The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks all International travellers to check the border crossing conditions of both the destination and transit country and to assess whether travelling is necessary. States may impose measures to prevent the spread of new strains of the virus at a short notice (including interruption of direct flights, changes in border crossing conditions, etc.).
The electronic declaration of health for those arriving in Estonia must be filled before the actual arrival to Estonia. You can fill the declaration 72h before the arrival. This makes border crossing smoother and people do not have to stand in line to fill out a declaration on paper. The confirmation of the border crossing declaration sent to your e-mail may be asked on the border or by the airline company. You can show it electronically or print it out before your travel.
The questionnaire is compulsory for all passengers arriving in Estonia by plane (including children whose parents will fill out the form for them) and they must be prepared to present it when boarding the plane. Passengers arriving by ship, bus or car must fill out the traveller’s questionnaire if they arrive from countries marked in red or equivalent countries (restriction on the freedom of movement applies in line with Order No 282 of the Government of Estonia).
Travelling to Estonia is possible for the following persons
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Estonian citizens, residents and their family members. Estonian citizens and residents are allowed entry regardless of whether or not they show symptoms of the disease.
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Citizens and residents of the European Union, the Schengen area, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican, and asymptomatic individuals with a long-stay visa and their family members. Read the list here.
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Citizens of countries listed in Annex 1 of the recommendation of the Council of the European Union.
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Vaccinated third country nationals, for any purpose, if they have a valid Schengen visa.
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Foreigners from countries with a high risk of infection outside the European Union who have not been fully vaccinated and who are travelling to Estonia for work, study, stay with their families, or on the basis of a special permit can enter Estonia if they take a PCR test for the coronavirus up to 72 hours before entering the country or, a rapid antigen test up to 48 hours before entering the country, and present a certificate confirming a negative test.
Pursuant to the Governments's order, citizens or permanent residents of Estonia and citizens of the European Union will not be required to take the test. - Exemptions apply for people transporting goods and raw materials, people involved in international freight or passenger transport, people performing technical tasks for companies based in Estonia, providers of healthcare services, diplomats, people arriving for the purpose of international military cooperation and people with a special entry permission.
Who is required to restrict their freedom of movement?
Arriving from the European Union, the European Economic Area or the Schengen area
A 10-day restriction on the freedom of movement applies on entering Estonia from a country in the European Union, European Economic Area and the Schengen area with an infection rate above 150 persons per 100 000 inhabitants in the past 14 days.
Number of new infections per 100 000 inhabitants in the last 14 days (as of 12.07 till 18.07.2021) (the restriction on the freedom of movement applies to passengers arriving from countries marked in red)
- Andorra 166.72
- Austria 15.80
- Belgium 55.03
- Bulgaria 14.69
- Croatia 26.17
- Cyprus 493.13
- Czech Republic 18.31
- Denmark 66.17
- Finland 38.53
- France 42.92
- Germany 10.58
- Greece 71.11
- Hungary 6.47
- Iceland 9.34
- Ireland 109.16
- Italy 17.34
- Latvia 43.04
- Liechtenstein 49.04
- Lithuania 17.32
- Luxemburg 82.25
- Malta 14.38
- Monaco 99.38
- Netherlands 63.58
- Norway 48.68
- Poland 3.87
- Portugal 240.53
- Romania 3.61
- San Marino 2.90
- Slovakia 13.28
- Slovenia 19.61
- Spain 215.12
- Sweden 38.26
- Switzerland 20.60
- United Kingdom 441.51
- Vatican 0,00
Arriving from outside the European Union, the European Economic Area or the Schengen area
Travel to Estonia from outside the European Union, the European Economic Area or the Schengen area is possible for non-vaccinated people, including for tourism, only from the countries listed in Annex 1 of the recommendation of the Council of the European Union on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU. A 10-days restrictions on movement period is mandatory for passengers arriving from a country on the list with an infection rate above 75.
