General information

Location: In central part of North Estonia

Area: 2,979.71 km² (6.6% of the total territory of Estonia)

Territory consists of: 50% forests, 30% swamps and bogs

Population: 33,976 (01.01.2023)

Population density: 12.2 inhabitants/km²

Employed, age 16-65: 16 100

Unemployment rate: 8,8 % (01.02.2023)

Administrative distribution: 4 municipalities, 4 main centres: Rapla, Kohila, Märjamaa, Järvakandi

Most important industries: food, glass, wood, agriculture, metal, textile

Distances from Rapla by road:

• Tallinn – 50 km, about 45 min by car (intl. airport, intl. ferry port)
• Tartu – 170 km
• Pärnu – 95 km
• Helsinki – 130 km, about 45 min by car + 1,5 h fast ferry
• Riga – 269 km, about 3 h 50 min by car
• Saint – Peterburg 410 km
• Vilnius – 560 km
• Warsaw – 925 km
• Moscow – 1028 km
• Berlin – 1487km