Information on countries and restriction on freedom of movement requirements for passengers

People from all over the world are allowed to travel, work and study in Estonia. If you are not vaccinated against COVID-19 or haven't had the disease, take into account that there is a chance you must self-isolate.

Current restrictions

In order to avoid the spread of the virus and getting infected, to protect the life and health of the people and to ensure the functioning of the society, it is necessary to follow the enacted restrictions and guidelines.

current restrictions  
The meters of risk level

The main meters are the number on people infected with COVID-19 and the number of people hospitalised. The Government reviews the risk level once a week.

Instructions for how to behave at different risk levels

The following people can enter Estonia without restrictions:

  1. Estonian citizens and residents and their family members;
  2. citizens, residents, and holders of long-stay visas of the European Union* and the European Economic Area (and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway), the Swiss Confederation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Principality of Andorra, the Republic of San Marino, or the Vatican City State (the Holy See) and their family members;
  3. people arriving from countries referred to in clause 2;
  4. people who have left Ukraine due to the war;
  5. children under 12 years of age;
  6. third-country nationals arriving from third countries who present  a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate; a valid COVID-19 recovery certificate; or a negative SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test result performed by a health care professional or a SARS-CoV-2 antigen-RTD test approved by the European Union Health Safety Committee taken up to 48 hours before arrival in Estonia;
  7. unvaccinated third-country nationals who have no symptoms who are passing through the territory of Estonia to reach their country of residence.
  8. There are other exceptions pursuant to which, for example, transporters of goods and raw materials, people involved in international freight and passenger transport, people involved in the technological work of a company operating in Estonia, health care providers, diplomats, people arriving in Estonia in the framework of international military cooperation, and people with special entry permits may enter the country.

*European Union countries are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Slovakia.

Last updated: 14.04.2022