Visit Estonia - What You Should Know Before You Visit Estonia

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Estonia, the Baltic Gem is a great little country to visit with beautiful lakes, islands and shoreline, not to mention some wonderful historic cities like Tallinn, the Capital or Tartu the university town or Parnu. This videos gives you an idea of some of the things you should know before you visit Estonia.
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[@elenaigumnova9273]

Visited Estonia this summer, amazing place. Tallinn is so cozy and sweet, not only the centre but even away from the touristy old town the old wooden houses surrounded by trees and quiet streets with trams and almost no cars, perfect. And people are so nice and good looking with their blond almost white hair. Aww. I just want to give this country a big warm hug.

[@Prunella304]

You talked about how safe is Estonia and i just remembered reading and article and turns out that according to a report by the World Economic Forum, Estonia is globally among the safest countries to visit.It's in fact in the 15th place even ahead of Sweden. Another cool fact is that Estonia was chosen to be world's best value destination in 2018 by Lonely Planet.

[@marcobaula2189]

Luminelle Sweden is not a reference for safety because is totally busted from the Islam.

[@truthwillout1009]

Beta swedish men are too weak to stand up for their country, so nowadays it is a mess because of all the fake refugees, especially if you are a white woman.

[@ramshorts2052]

mustamäe

[@Box0rz]

As I Finn, I do feel I take Estonia and Tallinn for granted, and often forget to appreciate how cool a neighbor we have. It’s so easy and common for us to travel there that it becomes southern Helsinki or something. But I should remember to appreciate it more in the future, because it is a really cool place.

[@helengolovin7443]

Yes, you do take us very much for granted and behave very disrespectfully to us. You just walk into a shop or restaurant or pharmacy and aadress the people who work there in Finnish. You dont even say things like thank you or hallo in Estonian. I have many times even seen that the waiter greets you in Estonian "tere" ,and you reprimand them for it and "teach" them tosay it "correctly " to you in Finnish.You the waiter says "tere", you answer "no, no Tere, You have to say "moro". So very disrespectful.And no, we are not Southern Helsinki. Helsinki is not on Unesco list, not a mediaval city with all that history.So do not any claim for our city. It is not yours.And our language is not Finnish, in case you dont know that already.

[@taikajorma7276]

Helen Golovin Well in finland when weitress greets you we dont usually say anything even in finland lol

[@bluh654]

dont listen to the angry lady. we love finland back very much!

[@anneesippinen1006]

funny i speak both languages

[@oliver6002]

Don't listen bitter lady Helen , we Estonians love Finns : ) Tervetuloa Tallinnaan !

[@Endless_Horizons2007]

Visited Estonia last year, and fell in love with the country from the moment I crossed the border. Estonia is gorgeous (Pristine nature, pretty little towns, incredibly clean...) and Estonians are some of the kindest and warmest people I have ever met. I cannot wait to go back in May.

[@JustOneGirl81]

Ohh, Thank you :) From where you are? :)

[@jve89]

I'm an expat from the Netherlands living in Tallinn for some months now and I must say that the Estonians are really friendly, open and talkative opposed to what I hear everywhere that they are kind of reserved.

[@leonpennings7596]

Mijn vriendin komt zelfs uit Tallinn😉

[@terrybaker8156]

Tallinn will always be special to me. It was the first place I visited on my own in June 2000.

[@caitlinsetnicar8941]

Just visited Tallinn, Riga, and Kaunas last week! Tallinn was definitely the most beautiful. That old town area is incredible. I just wanted to say that coming from Australia, Tallinn was incredibly cheap. I stayed at a hostel (The Knight House) and opted for my own private room, and I think it was something insane like less than 20 euros a night.

[@mdlkgmd8154]

Im very happy that you visited my country! You seem such a kind and a sweet man i wish you good luck on your future trips!

[@Ljberkow]

Spent a day there on a Baltic cruise. The old city is where you want to be if you have around six hours. Had lunch a very medieval style pub called Porgu, which was great. Look out for tourist trap KGB Museum on top of the big hotel. The Old City has so much going on with shops on narrow cobblestone streets. Estonia is a hidden gem on a Baltic vacation.

[@matthewjackson9615]

I like this guy. He's very affable and cuts to the chase and tells you straight up what to do and what not to do. You learn all the pertinent information you need to know inside of five minutes. Hooray !

[@kslstravelography5038]

I love Estonia now im in portugal i was there ❤️ very beautiful . Love you all Estonian ❤️

[@eksiarvamus]

You didn't mention that Estonians generally take offense, when non-Russian tourists approach them in Russian.

