Rahva Raamat

Since bookstores have been operating at the same location since 1912, when Gustav Pihlakas opened a book and stationery store, Rahva Raamat AS also considers its history to date back to 1912.

During privatization, on May 6, 1997, the Estonian Privatisation Agency sold 49% of the shares of Rahva Raamat, which had until then operated as a state-owned joint-stock company, to AS KV Grupp under a purchase agreement.

In March 2022, the Rahva Raamat store in Viru Center won the International Excellence Award at the London Book Fair, recognizing it as the world's best bookstore.

In Tallinn: In Tartu: In Pärnu: In Võru: In Viljandi: In Kuressaare: In Rakvere: In Jõhvi: In Narva: Rahva Raamat was founded in 1912, when Estonian publisher Gustav Pihlakas opened his bookstore at Pärnu mnt 10, a newly designed house by respected Finnish-American architect Eliel Saarinen.

[5] In March 2022, the Rahva Raamat store in Viru Center won the International Excellence Award at the London Book Fair, recognizing it as the world's best bookstore.

Rahva Raamat in Viru Keskus is the largest boosktore in Estonia and has won the International Excellence Award at the London Book Fair, recognizing it as the world's best bookstore.
Rahva Raamat in Viru Keskus is the largest boosktore in Estonia and has won the International Excellence Award at the London Book Fair, recognizing it as the world's best bookstore.
Telliskivi Rahva Raamat is home to both a bookstore and the restaurant Literaat.
Telliskivi Rahva Raamat is home to both a bookstore and the restaurant Literaat.
Rahva Raamat's Old Town store at Pärnu mnt 10, which is also the oldest bookstore in Estonia, was ranked among the world's top three bookstores in 2020.
Rahva Raamat's Old Town store at Pärnu mnt 10, which is also the oldest bookstore in Estonia, was ranked among the world's top three bookstores in 2020.