Estonia

SHORT INFORMATION

Tallinn

Just across the Baltic Sea, a mere 60kms (37 miles) from Helsinki, Finland, lies the town of Tallinn. Touted as the 'New Prague' of Europe, the capital of Estonia has been an important maritime trading hub since it was established in the 12th century.

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Estonian cuisine

The different historical rulers of the region - Danes, Swedes, Germans and Russians - have influenced Estonian traditional cuisine over the centuries.Modern cuisine, eating habits, food, and ways of cooking are similar to those in other Nordic countries.

SHORT INFORMATION

Estonia water bodies

Estonia has a long, indented and diverse coastline of 3,794 km. In western Estonia, rising land slowly and steadily creates new coastal wetlands, which appear as shallow bays and inlets, coastal lagoons and marshes, or coastal meadows and mud flats.