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