Medieval towns, forests and islands combine history, eco-tours and Baltic cuisine.
Estonia
01.01 New Year
July 24.02, Independence Day
May 01.05, Labor Day
June 23.06, Midsummer Day
August 20.08, Independence Day
December 24.12, Christmas Eve
December 25.12, Christmas
December 26.12, Second Day of Christmas
112, single emergency number
110 police
– Arvo Pärt, composer
– Jan Cross, writer
– Kersti Kaljulaid, President
- use of Nazi symbols
– export of amber and archaeological finds without a license
- participation of foreigners in rallies
– It is customary to shake hands firmly when meeting.
– Politeness and punctuality are required
First (in the world)
– The world's first state project for universal electronic voting in elections (since 2005)
– The world's first digital citizenship available to foreigners (e-Residency, since 2014)
– The world's first parliament to pass a law on blockchain identification at the state level
– The world's first state project to integrate school education with programming from elementary grades
– The world's first online business registration system, accessible in minutes
Records (the "most" in the world)
– The highest share of digital government services per capita
– The highest density of ancient wooden churches in Northern Europe
– The highest proportion of the population having an ID card with a digital signature
– The highest share of IT services exports among the Baltic countries
– The highest proportion of forests among EU countries in relation to area
Records (one of the most) in the world
– One of the most sustainable brands of the digital state
– One of the most popular ecotourism routes in the Baltic region
– One of the highest levels of English proficiency among non-English speaking countries
– One of the most active participants in NATO cybersecurity initiatives
– One of the most stable levels of democracy and transparency in Eastern Europe
– One of the most famous centers of ancient architecture in the region (Tallinn)
Anti-records (the "most" in the world)
– The highest proportion of the population that left the country in the 1990s in relation to the number of
– The highest proportion of online attacks on government agencies in Europe (in some years)
– The highest proportion of the population living near swamps and peatlands among EU countries
Anti-records ("one of the most" in the world)
– One of the highest rates of population aging among the Baltic countries
– One of the lowest birth rates in the EU
– One of the highest levels of dependence on external IT capital
– One of the highest levels of seasonal unemployment in rural areas
– One of the lowest levels of sunlight in Europe
– One of the highest levels of vulnerability to cyber threats due to the digitalization of all spheres
– greeting / Tere / tere
– gratitude / Aitäh / aitah
– please / Palun / palun
– sorry / Vabandust / vabandust
– Where is the bus…? / Kus on buss…? / kus on buss
– how much does a ticket cost? / Kui palju maksab pilet? / kui palju maksab pilet
– pharmacy / Apteek / apteek
– I need a doctor / Mul on arsti vaja / mul on arsti vaja
– I need help / Mul on abi vaja / mul on abi vaja
– call the police / Kutsuge politsei / kutsuge politsei
– call an ambulance / Kutsuge kiirabi / kutsuge kiirabi
– very tasty! / Väga maitsev! / vaga maitsev
– the bill, please / Arve, palun / arve palun
– toast / Terviseks! (To your health!)
– joke / In Estonia, Wi-Fi is faster than the wind!
First (in the world)
– The world's first state project for universal electronic voting in elections (since 2005)
– The world's first digital citizenship available to foreigners (e-Residency, since 2014)
– The world's first parliament to pass a law on blockchain identification at the state level
– The world's first state project to integrate school education with programming from elementary grades
– The world's first online business registration system, accessible in minutes
Records (the "most" in the world)
– The highest share of digital government services per capita
– The highest density of ancient wooden churches in Northern Europe
– The highest proportion of the population having an ID card with a digital signature
– The highest share of IT services exports among the Baltic countries
– The highest proportion of forests among EU countries in relation to area
Records (one of the most) in the world
– One of the most sustainable brands of the digital state
– One of the most popular ecotourism routes in the Baltic region
– One of the highest levels of English proficiency among non-English speaking countries
– One of the most active participants in NATO cybersecurity initiatives
– One of the most stable levels of democracy and transparency in Eastern Europe
– One of the most famous centers of ancient architecture in the region (Tallinn)
Anti-records (the "most" in the world)
– The highest proportion of the population that left the country in the 1990s in relation to the number of
– The highest proportion of online attacks on government agencies in Europe (in some years)
– The highest proportion of the population living near swamps and peatlands among EU countries
Anti-records ("one of the most" in the world)
– One of the highest rates of population aging among the Baltic countries
– One of the lowest birth rates in the EU
– One of the highest levels of dependence on external IT capital
– One of the highest levels of seasonal unemployment in rural areas
– One of the lowest levels of sunlight in Europe
– One of the highest levels of vulnerability to cyber threats due to the digitalization of all spheres
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (keel, rye bread)
It is not accepted to discuss:
- Soviet past
– walk around Tallinn
– swim in the Baltic
– hike along swamp trails
– go to saunas
Medieval towns, forests and islands combine history, eco-tours and Baltic cuisine.
