Estonia is in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia, and is mostly marshy and lowlands, flat in the north, hilly in the south. Estonia is steadily moving toward a modern market economy, with strong telecom and electronics industries, and with increasing ties to the West through NATO and the EU, after achieving independence in 1918 and again in 1991 from the USSR.
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- The climate of Estonia is influenced by sea therefore it is marine, wet, moderate winters, cool summers.
- The terrain is wooded marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south.
- Geographically Estonia is the mainland terrain is flat, boggy, and partly wooded; offshore lie more than 1,500 islands and archipelagos.
- The elevation extremes are the lowest point at Baltic sea(0 m), and the highest point of Estonia is at Suur Munamägi 318 m.
- Locomotion of people and other commodities can be done through by air, by train or by bus.QuickBooker.com provides in depth knowledge of transportation in Estonia. Tallinn is Estonia's international portal. In addition to direct daily flights to/from all major Scandinavian (Helsinki, Stockholm, Copenhagen,Oslo) and Baltic cities (Riga, Vilnius) there are direct flights from all major European hubs like London, Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam and local hubs like Prague and Warsaw.
- International train services are to/from Russia, Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Domestic services connect Tallinn with Narva in the east and Viljandi in the south, Pärnu in the south-west, Tartu and Valga in the south-east.
- The Narva-Ivangorod border bridge.Good road connections are to the south (Via Baltica routing Tallinn-Riga-Vilnius-Warsaw) and east (Tallinn-Saint Petersburg). Domestic road network is dense and covers all regions of the country.
- By car visitor can take up road to the Narva-Ivangorod border bridge. Good road connections are to the south (Via Baltica routing Tallinn-Riga-Vilnius-Warsaw) and east (Tallinn-Saint Petersburg). Domestic road network is crowded and covers all regions of the country.
- Bus is the most common medium for transportation lots of nice and economical connections are there from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kiev, Kaliningrad, Warsaw, and all larger Baltic and German cities.The route is a boon for visitors who are coming from Russia.
- Ferry lines are also there Tallinn with Sweden, Finland and during summers also with Germany (Rostock) and Saint Petersburg. Tallinn-Helsinki is one of the busiest sea routes in Europe and has daily 20 ferry crossings and nearly 30 different fast-boat and hydrofoil crossings (the later do not operate during winter). For details see Port of Tallinn passenger schedules.
Currency:
The local currency is the Estonian Kroon with the spooky sounding currency code EEK. One kroon is divided into 100 sent. Since 1993, the kroon has been fixed first to the German mark, and now to the Euro at a rate of 15.6466 to 1.
ATMs and money changers are widely available .The best rates are available in Estonia so you are advised to exchange the money only after your arrival in Estonia. |
