Tallinn Essentials

Tallinn Essentials & Tourist Information

Currency	Krooni
Flight Time	UK 3 Hours approx
Time Zone	GMT +2 Hours
Language	Estonian
Voltage	220 V AC (two-pin plugs)

Tallinn Tourist Attractions
Explore Tallinn the fun and easy way with a Hop-on Hop-off audio bus tour of the city, available in 10 languages. It runs at regular intervals and costs EEK100 for 24 hours. It covers a wide area of the city and passes most of its spectacular attractions including the Tallinn Zoo and the Estonian Open Air Museum. This museum lets you travel back in time to rural Estonia of a bygone age and offers a wealth of fun and education for all ages. Traditional displays of art, crafts and music take place daily with workshops for children and lots of interactive entertainment. It comprises vast forested parkland and historic buildings such as windmills, chapels and a village school.

Estonian Phrases For Tourists  

Yes	Jah		I don't understand	ma ei saa aru
No	Ei		How are you?	kus asub tualettruum?
Thank you	Tänan		Where is the toilet?	kus asub tualettruum?
Excuse me	Vabandage		Where is...?	kuidas teil läheb?
Sorry	Vabandust		A pleasure to meet you	meeldiv teiega tuttavaks saada
I don't speak much Estonian	ma ei räägi palju eesti keelt		How are you?	kuidas käsi käib?
I don't understand	ma ei saa aru		I'm fine, thanks	tänan, hästi

                                   
Tallinn Opening Hours
Shop opening hours are generally from 10am - 7pm and most close earlier on Saturdays. With the exception of some department stores and shopping malls, shops are closed all day Sundays and public holidays. Banking hours are 9am until 4pm Monday to Friday and Saturday mornings and post offices operate very similar hours.

Tipping & Etiquette In Tallinn
Traditionally, tipping has not been common practice but is becoming the norm as Tallinn receives ever increasing numbers of foreign visitors. Generally 5-10% of the bill would be enough for a pleasant meal and service. Some of the more expensive restaurants do however include service on bills. Taxi journeys should be rounded up to the next one or two Krooni which will be very appreciated.

Tallinn Food & Drink
Estonian cuisine is very similar to that of Finland and its traditional Nordic style meals consist of ample portions of fresh game, meat, fish and green vegetables. Seafood is prevalent in Tallinn restaurants where dishes of salted Baltic herring, fresh pike sautéed in butter and whitefish are cheap and popular. Meat and dumpling soup and potato salad with red beets make tasty additions to any main course and should be eaten with one of the numerous local breads such as plaited sweet bread or rye. Round off a hearty evening of local food with a traditional dessert of Kefir jelly with gooseberries or curd pie.

Tallinn Useful Numbers
• Calling the UK from Tallinn – 0044 + area code minus zero + number
• Police – 112
• Ambulance – 112
• Fire – 112

Disabled Access in Tallinn
In general only recently constructed public buildings provide disabled access where typically wide entrances, ramps and lifts are available. When visiting older historic buildings in Tallin, patience and preparation is required although there is usually plenty of customer service staff to assist where needed. There is a special taxi service for disabled people in Tallinn which can be booked through most hotels and a high percentage of public buses have low floors and space for wheelchairs.  

Embassies
• British Embassy Wismari 6 Tallinn 10136. Telephone: (372) 6674700
  Estonian Embassy 16 Hyde Park Gate, LONDON SW7 5DG, tel. +44 (0)20 758 93 428
 

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