{"id":49,"date":"2024-05-22T13:21:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T10:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/iarep2025tartu\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2025-01-31T15:41:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T13:41:16","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/iarep2025tartu\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cool facts about Estonia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Estonia was the first country to adopt an online political voting system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>99% of Estonian state services are available online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over 50% of Estonia is covered by forest!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sauna is a way of life! Private homes (and also apartments) often have their own sauna.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>World Clean-up Day initiative started in Estonia in 2008!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Estonians have founded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/investinestonia.com\/the-full-list-of-estonian-unicorns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">10 unicorns<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Skype, Playtech, Bolt (formerly Taxify), Wise (formerly TransferWise), Pipedrive, ID.me, Zego, Gelato, Veriff and Glia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More information about Estonia and further reading can be found:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General information about Estonia<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/estonia.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/estonia.ee\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0Tourism information:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitestonia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.visitestonia.com\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0e-Estonia briefing centre:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/e-estonia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/e-estonia.com\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0Statistical data about Estonia<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stat.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.stat.ee\/en<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u00a0Information about the\u00a0<\/strong><strong>investment climate in Estonia<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.investinestonia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.investinestonia.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Information about Tartu<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/visittartu.com\/\">https:\/\/visittartu.com\/<\/a>. Follow @VisitTartu on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.e-resident.gov.ee\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360002467297-Amazing-facts-about-Estonia\">learn.e-resident.gov.ee<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Frequently asked questions about Estonia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block mb-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion-accordion-69dafd9bc204d\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc204d-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69dafd9bc204d-collapse-1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dafd9bc204d-collapse-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is the temperature like in Estonia? \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc204d-collapse-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dafd9bc204d-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The temperature in Estonia fluctuates a lot throughout the year. Just to give you a scale, the coldest temperature ever measured in Estonia was \u221243,5 \u00b0C in 1940. The hottest temperature record in Estonia is +35,6 \u00b0C measured in 1992. However, normally we expect around +25 \u00b0C during the summer months and -10 \u00b0C in winter with thick snow from December to February. Sadly, the climate has changed here and the winters have become warmer. Every year can be different, so make sure you check the weather forecast before you arrive.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block mb-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion-accordion-69dafd9bc3c7e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc3c7e-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69dafd9bc3c7e-collapse-1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dafd9bc3c7e-collapse-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat language do you speak in Estonia?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc3c7e-collapse-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dafd9bc3c7e-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We speak Estonian. Is Estonian like Russian? Not at all and most of the locals that are younger than 35 years do not speak Russian. Estonian language is one of the oldest languages in Europe and it originates from the Ural Mountains. Estonian is related to Finnish and Hungarian languages. While we hardly have any words in common with the Hungarians, we can normally guess what the Finnish are talking about. However, we cannot have a meaningful conversation with the Finns without switching into English or to another common language. There are other languages related to Estonian, which are spoken by small minority groups in Russia, such as Sami, Mari, Komi and others. Those languages are mostly fading, as there is a strong pressure for Russification.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block mb-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion-accordion-69dafd9bc403a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc403a-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69dafd9bc403a-collapse-1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dafd9bc403a-collapse-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat are the must-do things in Estonia?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc403a-collapse-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dafd9bc403a-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a real Estonian experience, you should:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Try local rye bread and kama dessert<\/li>\n<li>Go for a <a href=\"https:\/\/tallinndaytrip.com\/tours\/bog-shoe-hiking-tour-in-a-bog\/\">bog walk<\/a>\u00a0and spend time in the nature<\/li>\n<li>Have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tallinndaytrip.com\/estonian-sauna-culture-tours\/\">sauna<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block mb-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion-accordion-69dafd9bc4be3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc4be3-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69dafd9bc4be3-collapse-1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dafd9bc4be3-collapse-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIs tap water safe to drink in Estonia?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc4be3-collapse-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dafd9bc4be3-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, water quality is very good in Estonia and it is safe to drink tap water.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block mb-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion-accordion-69dafd9bc4f49\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc4f49-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69dafd9bc4f49-collapse-1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dafd9bc4f49-collapse-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo you use euros in Estonia?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc4f49-collapse-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dafd9bc4f49-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, Estonia switched to euros in 2011. Before that we had our old currency called<em>\u00a0kroon<\/em>, which means crown, despite us never having our own monarchy. One euro was worth 15.6 kroons. However, we try not to calculate the current prices back to our old currency as the prices increased significantly since we switched to euro.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block mb-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion-accordion-69dafd9bc5240\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc5240-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69dafd9bc5240-collapse-1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dafd9bc5240-collapse-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat do Estonians do during the winter? \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc5240-collapse-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dafd9bc5240-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If winters have beautiful white snow and below zero temperatures, then most Estonians generally enjoy it. Many locals love <a href=\"https:\/\/tallinndaytrip.com\/tours\/learn-to-ski-in-tallinn\/\">cross-country skiing<\/a>, kids like to go sledding, building snowmen or play snowball fight. Everything here is adapted to snow \u2013 people change the tires of their cars twice a year between studded winter tires and normal summer tires, the streets are regularly cleaned from snow and life continues normally. Kids only get days off from school when the temperature drops below -20\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>You can read more about things to do in winter from a blog post <a href=\"https:\/\/tallinndaytrip.com\/winter-activities-in-tallinn-and-estonia\/\">11 Fun Winter Activities in Tallinn and Estonia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block mb-3\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion \" id=\"accordion-accordion-69dafd9bc58d9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc58d9-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69dafd9bc58d9-collapse-1\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69dafd9bc58d9-collapse-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAre there any famous Estonians?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-69dafd9bc58d9-collapse-1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69dafd9bc58d9-heading-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most famous thing from Estonia is Skype and the guys who invented it (before it was sold to Sweden). There are also the most supermodels per capita in Estonia compared to any other country. However, the most famous Estonian is definitely Arvo P\u00e4rt \u2013 a contemporary classical music composer whose work has been played by some of the largest symphony orchestras around the world. He is still composing and can sometimes be seen walking in pine forests in Laulasmaa where he lives and also where the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arvopart.ee\/en\/\">Arvo P\u00e4rt Centre<\/a>\u00a0designated to him is located.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Via tallinndaytrip.com\/faq-about-estonia\/.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cool facts about Estonia More information about Estonia and further reading can be found: General information about Estonia:\u00a0https:\/\/estonia.ee\/\u00a0 \u00a0Tourism information:\u00a0http:\/\/www.visitestonia.com\/\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0e-Estonia briefing centre:\u00a0https:\/\/e-estonia.com\/\u00a0 \u00a0Statistical data about Estonia:\u00a0http:\/\/www.stat.ee\/en\u00a0 \u00a0Information about the\u00a0investment climate in Estonia:\u00a0http:\/\/www.investinestonia.com\/ Information about Tartu: https:\/\/visittartu.com\/. 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