Opposition party Isamaa collected by far the most donations among parliamentary parties in the third quarter of 2026 (Q3 2026), taking in €229,301.
The non-parliamentary Parempoolsed raised more than two major parties, the coalition Reform Party and the opposition Centre Party. Reform reported the highest overall revenue in the quarter, at over half a million euros.
Parties' main sources of revenue are donations and state support, the latter issued to all parties who polled above 2 percent at the preceding election, in proportion to votes received. Membership dues make up a smaller proportion of revenue.
According to the Political Parties Financing Surveillance Committee (ERJK), Isamaa's largest donors in Q3 2026 were Bigbank owner Parvel Pruunsild (€100,000), energy and real estate entrepreneur Janek Veeber (€50,000), transport entrepreneur Hugo Osula (€25,000), and Postimees owner Margus Linnamäe (€15,000). Membership fees brought in €3,360. With state funding included, Isamaa's Q3 2026 revenue totaled €326,090.
Reform collected €70,179 in donations and €1,700 in membership fees. Its total revenue was €505,562, the highest of any party. Its largest donors were casino magnate Armin Karu (€25,000), real estate businessman Marek Mägi (€15,000) and wind farm entrepreneur Andres Sõnajalg (€15,000).
Centre took in €64,112 in donations and €14,727 in membership fees. Total revenue came to €266,015. Its largest donation, €3,977, came from Jaak Madison, one of the party's two MEPs.
The opposition Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) raised €5,791 in donations and €1,103 in membership fees in Q3 2026. Total revenue came to €207,627 once state support is included. Its largest single donation, €1,500, came from Evelin Poolamets, one of the party's MPs.
The other coalition party, Estonia 200, collected €167,633 in total, almost all of it from state funding (€163,383). Donations amounted to €2,132, with the largest, €600, from MP Diana Ingerainen. Membership fees brought in €1,665.
The Social Democrats (SDE), in opposition since spring 2025, received €44,250 in donations and €6,439 in membership fees. Total revenue was €155,722. Their largest single donation, €5,000, came from entrepreneur and local politician Pille-Riin Raidsepp.
The non-parliamentary Parempoolsed does not collect membership dues. It reported €138,043 in donations in Q3 2026, and total revenue of €145,568. Businessmen Rain Lõhmus and Raul Kirjanen each provided €30,000.
The Riigikogu elections take place March 7, 2027, meaning parties will be spending on campaigning in the intervening months.
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