About Merko

Merko, during its 30 years of operation, has built hundreds of buildings and structures, as well as created new homes for thousands of families. Every completed construction job has shaped the urban space and made life in Estonia more comfortable. The builder is very honoured to erect buildings or structures that immediately become landmarks. And it is an even greater honour to enhance something that has already been a landmark for centuries. Highlighting the beauty and value of Tallinn’s town walls is a job that we can be proud of.

The residential buildings, office buildings, and hotels built by Merko, which are emerging in the heart of Tallinn, have enhanced the city’s skyline as seen from Tallinn Bay with modern architecture and contemporary construction technology. Merko has built buildings and structures that have touched the hearts of Estonia’s residents and our visitors. For instance, the Art Museum of Estonia’s Kumu building and the historical system of drainage canals in Kadiorg Park are objects that will continue to embellish Tallinn for many more years.

By helping to build the urban space, we create opportunities for a good life. This is the principle that we rely on when creating Merko apartment buildings and the surrounding living environment, as well as in the execution of other construction objects. Just like a high-voltage substation provides a way to light homes and the town wall, the roads, traffic junctions, and airport tram road that has been built help to connect people from Estonia and elsewhere. We are building an Estonia where we feel good and the charms are alluring to visitors.

MERKO giving back to society

Along with building objects that become landmarks, Merko also helps to promote life in Estonia in other ways. In 2005, the Estonian Health Trails Foundation, which was established in cooperation with Swedbank and Eesti Energia, has helped to repair and build more than 120 health trails around Estonia. Located in nature, they provide opportunities for hundreds of thousands of people to maintain their health by exercising in the fresh air near their homes for free.

Supporting the cultural sector became a subject close to Merko’s heart after the construction of the unique Kumu building in 2005. Throughout the years, Merko has helped the Art Museum of Estonia to organise exhibitions and jubilee events, as well as to research and restore valuable works of art. In the Old Town, Merko has supported the creation of the Niguliste Silver Chamber, the conservation of the late medieval cabinet altar in St Nicholas Church’s main altar, as well as working out the new solution for the exhibition of Tallinn’s Dance of Death by Bernt Notke.