Stories about Estonians
Even though Finland earlier said it’s going to allow shuttle migration from Estonia – people who live in Estonia and work in Finland – to continue cross-border commuting, it has now reversed this decision and banned it from midnight Sunday, 22 March. Late last night, to prevent the spread of …
Finland reverses its earlier decision – shuttle migration to stop from Sunday (UPDATED) Read More »
Diina Tamm, an Estonian expat based in New York City, writes that the city that never sleeps has transformed into the city that’s hibernating, and Broadway, usually one of the most vibrant places in the world, is quite eerie. New York state is currently the hardest-hit region in the United …
The Estonian foreign ministry and Estonian representations abroad continue to cooperate with travel and transportation companies and with other countries to find and mediate solutions for bringing Estonian citizens and permanent residents home, and they have now come up with new options in addition to regular flights. On Friday, 20 …
Special flights to Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius to bring people home Read More »
According to the Estonian foreign ministry, many passenger transport companies have reduced the numbers of departures or even cancelled departures, but there are still travel options available for returning to Estonia; all travellers must remember that restrictions imposed by many countries can become even stricter at very short notice and …
Foreign ministry’s flight information and travel options for returning to Estonia Read More »
THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE HAS CHANGED, PLEASE READ THE UPDATED INFORMATION. Finland has had a change of heart regarding closing its borders to Estonians – probably realising its society can’t really function without Estonian workers. According to the Estonian foreign ministry, this afternoon, Finland announced that in line with …
Finland changes policy: all Estonian workers are welcome in the country Read More »
The Estonian prime minister and the chief of the emergency situation, Jüri Ratas, has ordered a two-week restriction of movement for people arriving in Estonia from abroad: from the day of arrival in Estonia it is prohibited for the person to leave home or place of stay during 14 days. “Within …
Estonia is ordering a two-week isolation on everyone arriving in the country Read More »
Estonia’s northern neighbour, Finland, is preparing to close its borders and schools and limiting public gathering of more than 10 people to contain the spread of the covid-19 coronavirus. The Finnish prime minister, Sanna Marin, said in a press briefing on 16 March that the country had started preparing for …
The Estonian foreign ministry has published an emergency situation travel information bulletin where it notes that travel is becoming very difficult and the circumstances continue to deteriorate in real time. Aiming to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus, several countries have imposed restrictions on entry and several flight operators …
A global movement, called #staythefuckhome, is urging people to stay home amid the global coronavirus pandemic to give the virus fewer chances of spreading. “Our governments are only slowly implementing measures to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Slow reactions, public appeasement policies, and their urge …
Global #staythefuckhome movement urges people to, well, stay home Read More »
I’m a young and healthy person, I have a slightly runny nose and my body temperature is something my family doctor would normally call nothing to be worried about; I feel like I usually do in March, but the lab test confirmed that I’m infected with coronavirus, writes Kristel Härma, …
Kristel Härma: I have a runny nose. And coronavirus Read More »