[@elisterr9913]

True. Estonians dont speak russian. English is just fine. And if they dont understand it, then they are probably russians. The russian minority is vastly soviet time immigration.

[@emmanuelzepernick7209]

eksiarvamus: I never been to Europe but I have seen many countries over the internet..I really think that Estonia is one of the most beautiful countries I have ever seen so far.. I am planing an European vacation and Estonia is my my first choice..My question to you is Do Estonia have Bed & Breakfast places? Do I need to know anything besides what was mentioned here? I want to be respectful of the laws and the people and that is why I am asking.. I want to visit museums and old places or at least places with history..

[@antssaar863]

Hey. Yeah, theres all kinda hostels, Bed & Breakfast and quite few other ways to spend a night. Depends bit on where thou (but honestly country is so small its impossible to not find a place in reasonable time, lol). On summer, many places can just camp outside :) With English You should be fine, most people are able for atleast basic conversation. There is realy no problematic laws as far as I know. Until You are not drunk in some public place, theres no problem. I recommenced getting Tallinn card.. Why? :P Free entry to over 40 top attractions and museums Free travel on public transport Discounts to sightseeing tours, activities, shops and restaurants With Tallinn Card PLUS you also get free entry to the hop-on hop-off buses.

[@ellupellu6757]

I definitely recommend going to Estonia, we here are super nice we have a very interesting history and one thing I definitely recommend going to museums all museums are really interesting. And go to a forest for a walk our nature is really beautiful, the air is super fresh, and overall it's an amazing place to visit. :)

[@KrK-EST]

@@emmanuelzepernick7209 Here are some tips... # A place to get much of the info (official, goverment funded for foren travelers): www.visitestonia.com/en/ # And here are few options for cheap (can chane the search terms if you wish): www.visitestonia.com/en/search?newsearch=newsearch&map_open=false&category=accommodation&oldcategory=accommodation&region=tallinn&oldregion=tallinn&lat=&lng=&sortby=price&dir=desc&q=&min_places=1&max_places=1100&min_price=0&max_price=1900&m-prices=on&m-places=on&random_seed=2972&resultscount=20&selected_pager=0&total_results=63 # And here is Tallinn's (the capital) official info and links for tourists: www.tallinn.ee/eng/Tallinn-Tourist-Info # And if you visit Tallinn then get the "Tallinn Card" with it you get free transportation inside Tallinn + many museums are free and other with discount (even visiting 3 museums you allready are in plus if you have the Tallinn Card), also some gifts like free coffe (i think it was) and such. All info on that Tallinn link.

[@Manymanicorns]

Love my Baltic brothers :) 🇱🇹🇪🇪❤️

[@JimmiJonsson_JJ]

Oooh I love Tallinn! We have been twice this year just because we loved it so much. Estonia is such an Interesting place.

[@MarkBH70]

FYI, the Viewers: The BALTICS are North. The BALKANS are by Greece. Never considered Estonia seriously. I'd have to know more about it. Thank you, Mark. Don't get too busy with Christmas shopping, videos and other work, sir!

[@user-wt4yv9dx5k]

As a fellow estonian this sums it up quite well

[@sugaryjams6223]

Sir Loudmouth yup

[@nicklindsey1840]

looks like a very beautiful country. i'm thinking moving their someday

[@90Pekkis]

I would recommend checking out Hiiumaa or Saaremaa. In summer they are great destinations to travel. I like the local nature and culture.

[@Prunella304]

I would not recommend speaking Russian in Estonia because often people take offense in that and besides most of the younger generation doesn't even speak Russian at all aside from the ethnic Russians of course. You are better off speaking English. If you want to test your skills in Russian i would recommend going to countries like Belarus, Ukraine etc. even in Latvia Russian is more common than in Estonia..

[@kostam.1113]

I should change my name Russian can be useful in some situations. Although those situations are mostly rare these days.

[@hypnoticbrick7648]

Omet sunnitakse meid koolis Vene keelt õppima

[@KGBTrigger]

I thought Belarus was under a dictatorship?

[@rockmcdwayne1710]

Luminelle I disagree with your point of view. If said person can speak russian and tourist asks something in russian then he/she wouldnt get offended. I think bigger problem is the fact that russian language isnt easy to learn, especially for someone with anglo-saxon origins. So asking something in broken russian that even russians wont understand may annoy people, so better stick with english.

