ECONOMY
Business etiquette
Appointments and business cards are common.
Tallinn
appointments and business cards are common.
Opening hours
Business hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Economy
Federation of German Industries
East Committee of German Business
House of German Business
Breite Straße 29, D-10178 Berlin
Tel: (030) 20 28 14 52.
Internet: www.ostausschuss.de
German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce
Suurtüki 4b, EE-10133 Tallinn
Tel: (06) 27 69 40.
Internet: www.ahk-balt.org Chamber of
Commerce Austria
Foreign Trade Organization, Eastern Europe Department
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63, A-1045 Vienna
Tel: (01) 59 09 00.
Internet: http: //portal.wko. at
Swiss Baltic Chamber of Commerce (Swiss-Baltic Chamber of Commerce)
Tallinn Office, Kiriku Str. 2, EE-10130 Tallinn
Tel: (06) 45 09 16, 501 46 46.
Internet: www.swissbalticchamber.com
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Toom-Kooli 17, EE-10130 Tallinn
Tel: (06) 46 02 44.
Internet: www.koda.ee
Business contacts
Federation of German Industries
East Committee of German Business
House of German Business
Breite Straße 29, D-10178 Berlin
Tel: (030) 20 28 14 52.
Internet: www.ostausschuss.de
German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce
Suurtüki 4b, EE-10133 Tallinn
Tel: (06) 27 69 40.
Internet: www.ahk-balt.org Chamber of
Commerce Austria
Foreign Trade Organization, Eastern Europe Department
Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63, A-1045 Vienna
Tel: (01) 59 09 00.
Internet: http: //portal.wko. at
Swiss Baltic Chamber of Commerce (Swiss-Baltic Chamber of Commerce)
Tallinn Office, Kiriku Str. 2, EE-10130 Tallinn
Tel: (06) 45 09 16, 501 46 46.
Internet: www.swissbalticchamber.com
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Toom-Kooli 17, EE-10130 Tallinn
Tel: (06) 46 02 44.
Internet: www.koda.ee
COMMUNICATION
Cellphone
GSM 900 and dual band GSM 900/1800. Network operators include EM (Internet www.emt.ee – dual band) and Tele2 (Q GSM) (GSM 900) (Internet: www.tele2.ee). Roaming agreements exist. Transmitting / receiving area for mobile communications across the country. For longer stays, it might be worthwhile to buy a SIM card from a local prepaid provider. The “kõnekaart” (prepaid card in German) is available in R kiosks on the street.
International roaming can be used within the EU at the Euro tariff. Customers of all European mobile network operators automatically make all calls in and from other EU countries at the Euro rate. However, the Euro tariff does not apply to other mobile communications services such as SMS, MMS and data transmission.
Internet
The Internet is the key to success for Estonia’s economy. Therefore, there is a nearly area-wide WLAN network, even in the most remote villages and on beaches there are public hotspots. They are marked with white and blue @ signs. An overview list can be viewed at www.wifi.ee. In Tallinn, public buildings and places such as libraries, post offices and the airport have free internet access. Internet provider is among others Delfi Online (Internet: www.delfi.ee). Internet cafes are also available.
Post Office
Letters to Western Europe are on the way for 2-4 days. Stamps are available at post offices and kiosks (Internet: www.post.ee).
Post office hours
Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 9.30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Radio
Since the use of shortwave frequencies changes several times over the course of a year, it is advisable to contact Deutsche Welle customer service directly (Tel: (+49) (0228) 429 32 08. Internet: www.dw-world.de) to request.
Phone
The country code for Estonia is 00372. Estonia is the country of cellular communications and the Internet. Public phone booths usually work with phone cards, which are available in post offices and kiosks.
SHOP
Overview
Nice souvenirs are amber and all kinds of handicrafts.
Opening times of the shops: Mon-Fri 9 am / 10 am-6pm / 7pm (department stores until 8pm / 9pm), Sat 10 am-4pm.
NIGHTLIFE
Introduction
Tallinn offers a wide range of restaurants, cafes and bars. Operas and ballets are also staged in the theater.
CULINARY
ACCOMMODATION
Hotels
There is also a good selection of larger hotels and smaller pensions outside of Tallinn. Information from the Baltic Information and Tourism Office (see addresses) and the Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association, Kiriku 6, EE-10130 Tallinn. Tel: (06) 41 14 28. (Internet: www.ehrl.ee).
Hotel classification: Hotels are divided into the Hotelstars Union star categories from one to five stars.
Camping
There are over 80 campsites available, two of them on the Tallinn – Pärnu motorway (Camping and Motel Peoleo, 12 km from Tallinn, and Camping Kernu, 40 km from Tallinn). In Pärnu itself there is a campsite at Motel Valgerrand. You can also pitch your tent in Malveste on the island of Hiiumaa. The standard of the courses has improved, but does not yet correspond to western standards.
Other accommodation options
There are youth hostels in Tallinn, Vösu, on the Baltic Sea and in the regions of Virumaa (70 km from Tallinn), Harjumaa (20 km from Tallinn), Läänemaa (50 km west of Pärnu) and in the Valga region in southern Estonia. Almost all youth hostels have saunas and seminar rooms. Further information from Estonian Youth Hostel Association, Narva mnt. 16-25, EE-10120 Tallinn. Tel: (06) 46 14 55. (Internet: www.balticbookings.com/eyha/)
