Eesti Logopeedide Ühing

What Eesti Logopeedide Ühing does

Eesti Logopeedide Ühing (ELÜ) is the Estonian professional association for speech-language therapists (logopeedid), founded in 1988 and headquartered in Tallinn. It operates as a nonprofit (registration code 80103487) and serves two primary segments: practicing speech-language therapists and scientists in Estonia, who are the dues-paying member base, and the general public, which uses ELÜ's website to find information on speech, language, and swallowing disorders and to locate qualified therapists. Its core offerings include a certification commission (Kutsekomisjon) that grants professional qualifications, continuing-education training and conferences, publications and educational materials, scholarships for practicing therapists (including the Karl Karlep memorial fund), legislation resources, and a public-facing YouTube video series ("Logopeedia läbi elukaare"). Distribution is digital-first — a WordPress website (elu.ee), Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and a newsletter — supplemented by in-person annual conferences and training events.

The business model is a subscription/recurring membership-fee model augmented by fees from training events and conferences. There is no disclosed enterprise or institutional customer base; revenue comes from individual Estonian practitioners. ELÜ holds a quasi-formal role in the profession as the Estonian member of ESLA (formerly CPLOL) and operates the certification commission, giving it an implicit regulatory-adjacent position in a small national market. The association has no disclosed funding rounds, no subsidiaries, no acquisitions, and no parent company; it functions as an independent membership body run by a volunteer board (eestseisus) with named officers including Helje Möller (elected to ESLA board 2025–2027), Aaro Nursi, and Keiu Barndõk. Recent activity has centered on international positioning (ESLA board seat, IALP congress coordination), institutional collaboration with Estonian rehabilitation providers (Tartu University Hospital, North Estonia Medical Center, Haapsalu Neurological Rehabilitation Center), and a 2023 co-developed mobile exhibition with the Estonian Health Museum that earned ELÜ the 2025 Museum Innovator award.

Name

Eesti Logopeedide Ühing

Legal name

Eesti Logopeedide Ühing

Website

https://elu.ee

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Eesti Logopeedide Ühing is the Estonian professional association for speech-language therapists, founded in 1988. It certifies practitioners, delivers continuing education and conferences, and provides public information on speech, language, and swallowing disorders in Estonia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Systems Strengthening & Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Partnerships (HLAJAOAL)

Keywords

• Speech-language therapy
• Professional association
• Continuing education
• Professional certification
• Speech therapy training

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Association operates through membership fees from logopeedid (speech-language therapists), including scientists and practitioners in the field.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Eesti Logopeedide Ühing is a nonprofit professional association for speech-language therapists (logopeedid) in Estonia. It unites researchers and clinicians in the field, promotes professional cooperation, advances quality and ethical standards of speech-language therapy services, administers a professional certification commission, delivers continuing education and training, publishes educational materials, and provides the public with reliable information on speech, language, and swallowing disorders.

Product overview

Eesti Logopeedide Ühing is a professional membership association for speech-language therapists in Estonia, not a technology product company. The organization operates a WordPress-based website to support its core mission of connecting speech-language therapy professionals, promoting quality practice, and providing public education. The association offers professional publications and educational materials, continuing education and training programs, certification services through its certification commission, client-facing information resources about speech development, a YouTube video series (Logopeedia läbi elukaare), scholarships for practicing therapists, and legislation resources. The website also facilitates professional networking, publishes news about the field, and shares information about conferences and events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Publications and Educational Materials

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Tartu Ülikooli KliinikummajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2026Co-organizer of rehabilitation conference 'Quality in Rehabilitation - from start to finish' on September 7, 2026. Jointly with Põhja-Eesti Regionaalhaigla.
• Põhja-Eesti Regionaalhaigla (North Estonia Medical Center)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2026Co-organizer of rehabilitation conference 'Quality in Rehabilitation - from start to finish' on September 7, 2026 at Tallink Spa & Conference Hotel. Also hosts the speech-language therapy exhibition through 2023.
• Sotsiaalkindlustusamet (Social Insurance Board)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026ELÜ shares information about free info sessions on recognizing children in need of help in family medicine, organized by Social Insurance Board.
• Haapsalu Neuroloogiline Rehabilitatsioonikeskus (Haapsalu Neurological Rehabilitation Center)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2026Distributes information about NDT (Neurodevelopmental Treatment) training courses for children in Haapsalu, October 2026. Some courses relevant for speech-language therapists.
• World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026ELÜ distributes information about WRA Emergency Workstream webinar series on rehabilitation in emergencies, including session on communication and swallowing rehab.
• IALP (International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2026ELÜ distributes information about IALP World Congress 2028 in Prague. Call for up to 10 speakers from Estonia for Voice & Phoniatrics, Speech & Language, Feeding & Dysphagia, Hearing & Audiology tracks.
• Western University (Canada)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2026ELÜ shares AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) survey for speech-language pathologists, led by Dr. BJ Cunningham. Survey comparing Canadian and international SLP experiences.
• Academy of AphasiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2026ELÜ disseminates call for abstracts for Academy of Aphasia 64th Annual Meeting in Liège, Belgium, October 4-6, 2026.
• ESLA (European Speech and Language Therapy Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2025ELÜ is the Estonian member of ESLA. Helje Möller was elected to ESLA board 2025-2027. ELÜ has been represented at ESLA general meetings and congresses since 2017. ESLA 2026 theme focuses on AI in speech-language therapy.
• Eesti Tervisemuuseum (Estonian Health Museum)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 November 2023Joint development of innovative mobile mini-exhibition about speech-language therapy. Exhibition launched in November 2023 to celebrate ELÜ's 35th anniversary. Project funded by Muinsuskaitseameti muuseumide kiirendi (National Heritage Board museum accelerator). The modular mobile exhibit format allows for flexible, sustainable, and cost-effective small exhibitions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Suomen Puheterapeuttiliitto (Finnish Association of Speech Therapists): The Finnish national professional association for speech therapists, offering certification, continuing education, publications, and member advocacy. Closest direct peer given Estonia's geographic, linguistic, and Nordic-Baltic alignment with Finland.
• Speech Pathology Australia: The Australian national professional association for speech pathologists, providing certification, professional development, advocacy, and member resources. Mirrors ELÜ's role within a different national market.
• Deutscher Bundesverband für Logopädie (dbl): The German national professional association for Logopäden, providing professional standards, training, publications, and advocacy for speech-language therapists. Highly comparable national-association function in a larger healthcare market.
• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT): The UK's chartered professional body for SLPs, providing certification standards, CPD, publications, and advocacy. Performs the same national-association role for UK SLPs as ELÜ does for Estonian logopeedid.
• ESLA (European Speech and Language Therapy Association): The pan-European professional body for speech-language therapists, of which ELÜ is the Estonian member. ELÜ has been represented at ESLA meetings since 2017 and has a board member for 2025-2027, making ESLA the closest organizational analogue.

Broad incumbents

• IALP (International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics): The international umbrella body for logopedics and phoniatrics, with which ELÜ shares congress and survey dissemination. Wider scope than ELÜ (also covers phoniatrics and audiology) and operates at a global rather than national level.
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA): The largest global SLP association, offering the CCC-SLP credential, journals, CE, and advocacy. Same organizational function as ELÜ at much greater scale and broader scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EestiLogopeedide%C3%9Ching
• Facebookfacebook.com/eestilogopeedideuhing
• Instagraminstagram.com/eestilogopeedideuhing

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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