[@anilsunar4339]

Luminelle I'm looking for job

[@jorispoure]

I watched your vid in Klaipeda before my Erasmus there and two years later, I'm watching your vid on Estonia after getting into Tartu for my masters 🇪🇺 Thanks for the post good news introductions to the cities hahah

[@travelbear2390]

Going to Tallinn in two weeks time, perfect timing for a video on Estonia and thanks Mark for all the informations! :)

[@XD-oq9fk]

As an Estonian i would recommend visiting smaller towns in the east too:)

[@riDQlous441]

My grandmothers grandfather came from estonia and i went there 2 years ago to Tallinn. Great country

[@Ofiusa]

Estonia is a lovely destination. And if you don't want to pay 7 euro for a soup, it's quiet easy to get great food in the supermarkets.

[@user-sz1lj9im3w]

hopefully be able to visit estonia is it good to visit in the new year

[@4x4adventure_pl]

Sauna culture in Estonia is a must-experience - so relaxing!

[@Ichinin]

It's a great little town. Wasn't as expensive, well at least before they switched to Euro. There was a lack of varied restaurants when i was there, but that may have changed. Plenty of workshops selling amber artwork for some reason. You can jump on a boat in the harbour and be in Sweden, Finland or Russia in no time. Jump on a bus and you can go to the airport in 20 minutes and fly to pretty much everywhere in the Nordics in an hour or two.

[@vivienlys76]

I js back fr Tallinn on last Christmas, we went there from Helsinki by the cruise around 2 hours which super duper comfy, its a nice city to visit with friendly local ppl, unfortunately we didn’t have enough time to explore this city, think to come again 😁

[@AZWallbreaker]

Thank you! My wife and I are looking to go to Estonia and Finland next October! This is valuable information!

[@mdlkgmd8154]

AZ Wallbreaker hope that you will have a great vacation in my country! :D you are welcome here any time

[@AZWallbreaker]

MDLK GMD Which country are you from?

[@sethmiller2797]

Bro everytime I watch a video from you I feel like I'm actually listening to you and dude your attitude is so positive so thanks

[@kymmoulds]

Thanks Mark for another great brief review.

[@paraescucharrap]

Wow, I am about to go there on december and you upload a video about Tallin! Cool! Thanks Mark. Please do more videos about Estonia, especially things to consider in the very cold and dark winter.

[@Senblch]

Sadly the winters have been quite mild for the past few years.

[@eksiarvamus]

*Tallinn

[@holoholopainen1627]

Cold is / to What Kind of Weather You Compare IT with ! If You Have Snow IT IS Nice / nicer than slush !

[@dieKahvelin.]

The water is uh bad only in Tallinn, but you'll get used to it. It's better in other cities like Tartu, Pärnu, Viljandi, etc.

[@user-tq5qf6jc5w]

Haven’t checked in for a couple of years. Good to see

[@curlykills]

Thanks for making this video! I'm looking forward to 5 things you like and don't like about Estonia. I think it's worth mentioning that because it's a small country the distances aren't long. Tallinn-Tartu is 2,5h, Tallinn-Pärnu 1,5h (with a car). So one could easily visit all the main cities within one trip.

[@Col_Crunch]

That woman at 3:10 is the real star of this video!

[@holoholopainen1627]

Aunt Jemina ?

[@krugmeister7301]

....AWESOME PLACE TO BE MARK.!!...LOVE ESTONIA...!

[@fayx6908]

Yessssss I’ve been waiting for this video, I’m going to Tallinn in January !!

[@khanyousufkhan2465]

Very good information thanks for your video and nice country

[@lindyd8837]

I visited Tallinn last year and loved it. I found that if I needed to ask something in English, I had to find a younger person. The older people rarely spoke English.

[@markscott554]

Seeing that pot thing at the start with the nations/flags made me think of a colourful layer cake of some kind.

[@admiralhajaan7547]

ONE MORE THING IN ESTONIA EMERGENCY NUMBER IS 112 REMEMBER THAT

[@payam1597]

Amazing! quick but comprehensive guide! Many thanks!

[@namankumar9478]

So beautiful. I heard it pollution free and filled with forests. And very little population.

[@gettravelingnow8335]

Thank you for all of these tips! I plan on going in a few weeks, keep up the amazing work!

[@TheCuRiOuSTraveller]

Hi Mark! Very informative video! Thanks.

[@woltersworld]

+Top Places to Visit in Every City thank you

[@linde753]

Thank you so much. Just on my way there

[@music7studios]

Thank you for this incredibly informative video!

