QEst Hack Invites Participants to Test Quantum Algorithms on Real Business Problems

Insider Brief

• Metrosert is inviting companies, students, researchers and other participants from the Nordic and Baltic countries to apply for QEst Hack 2026 in Tallinn from November 11–13.
• Five companies will bring real business problems and data to the hackathon, where teams will test whether quantum algorithms could offer potential solutions.
• Applications are open until October 11, with the event offering free participation, quantum computing guidance and access to international mentors and experts.

PRESS RELEASE — Metrosert, Estonia’s Applied Research Centre and National Metrology Institute, invites Estonian companies as well as students, researchers and other interested participants from the Nordic and Baltic countries to apply for the QEst Hack 2026 quantum hackathon, taking place in Tallinn from 11 to 13 November.

Five companies will be selected for the second edition of QEst Hack in Estonia. Each company will bring a complex business problem and its own data to the hackathon. They will be joined by individual participants and quantum experts from Estonia, Finland and Canada to explore whether quantum algorithms could offer a better way to solve these problems in the future.

According to Kalev Kaarna, a member of the QEst Hack organising team and Business Development Manager in Metrosert’s sales team, Metrosert has consistently contributed to building Estonia’s quantum technology ecosystem and developing the country’s capabilities in recent years.