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We have signed a registrar contract with the ICANN-accredited registrar Nameshield
The Estonian Internet Foundation has signed a registrar contract with Nameshield, a French registrar accredited by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Nameshield has provided domain registration, trade mark protection and web hosting services internationally since 1994.
Further information about Nameshield can be found on their webpagewww.nameshield.net.
The Foundation has contracts with 11 international registrars, 9 of whom are accredited by ICANN.
We welcome the new registrar to the Estonian market and wish them the best of luck!
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The Best Estonian Company and Domain Names of 2025 Have Been Announced
On Wednesday, the most outstanding Estonian-language company names of 2025 were announced at the Institute of the Estonian Language. This year marks the anniversary of the naming competition “Ehe Eesti” and for the first time ever, in addition to recognizing business names, domain names, and trademarks, the competition also awarded standout slogans and name origin stories.
 
        
    
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October is the International Cybersecurity Month: How Domains Protect the Internet?
Every October, we talk about cybersecurity: strong passwords, safe browsing, and not clicking suspicious links. But there’s one important piece of online safety that often gets overlooked: domain names.
 
        
    
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Baltic Domain Days
The Hearts of the Baltic Domain Markets
At the 2025 Baltic Domain Days in Tallinn, three digital leaders of the domain registries from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania came together to talk about the future of the industry in their countries. Each of them shared what makes their national domain strong, unique, and full of heart. Together, they painted a picture of three small but powerful nations leading the digital world.