[@JayPee570]

Talinn seems very clean.

[@billyoyemonlan6345]

i heard so much about the good life and tourism in Estonia. i would love to be there if travel visa is easy to get.

[@MyCatFooed]

As always Mark .... an incredible video!! Thanks so much!!!

[@margot3711]

water in tallinn is quite bad, i ageree. but for example in tartu or haapsalu the water is fine

[@DharmVeer-rq6uw]

very very good country Estonia

[@thomas_stromberg]

You can also get by speaking Finnish. Languages are closely related and Finnish people coming to drink or buy alcohol are a large part of the total tourists. ;)

[@Slashplite]

People in Tallinn speak Finnish pretty well. I confirm that.

[@barvdw]

If Dutch is a German dialect, Estonian is a Finnish dialect. They're different, of course, but to some degree mutually intelligible. Of course, there aren't that many people outside of Finland speaking Finnish. I know, I tried to learn it!

[@namingisdifficult408]

Slashplite interesting

[@tihk89]

Some Estonians can speak Finnish because they have worked in Finland or they used to follow Finnish media during Soviet times. Usually older Estonians seem to know Finnish and younger ones prefer English :)

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@barvdw Where Did You learn ? - and How Much ? Kaikki puhuu suomea - keitä mää tunnen !

[@bhabeshkakati6716]

Nice informative video.

[@allankiisk1307]

I love Estonia🇪🇪❤

[@jian658]

I bumped into you in Tallinn on street in this June

[@woltersworld]

+jian658 that's when I filmed this :) on the street up by the way to the big circle tower.

[@jian658]

I like Tallinn , but little disappointing maybe I expect too much, in fact I love Helsinki so much maybe I expect nothing before go there

[@holoholopainen1627]

@@jian658 Two Different Towns - Helsinki IS New Compared to Tallinn ! Once They rival Towns - on The Way to 1703 St Petersburg !

[@SiimKuusik]

I just did a video of What does LA know about Estonia. It's on my channel if curious. That was quite the good overview of Estonia in that amount of time Wolter, good job man!

[@k8tina]

I have family in Estonia and wish I could visit them. Hindrance is the expensive cost to fly from the USA. Once I get to Frankfurt, the flight to Tallinn is 30€uro. And again I have family to stay with once I get there. The $3200 airfare get over there is very expensive. I must admit, I'm envious that you are able to afford to travel there, but I understand everyone's finances are different. Maybe some day I'll get to visit my family in Estonia and see where my dad (who has since passed) was born and spread some of his ashes at the beach where he went as a child. Thank you for sharing your experiences in Tallinn and glad you & your family had a wonderful vacation! 🇪🇪

[@ElMexicanDonald]

Mr. Walter, congratulations with 942k subscribers!

[@micahphilson]

Haha, this would have been great a few weeks ago, my parents just traveled through there!

[@alden5931]

Obviously, you can't teleport or warp time, but I'd love to see a love/hate video about Philadelphia!

[@CoffeeJess]

i live in estonia

[@MrAgogo55]

Thanks for all the video's, I'm going to Kissimmee in January. Hi from The Netherlands.

[@carryontraveling]

always watch these videos after

[@jacksonmeier3725]

Your son is so cuet

[@LaliaX99]

I used to live in Rakvere, Estonia

[@MyRandomCommentsXD]

Mark, when he travels so much to these countries he's starting to become a local.

[@MrGuitars8]

I would Love to visit this Country .

[@kulnokaiklem]

Estonia the Baltic Tiger - it is a good movie about Estonia in YT.

[@HARBHEJ]

Thanks for the vital information.🙏🏽

[@christopherfawcett1260]

So funny. I live in MA. I am going to Estonia and watched your video. At the end, your video on the do’s and don’t’s of visiting MA popped up. 🤣🤣🤣

[@vitduris4826]

Just thinking about going to Estonia via Erasmus+. Thanks for the video I wasn't able to find last week :)

[@periswagathiki]

I love this info of wolters world😊

[@kullulillu]

Love from Estonia mate 🇪🇪 !

[@woltersworld]

Cheers!

[@LaliaX99]

Prefered when estonia before it went to the euro, kroon/kroona & senti..

[@gregcrowe8885]

Nice job 👍. Awesome Beautiful ❤️ Place i want to visit with farmers

[@guillermomartinez6022]

5:10 "Ita" sounds like "ay esta". That means "there it is" in spanish.

