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.