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World
01.01 New Year
July 24.02, Independence Day
May 01.05, Labor Day
June 23.06, Midsummer Day
August 20.08, Independence Day
December 24.12, Christmas Eve
December 25.12, Christmas
December 26.12, Second Day of Christmas
112, single emergency number
110 police
– Arvo Pärt, composer
– Jan Cross, writer
– Kersti Kaljulaid, President
- use of Nazi symbols
– export of amber and archaeological finds without a license
- participation of foreigners in rallies
– It is customary to shake hands firmly when meeting.
– Politeness and punctuality are required
– greeting / Tere / tere
– gratitude / Aitäh / aitah
– please / Palun / palun
– sorry / Vabandust / vabandust
– Where is the bus…? / Kus on buss…? / kus on buss
– how much does a ticket cost? / Kui palju maksab pilet? / kui palju maksab pilet
– pharmacy / Apteek / apteek
– I need a doctor / Mul on arsti vaja / mul on arsti vaja
– I need help / Mul on abi vaja / mul on abi vaja
– call the police / Kutsuge politsei / kutsuge politsei
– call an ambulance / Kutsuge kiirabi / kutsuge kiirabi
– very tasty! / Väga maitsev! / vaga maitsev
– the bill, please / Arve, palun / arve palun
– toast / Terviseks! (To your health!)
– joke / In Estonia, Wi-Fi is faster than the wind!
First (in the world)
– The world's first state project for universal electronic voting in elections (since 2005)
– The world's first digital citizenship available to foreigners (e-Residency, since 2014)
– The world's first parliament to pass a law on blockchain identification at the state level
– The world's first state project to integrate school education with programming from elementary grades
– The world's first online business registration system, accessible in minutes
Records (the "most" in the world)
– The highest share of digital government services per capita
– The highest density of ancient wooden churches in Northern Europe
– The highest proportion of the population having an ID card with a digital signature
– The highest share of IT services exports among the Baltic countries
– The highest proportion of forests among EU countries in relation to area
Records (one of the most) in the world
– One of the most sustainable brands of the digital state
– One of the most popular ecotourism routes in the Baltic region
– One of the highest levels of English proficiency among non-English speaking countries
– One of the most active participants in NATO cybersecurity initiatives
– One of the most stable levels of democracy and transparency in Eastern Europe
– One of the most famous centers of ancient architecture in the region (Tallinn)
Anti-records (the "most" in the world)
– The highest proportion of the population that left the country in the 1990s in relation to the number of
– The highest proportion of online attacks on government agencies in Europe (in some years)
– The highest proportion of the population living near swamps and peatlands among EU countries
Anti-records ("one of the most" in the world)
– One of the highest rates of population aging among the Baltic countries
– One of the lowest birth rates in the EU
– One of the highest levels of dependence on external IT capital
– One of the highest levels of seasonal unemployment in rural areas
– One of the lowest levels of sunlight in Europe
– One of the highest levels of vulnerability to cyber threats due to the digitalization of all spheres
It is customary to discuss:
– National cuisine (keel, rye bread)
It is not accepted to discuss:
- Soviet past
– walk around Tallinn
– swim in the Baltic
– hike along swamp trails
– go to saunas