[@xwiirastusx]

Actually, it's "aitäh".

[@grizzmax]

Another thing is Estonia is NOT CHEAP. I was shocked when I arrived there. Away from the tourist area; food is about the same as US, clothes are much more expensive, hotels and hostels are not cheap, etc. So beware prices have risen sharply over recent years thanks to switching to the Euro. Everyone complains about it.

[@danc5995]

Lady in the north face jacket at 3:10 checking out marks sexiness while he talks travel...hahahah

[@helmi-marie]

kui oled eestlane likeige minu postitust and i saw my self in the video packgrond

[@sventsoalbert7619]

agreed as an estonian

[@sofiyahayes]

Water is great in Estonia

[@_inveterate]

??

[@merilinsulp1069]

Why did I not know you are in mu home country? Would have loved to meet you.

[@ACorey6910]

8 Euros for a bowl of soup!?

[@eksiarvamus]

Don't buy on the Town Hall Square then...

[@ACorey6910]

Yea 2 or 3 streets over and it's probably half that price. Sometimes it's worth it, if you take your time and do some people watching.

[@n1ghtmarezzz97]

Well of course things are going to be more expensive, when you go to the most touristy place.

[@mjy4172]

Aktivist1000 I live in Estonia, and honestly, the food in old tallinn costs alot (bc they wanna suck all the money out of tourists) but other places are fine

[@dicio4001]

I would say 8 for a soup is pricey even for touristy places. :D Some top gourmet restaurants serve soup at 10 eur here.

[@ann-ki7fr]

I live in Estonia!

[@amyj4714]

What is the weather in june for a Baltic cruise june 3 to june 18 My ports are Sweden, hellinski, cophogen,riga,Estonia,gotburg, Klaipeda, talin, oslo, humberg, berlin,

[@Fromdifferentangles]

Nice

[@kikuilu]

This was a nice surprise to see :) BTW, Pärnu is going through a big change, so next or the year after that should be completely different, if you are going to visit us again :)

[@mountainhobo]

What are the changes? My friend's family traces back to Pärnu, although we are talking well over 200 years ago, but I am sure he would love to hear any interesting stuff, as has was planning to visit for the first time next summer, I think.

[@tarmopoiklik6314]

I used to live on the top floor of the greenish house behind you :D

[@suebowman7258]

Your kids are adorable!

[@lolgv2000]

i LIVE IN ESTONIA

[@tonitsi78]

Tke KGB Museum on top of the Viru Hotel is also quite interesting.

[@DanHominem]

Finnish and Estonian are really similar languages, so you could probably get by speaking Finnish as well.

[@ttorum]

In fact, no, although many speak Finnish.

[@tihk89]

Finns definitely don't hate Estonian language! Most of us find it cute or funny sounding :) Definitely no hate towards our southern brothers! Some Estonians can speak Finnish because because they have worked in Finland or they used to follow Finnish media during Soviet times. Usually older Estonians seem to know Finnish and younger ones prefer English :)

[@keithsoonoriginal]

You need to be careful when you use Finnish in Estonia and Estonian in Finland. Same word means two different things usually. So, better to stick with English.

[@matchaa121]

I would say English is a better option, but if you don't speak anything else then some people may know some Finnish. Once I had a conversation with a Russian woman who didn't speak English or Estonian, but she spoke broken Finnish. So we were having a conversation in broken Finnish, and luckily we were able to manage

[@aadictedbeats476]

Thank you so much Sir!

[@KesterPereira]

Love from India 🇮🇳

[@mjfan653]

Speaking russian in Estonia is like speaking german in 1970’s france… the old language of an bloody occupation. We might understand it and speak a few phrases. But I would rather communicate through phones translators or whatever. Even a lot of russians prefer english with tourists, because they are more in the Western information room and want to practice english if given the opportunity. And if you can manage even a few phrases in estonian, you will gain a LOT of respect from the locals. And like with many capitals, Tallinn is not Estonia, it’s something else. True Estonia is in the countryside. And the islands are a whole other deal, they are proud of their Viking heritage. Of course, even if you just visit Tallinn, it will be a unique northern old town, and a completely different culture from the slavs, the germanics, anglos, scandis and others.

[@ErikMikksaar]

Water only teast bad in Tallinn other wise its really good

[@sonya7025]

I'm from Tallinn 🇪🇪

[@simomurakas8226]

I live in estonia

[@nn-tt2rz]

is it cold

[@34JOSH212]

What is the different between the Estonia and Lithuania