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EE-M-00014-3

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Legal name
AS Õhtuleht Kirjastus
Country
Estonia
Type
Online news
Founded
Not disclosed
Editor-in-chief
Martin Šmutov (management board member, head of Õhtuleht Kirjastus)
Claim
Not claimed by the organisation
Last verified
1 March 2026

1 of 6 layers verified

  1. Origin Partly verified
  2. Control Not yet verified
  3. Money Nothing disclosed
  4. Channels Verified
  5. Distribution Nothing disclosed
  6. Networks Not yet verified

Transparency

Partial

6 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.

  • Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
  • Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
  • Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) on record, not yet checked
  • State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
  • State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
  • Public contact address on record, not yet checked
  • Official websites and accounts verified

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Who is it?

Origin

Partly verified

EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)

Brand names
Not disclosed
Company registration number Pending check
Registrikood 10678223
Registered address Pending check
Harju maakond, Tallinn, Kesklinna linnaosa, Narva mnt 13, 10151
Public contact email Pending check
info@ohtulehtkirjastus.ee
2 sources

Who stands behind it?

Control

Not yet verified

EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)

Owners with influence Pending check
OwnerShare %HoldingOwner type
AS Ekspress Grupp100%DirectCompany
HHL Rühm OÜ–IndirectCompany
Hans Luik (76% of HHL Rühm OÜ)–IndirectPerson
Beneficial owners Pending check
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State or public-body ownership Pending check
None
Parent group Pending check
AS Ekspress Grupp (chain: AS Õhtuleht Kirjastus > AS Ekspress Grupp > HHL Rühm OÜ > Hans Luik)
4 sources

Who pays?

Money

Nothing disclosed

EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix

State advertising and third-country public revenue
Not disclosed
Revenue mix
Not disclosed
Named funders
Not disclosed

Where does it appear?

Channels

Verified

Official websites Verified
Official social accounts
Not disclosed
1 source

How does it travel?

Distribution

Nothing disclosed

Distribution partners
Not disclosed

Who is connected?

Networks

Not yet verified

Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
  • Delfi
  • Eesti Ekspress
  • Eesti Päevaleht
  • Maaleht
Documented public-office or party roles
Not disclosed
2 sources

Change history

VersionDateWhat changed
220 October 2026 Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels, Networks)
119 October 2026 First published
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