[2] Freight trains on the Valga-Võru-Koidula line have been cut back significantly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

After closing April 2008 for extensive repair work Edelaraudtee railway services from other parts of Estonia to Valga re-opened in January 2010.

[4][5] With the expansion of the Schengen Agreement and the abolition of systematic border controls between Estonia and Latvia, it was announced that common public bus transport would be launched between Valga and Valka.

There are six districts of Valga: Since 1944, a local newspaper, Valgamaalane, has been published (3 times a week).

The former urban municipality of Valga has established partnerships with many towns, mostly in foreign countries, which are listed in a special subsection below.

In the private sector, there have been extensive investments in trade, light industry, and forestry.