On Mon, Jan 07, 2019 at 09:22:09PM +0200, Raoul Plommer ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

> Like Paul said, the "e-residency" is more of an electronic ID, that
> is usable for Estonian identification purposes. One does not need to
> come to Estonia to get an e-residency,

Yes. That's its key advantage.

> but presumably that's not true for _opening_ a bank account.

All banks I know of do require personal visit for that. There are,
however, banks that have presence and offices in several countries,
notably some with both Estonian and Finnish branches. Raoul might
consider contacting some such in Helsinki.

-- 
Tapani Tarvainen