Estonia gradually opens borders to tourism

An active cultural journey through the three Baltic countries, discovering their cultural heritage and capitals and exploring their main national parks. Travelling from south to north, we will discover ruined medieval fortresses hidden in dense forests, walk through the dunes of the Curonian Spit and visit a former secret Soviet military base. We will explore national parks and their ecosystems on trails equipped with wooden boardwalks and observation towers.

While the debate on tourist travel across Europe continues, the local press reports that Estonia will open its borders to Finns and citizens of other Schengen countries from Next Monday, June 1st.

‘From Monday (02/06), Finns may enter Estonia without restriction. They are allowed to travel to Estonia for any reason and will not be quarantined," Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said, adding that citizens of countries that still have a high level of infections will be required to go into quarantine for the time being before entering Estonia.

The pressure to allow tourists to return to Estonia has gradually increased in recent weeks as local media have published a series of reports on the devastating impact that the lack of tourists is having on the hotel industry.

Updated 26/05/2020

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania open their internal borders for citizens travelling between the three countries from 15 May, a decision that creates the first “travel bubble” between European Union countries.

The governments of these countries considered opening borders with each other, as "trust in each other’s health systems«; The Prime Minister of Estonia affirms that this is a great advance towards the return to “normality”. Regional tourist bubbles could be a way to get people back on the road and help the economy as it the world adapts to life with COVID-19.

Estonia's government is currently restricting crossings of internal and external Schengen borders to contain the spread of Covid-19.

Entry is permitted to Estonia for:

• Estonian citizens and holders of a residence permit or right of residence in Estonia: travellers returning from Latvia, Lithuania or Finland do not need to quarantine for 14 days if they have no symptoms.
• Latvian or Lithuanian citizens, holders of residence permits or persons with the right of residence in these countries who have no symptoms of the disease, without a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
• Finnish citizens, holders of residence permits or persons entitled to reside in Finland, who have no symptoms of the disease, who come to Estonia for work, study or unavoidable family reasons, such as visiting close relatives, attending a funeral or wedding, or visiting someone who is ill, without a mandatory 14-day quarantine.
• International freight service providers (especially food and medical supplies transport), as well as vital service providers, as fuel suppliers, without 14-day quarantine obligation.

At the border points, i.e. ports, airports and checkpoints at Russian land borders, verify travel documents and medical symptoms.

Foreign nationals they can transit through Estonia on the way to your country of origin if they do not show symptoms of COVID-19. Border agents provide detailed information on this so-called ‘humanitarian corridor’.

There are no restrictions on leaving the country. Temporary border restrictions will remain until further notice, with their necessity reviewed every two weeks.

In general, the Estonian Health Board reminds all travellers that good hygiene, such as careful handwashing, is a sensible way to help fight the pandemic.

When can we travel to Estonia?

Although nothing specific has yet been reported on the possibility of start travelling abroad, residents of Spain are expected to be able to travel abroad by late June or early July, depending on each autonomous community’s phase.

When can we travel abroad?

Although nothing specific has yet been reported on the possibility of start travelling abroad, it is expected that it will be by the end of June or early July depending on the phase of each autonomous community.

With travel disrupted and COVID-19 health policies constantly changing in each country, we will update this article as often as possible to show which borders remain closed, where you can travel and when you can go.

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