General information

The Estonian Forensic Science Institute is a state agency established on 1 January 2008 and administered by the Ministry of Justice.

The institute was formed as the result of the merger of two agencies, the Estonian Bureau of Forensic Medicine and the Forensic Service Centre.

The principal objectives of the operations of the institute are the provision of forensic science expertise in criminal cases according to competence, the development of the fields of forensic science, the forensic training of police agencies and consultation on matters related to the duties of the institute, and the administration of national databases and registers.

The institute is guided in its operations by its statutes and other legal acts that apply at the national level.

The institute is governed by a five-member supervisory board which directs its operations on the basis of the views submitted to it by agencies on matters of forensic science.

Chairman – Mr. Erkki Koort (Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of the Interior)

Members:

Ministry of Justice – Ms. Kristel Siitam-Nyiri (Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Justice)

Courts – Mr. Jüri Ilvest (Judge, Supreme Court)

Prosecutor’s Office – Mr. Norman Aas (Attorney-General, State Prosecutor’s Office)

Police Board – Mr. Raivo Küüt (Director General, Police- and Border Guard Board)

The regional forensic science departments of the institute are located in Tallinn, Tartu, Kohtla-Järve and Pärnu (see map).

The quality of the forensic science services provided by the institute meets all of the requirements of the EVS-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2006 standard; the work profile for other international standard documents; the laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Estonia; and the requirements of the institute’s quality management system, developed in accordance with the EVS-EN ISO 9001:2008 standard.

Staff. Since 1 January 2008 the institute has employed 10 chief experts and 58 other experts. A total of 164 people work in the institute.

Contact information

Official title  Estonian Forensic Science Institute

Abbreviation (in Estonian)  EKEI

NB!  since October 1st we have a new address, 2010: Tervise 30, 13419 Tallinn, Estonia

Telephone  +372 663 6600

E-mail 

Registry code  70003572

Restricted VAT obligation no.  EE100950500

Date of registration  01.01.2008