Estonian Ministry of Defence

In general, the functions of the Ministry include making proposals for planning national defence politics, implementing the planned activities, and the organisation of national defence, which comprises the following:

•  to determine the overall guidelines for national defence;
•  to organise international co-operation in the sphere of national defence;
•  to arrange the preparation and implementation of mobilisation;
•  to implement the subsequent record management and training of reservists;
•  to arrange and finance the activities of the Defence Forces and the Defence League;
•  to develop the defence industry;
•  to supervise the activities of the Defence Forces and the Defence League
•  to draft subsequent legislation.

 The Ministry’s area of responsibility includes the Defence Forces; the Defence Resources Agency, which organises recruitment and conscription issues; the Information Board; the educational institutions of the Defence Forces; the Estonian War Museum - General Laidoner Museum , which showcases military history; and Seli Health Centre, which provides rehabilitation services to military personnel. The authority of the Minister includes supervision over all the divisions and offices for the purposes of lawfulness and expedience.