Trivia in Estonia

Learn fascinating facts and trivia about this country

Europe / Eastern Europe

National symbols

Flag: Horizontal tricolor flag of blue, black, and white from top. Blue represents sky and trust, black represents land and past hardships, white represents snow and aspirations for freedom.

Estonia Flag

Emblem: Coat of arms featuring three blue lions and oak leaves on a golden shield, inherited from the Danish rule period.

Estonia Emblem

Trivia & facts

  • Estonia was the first country to implement internet voting for national elections in 2005.
  • Company registration takes as little as a few minutes, with 99% of administrative procedures completed online.
  • Children receive programming lessons starting from first grade.
  • Skype was developed by IT engineers from Tallinn.
  • Over 50% of the territory is forest; mushroom and berry picking are national pastimes.
  • Public Wi-Fi density is among Europe''s highest.
  • The UNESCO World Heritage "Historic Centre of Tallinn" preserves medieval cityscape as an old Hanseatic city.
  • As climate measures, state-owned railways plan to transition all passenger cars to 100% electricity-derived CO₂-zero power.
  • Over 100,000 foreigners have obtained e-residency.
  • Pet dogs are required to be registered with ID chips.

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