.ee Domain: Estonia's Official Country Extension
.ee is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) of Estonia, entered into the root zone on 3 June 1992. The zone is run by Eesti Interneti Sihtasutus (EIS), the Estonian Internet Foundation. Registration works on two tiers: EIS operates the registry itself and has delegated the registration service to accredited registrars. In a market known for its digital state services, .ee is the address that signals local belonging most directly to Estonian customers.
Under the .ee Domain Regulation anyone may apply, provided their identity is verified and the required information is submitted; the extension is not tied to a particular profession or type of organisation. EIS also runs four general domains under .ee: .com.ee for companies, pri.ee for private individuals, fie.ee for sole traders and med.ee for medical institutions. A name taken directly under .ee draws no such distinction and gives you the shortest form of your name.
Registration in Estonia hinges on identity: the record is not completed until the registrant's identity and intent have been confirmed. Accepted methods are an electronic signature with an Estonian ID card or Mobile-ID, a foreign state ID card accepted by EIS, a handwritten signature at the registrar's office, or a bank transfer from the registrant's own account. Deciding which route fits you before you order keeps the registration from sitting on hold for days. Check whether your preferred name is free using domain search.
.EE Domain at a Glance
- Registry Eesti Interneti Sihtasutus (EIS)
- Delegated 3 June 1992
- Registration model Two-tier: EIS runs the registry, accredited registrars handle registration
- Identity verification E-signature with ID-kaart or Mobile-ID, a foreign ID card accepted by EIS, a handwritten signature at the registrar, or a transfer from your own bank account
- Adoption 5.31% growth in 2025, roughly 35,000 new registrations during the year and an 84.2% renewal rate
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .ee domain
- Country Estonia
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.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
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Transfer
$59.99 /year -
Renewal
$59.99 /year -
Restore
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Trustee Service
$1.00
Included With Every .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.
.ee Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: for .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 .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 .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.
Redemption Period (Redemption Period)
The domain is not released the moment it expires — during this window it is still yours and can be recovered. Some extensions charge an extra restore fee at this stage, so renewing before expiry is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete Period (Pending Delete Period)
If the redemption window is missed too, the domain enters the final stage and waits to be deleted. Renewal and recovery are no longer possible here; when the period ends the registration is removed for good.
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.
.ee Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.ee Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .ee domain
- Country Estonia
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.ee Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support No
Trustee Requirement for .ee Domains
Frequently Asked Questions About .ee Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Under the Estonian .ee Domain Regulation, anyone may apply; what is required is not a particular profession or type of organisation but a verified identity and a complete set of the requested details. Applications go through a registrar accredited by EIS rather than to the registry directly. Unlike pri.ee, fie.ee, com.ee and med.ee, which are reserved for defined categories, a name taken directly under .ee carries no category restriction.
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A registration is not completed until the registrant's identity and intent have been confirmed. The accepted routes are:
- An electronic signature using an Estonian ID card (ID-kaart) or Mobile-ID
- A foreign state identity document accepted by EIS
- A handwritten signature at the registrar's office
- A bank transfer made from the registrant's own account
Settling on your route before you order keeps the registration from being put on hold.
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Names taken directly under .ee draw no category distinction and give you the shortest form of your name. .com.ee is one of the general domains run by EIS and is reserved for companies within the meaning of the Estonian Commercial Code; the applicant submits documentation showing they fit that category. In practice: choose .ee for a short, unrestricted address, and .com.ee when the address itself should signal commercial standing.
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No. EIS runs four general domains under .ee: com.ee, pri.ee, fie.ee and med.ee. co.ee is not on that list, which means the general-domain rules and identity checks published by EIS do not apply to it directly. If your aim is a formal corporate identity in Estonia, .ee or .com.ee is the clearer choice.
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.ee names can be moved between registrars. For a change of holder the rules require both a signed application from the party taking the name over and signed consent from the party giving it up, so the process never runs one-sided. The identity requirement still applies after the move. The remaining registration period is preserved, and your site and email keep working as long as you do not change name servers. Start on the domain transfer page.
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You can see whether a .ee name is registered, and the general state of the record, through its WHOIS entry. Because of data protection obligations, registrant contact details are published only in limited form, so a lookup will usually show the status of the name and its registration dates. Run the lookup on the whois search page, and check whether a name is still free with domain search.
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Yes. The domain rules allow only letters, digits and hyphens, and letters of the Estonian alphabet are an explicit exception to the ASCII restriction. According to the EIS annual report, slightly more than 4,500 names in the zone — about 2.5 percent — carry such letters. If your brand name contains õ, ä, ö or ü, you can register the address as written and also hold the ASCII version so that misspellings still reach you.
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