.co.ee Domain: A Short Address Under Estonia's .ee
.co.ee is a second-level name space under .ee, the country code extension of Estonia. The top-level .ee zone was entered into the root zone on 3 June 1992 and is run by Eesti Interneti Sihtasutus (EIS), the Estonian Internet Foundation. EIS opens four general domains for registration under .ee: com.ee, pri.ee, fie.ee and med.ee. co.ee is not on that list — the address points to Estonia, but it sits outside the general domain structure run by EIS.
In practice that distinction means the category and documentation rules EIS publishes for its general domains do not apply to co.ee directly, and the conditions of registration need not match those of .ee or .com.ee. If you want a short, commercially flavoured address for the Estonian market with a 'co' in it, co.ee gives you that. If you are after formal corporate standing in the country, the zones run by Estonia's own registry position you more clearly.
Decide by looking at where the address will actually be used. For a campaign page, a sub-brand, or a close variant of a name whose .ee form is already taken, co.ee does the job. Where the address will appear on contracts, invoices and official correspondence, choose the .ee side. Holding both and pointing co.ee at your main address also stops your brand name opening somewhere else. Check whether your preferred name is free using domain search.
.CO.EE Domain at a Glance
- Top-level zone .ee — the country code extension of Estonia
- Delegated 3 June 1992 (the .ee zone)
- Manager of the .ee zone Eesti Interneti Sihtasutus (EIS)
- General domains run by EIS com.ee, pri.ee, fie.ee and med.ee — co.ee is not on that list
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .co.ee domain
- Country Estonia
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.co.ee Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$120.00 /year -
Transfer
$120.00 /year -
Renewal
$132.00 /year -
Trustee Service
$1.00
Included With Every .co.ee Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
.co.ee Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: for .co.ee the post-expiry timeline is set by the registry, so it differs from one extension to the next. The diagram below shows the windows that actually apply to .co.ee, day by day. One thing never changes, whichever extension you hold: renewing before the expiry date is always the cheapest and safest route.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .co.ee address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Domain Is Available Again
Once deletion completes, the domain leaves the system and anyone can register it — popular names are often taken the same minute by someone watching. Keep auto-renewal on so a name you care about never gets this far.
.co.ee Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.co.ee Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .co.ee domain
- Country Estonia
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.co.ee Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support No
Trustee Requirement for .co.ee Domains
Frequently Asked Questions About .co.ee Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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co.ee suits anyone who wants a short, commercially flavoured address aimed at the Estonian market: campaign pages, sub-brands and close variants of names whose .ee form is already taken are the typical uses. If you need to show formal corporate standing in Estonia, .ee or .com.ee positions you more clearly, because those zones sit inside the structure run by the country's own registry.
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No. The general domains Eesti Interneti Sihtasutus opens for registration under .ee are com.ee, pri.ee, fie.ee and med.ee; co.ee is not on that list and does not appear in the foundation's general domain rules. The practical consequence is that the category, documentation and identity requirements EIS sets for its general domains do not apply to co.ee directly. Confirm the conditions separately before ordering.
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.com.ee is one of the general domains run by EIS and is open only to companies within the meaning of the Estonian Commercial Code; the applicant submits documentation for the category and the registry verifies it. co.ee sits outside that structure, so the same category and document chain does not apply. Choose com.ee when the address should announce corporate identity by itself, and look at co.ee when brevity and freedom matter more.
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Yes. A registered co.ee name resolves normally under the top-level .ee zone; in browsers, email and DNS it behaves like any other address. The distinction is administrative rather than technical: the rules EIS publishes for its general domains do not bind co.ee directly. You set up your website and mail through your own name servers exactly as you would elsewhere.
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You can see whether a name is registered, and the general state of the record, through its WHOIS entry. Because of data protection obligations registrant details are published only in limited form, so a lookup will usually show the status of the name and its dates. Run the lookup on the whois search page, and check whether a name is still free with domain search.
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