Countries outside the European Union from which it is possible to travel to Estonia, including for tourism (according to the list in Annex 1 of the recommendation of the Council of the European Union)
- Albania
- Armenia
- Australia
- Bosna Herzegovina
- Brunei
- Canada
- Hong Kong
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kosovo
- Lebanon
- North Macedonia
- Macau
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- New Zealand
- Qatar
- South Korea
- Serbia
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Taiwan
- United States of America
The data is gathered from ECDC official data.
When arriving from third countries that are not listed in Annex I, a mandatory 10-day restrictions on movement period applies to those, who are allowed entry to Estonia.
Citizens of third countries arriving in Estonia for the purpose of work or studying at an educational institution registered in Estonia from a third country not included in Annex 1 of the recommendation of the Council of the European Union, is subject to the 10-day mandatory restrictions on movement period, and they must take a coronavirus test immediately after arriving in Estonia and a second test no earlier than six days after the first test.
The following rules apply for reducing the period of restrictions on movement:
(1) Anyone who does not wish to self-isolate for 10 days after their arrival in Estonia can take a PCR test abroad no earlier than 72 hours before their arrival in Estonia. While in Estonia, a second test can be taken no earlier than on the sixth day after the first test. The 10-day restrictions on movement period can be concluded earlier if both tests are negative.
(2) Anyone who has not taken a test up to 72 hours before their arrival in Estonia can take one immediately after their arrival and the second test no earlier than six days after their first test. The 10-day restrictions on movement period can be concluded earlier if both tests are negative.
Information about the conditions that apply to the test certificate is available on the coronavirus testing website. For booking a second test, passengers can contact the call centre for public testing (678 0000). Details about testing are available on the website of the Health Board.
After the first negative test, the individual can:
- perform urgent and inevitable duties;
- attend an urgent family occasion;
- return to the country from where they entered Estonia if the reason for travelling is inevitable duties, studies or family occasion.
The 10-days restrictions on movement and COVID-19 testing are not mandatory for individuals (both when arriving from Europe and other regions) who:
(1) have recovered from COVID-19 and no more than six months have passed since they have been declared cured;
(2) have undergone COVID-19 vaccination and no more than one year has passed since its completion.
For more information about the required certificates please look the webpage kriis.ee
Data from previous weeks
- Data 05.07-11.07 (294.04 KB, PDF)
- Data 28.06-04.07 (291.67 KB, PDF)
- Data 21.06-27.06 (298.54 KB, PDF)
- Data 14.06-20.06 (297.77 KB, PDF)
- Data 07.06-13.06 (298.17 KB, PDF)
The 10-days restrictions on movement and COVID-19 testing are not mandatory for individuals (both when arriving from Europe and other regions), who:
- have suffered from COVID-19 and no more than six months have passed since they have been declared cured;
- have undergone COVID-19 vaccination and no more than one year has passed since its completion. Information about the required certificates is available HERE.
- who are employees of a diplomatic mission or a consular post of a foreign country or the Republic of Estonia or their family members or holders of an Estonian diplomatic passport;
- who arrive in the Republic of Estonia in the framework of international military cooperation;
- who are members of foreign delegations arriving in the Republic of Estonia for the performance of duties on the invitation of a state or local authority;
- who are directly involved in transporting goods and raw products, including loading of goods or raw products, and who arrive in Estonia for the performance of duties;
- who arrive in Estonia for the purpose of providing health services or other services necessary for responding to an emergency;
- who are directly involved in international carriage of goods and passengers, including a crew member and a ship’s crew member servicing an international means of transport and a person performing repairs or warranty or maintenance work on such a means of transport, and who arrive in Estonia for the performance of duties;
- whose purpose for arriving in the Republic of Estonia is directly related to the provision of passenger transport services and who are servicing travel groups;
- whose purpose for arriving in the Republic of Estonia is related to ensuring the continuity of a vital service;
- who are using the territory of the Republic of Estonia for immediate transit.
We recommend checking the Foreign Ministry’s Reisi Targalt site (in Estonian), which includes important information on lockdowns, restriction on freedom of movement requirements etc. in countries where Estonia has an embassy.
