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Estonia: Travelling

In this page: Entry Requirements | Organising Your Trip | Living Conditions | Paying | Speaking | Useful Resources

Entry Requirements

Passport and Visa Service: Visa information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visa HQ
List of Estonian diplomatic representations

For Further Information

Check IATA Travel Website for visa requirements and health advices.

Organising Your Trip

Transportation From Airport to City Centre:

Airport	Distance	Taxi	Bus	Train	Car Rental
Tallinn - Ülemiste (TLL)	5 km / 3 miles	EUR 5-6 / 10-20 min	EUR 0.65 /	-	Available

Means of Transport Recommended in the Rest of the Country

Train reservation services: State-owned railway organization

Living Conditions

Health and Safety

Health Precautions: No particular health recommendations apply for visiting Estonia. The yellow fever vaccine is not recommended.
For Further Information on Sanitary Conditions: Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Emergency Numbers

Fire department and ambulance services	112
Police	110

Time Difference and Climate

Time and Time Difference: It is %T:%M %A In Tallinn (GMT+2 in winter, GMT+3 in Summer)
Summer Time Period: Summer time from June to September.

Map of the Time Zone

Time zone

Type of Climate: The climate is characterized by a quite cold winter, a cool spring with little rainfalls, a moderately warm Summer and a long and rainy autumn.
Average temperature in July is 16°C and -9°C in February.
For further information: Weather forecast on the web

Average Annual Temperatures and Rainfall

Climate

Paying

Domestic Currency: Euro
ISO Code: EUR
Possible Means of Payment: Foreign currencies are easily exchanged in banks and exchanges offices (found in hotels, at the Tallinn airport, railway stations, etc).
Credit cards such as American Express, Visa, MasterCard/EuroCard are accepted in most of the hotels and/or shops. Travelers' checks are also valid in the country.

Speaking

Official Language: Estonian (Finno-Ugric roots).
Other Languages Spoken: Due to the proximity, Russian is spoken in the country.
Business Language: Estonian, Russian, Finnish and English.

Useful Resources

To Find a Job: Human resources solutions
Baltic Workers Centre

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