- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Estonia
When travelling to Estonia, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Estonia.
| Estonia overall | This Advice is current for Saturday, 13 March 2010. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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Summary
- We advise you to be alert to your own security in Estonia.
- Exercise common sense and look out for suspicious behaviour, as you would in Australia.
- You should avoid demonstrations and large public gatherings as they may turn violent.
- Australia has a Consulate in Tallinn, headed by an Honorary Consul, which provides limited consular assistance (not including the issue of passports). The Australian Embassy in Sweden provides consular assistance to Australians in Estonia.
- Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 has spread throughout the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) provides useful information for individuals and travellers on its website. For further information and advice to Australians, including on possible quarantine measures overseas, see our travel bulletin on Pandemic (H1N1) 2009.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- register your travel and contact details, so we can contact you in an emergency
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
