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Tallinn: Fast Facts

Emergency
  • 112
Health
  • Tap water is safe to drink
  • Apteek =pharmacy
Language
  • Estonian (similar to Finnish)
  • Russian is fluently spoken
  • German is a common second language
  • Most know English as a second language
Time Zone
  • One hour ahead of continental Europe
Money
  • Euro
  • Coins can't be exchanged once you leave, only bills
  • ATM = otto
Electricity
  • 220 volt
  • Two round prong
Tipping
  • Tip no more than 10% at restaurants
  • Taxis: round up one euro
Dining
  • Lunch is the main meal of the day
  • Menus often have German or Russian translations
  • Cafes may only accept cash
Food & Beverages
  • Blood sausage
  • Caviar (red)
  • Cepelinai or zeppelins = meat-stuffed potatoe dumplings in sour cream, onion, and bacon sauce
  • Elk soup
  • Grauzdini = fried rye bread with garlic served with cheese
  • Kartupeju pankukas = potato pancakes
  • Kefir
  • Mulled wine
  • Pannkoogid = pancakes served with berry sauce
  • Pelmeni = Russian dumplings
  • Pirukas = leavened pastry with bacon or cabbage filling
  • Preskulciai slizikai = biscuits served with poppyseed milk on christmas eve
  • Rossolye = herring, meat, beetroot, apple salad in a whipped mustard dressing
  • Saku beer
  • Seljanks = soup made with meat, pickled vegetables or fish
  • Vana Tallinn liquor = citrus, cinnamon, vanilla, rum
Souvenirs
  • Amber
  • Ceramics
  • Hand-knitted clothing
  • Kalev chocolate
  • Lace
  • Linens
  • Silverware
  • Vana Tallinn liquor
Value Added Tax
  • 20%
  • Purchases of 38 euros or more are eligible for VAT refund
Safety
  • Car theft is common
  • Pick pockets
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