Estonia has a rich cultural heritage of folk song and dance, colourful handicrafts, wooden saunas and rustic food. Experience the traditional and modern sides of Estonian culture first hand at these markets, workshops, museums and festivals.

What is Estonia well known for?

Estonia is famous for its dense woods, charming historic centre of Tallinn and delightfully unique history that spans millennia. In recent years, the Baltic nation has seen a boom in tourism and even implemented a Digital Nomad Visa for those looking to stick around long term.

What describes Estonia?

Estonia is defined as a Baltic republic off the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic sea. An example of Estonia is a republic on the Gulf of Finland with a population of around 1.3 million people and the official languages of Estonian and Russian. noun.

How many states are in Estonia?

Estonia is a developed country, with a high-income advanced economy; ranking very high in the Human Development Index. The sovereign state is a democratic unitary parliamentary republic divided into fifteen counties.

How many languages are spoken in Estonia?

According to census figures for 2000, there are 109 languages spoken in Estonia as mother tongues, the majority language being Estonian (67.3%) followed by Russian (29.7%). The mother tongues of the remainder are the 107 others, the most numerous of those being Ukrainian, Belarussian, Finnish, Latvian and Lithuanian.

Does Estonia use cash?

In Estonia, cash is used in 48% of payments. This is a small percentage in comparison to the rest of the EU area where on average, 75% of POS transactions took place with cash. Yet, in Estonia, at almost half of all POS transactions, cash is still king.