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Priit Jaagant

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Priit Jaagant
Born(1972-07-31)31 July 1972
Died17 May 2025(2025-05-17) (aged 52)
Eura, Finland
OccupationBusinessman

Priit Jaagant (31 July 1972 – 17 May 2025) was an Estonian business executive.

Jaagant graduated from Nõo High School in 1990 and from Tallinn University of Technology in 1995, majoring in construction.[1][2]

He was a member of the board of several companies, including the private limited company Mapri Ehitus and the non-profit organization Eesti Karate-Do Shotokai. Until 2010, he served as the chairman of the board of the public limited company Nordecon.[3]

Jaagant died with his wife along with three others on 17 May 2025 in a mid-air helicopter crash near Eura Airfield in Finland.[4][5]

Mountaineering

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In 1994, Jaagant took part in the first Estonian expedition to the Matterhorn (4477 m) in the Alps (group leader Erika Ader), during which 7 Estonian alpinists climbed the classic Hörnli route to the top of this famous mountain, including Priit Jaagant.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Lend1990". nrg.tartu.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 23 November 2015.
  2. ^ "TTÜ lõpetajad 1918–2006.PDF" (PDF). digi.lib.ttu.ee (in Estonian).
  3. ^ "Priit Jaagant lahkub Nordecon Ehituse juhatuse esimehe kohalt". arileht.delfi.ee (in Estonian).
  4. ^ "Viron yleisradioyhtiö: Kaikki Euran helikopterionnettomuudessa kyydissä olleet ovat kuolleet" (in Finnish). Koutonen, Jouni; Aspeslagh, Tiina; STT.
  5. ^ ""Välisministeerium: Soome kopteriõnnetuses ellujäänuid pole"" (in Estonian). ERR. 17 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Ajalugu 1990–1999". firn.ee.
  7. ^ "Ülevaade Eesti alpinismi ajaloost". jkalpiklubi.ee.