, 17, serving at the OA Coffee cafe, agree.

Source: The Guardian August 20, 2022 19:40 UTC