Country Holidays

Public holidays in Estonia

Estonian National Holidays

Estonia is officially called the Republic of Estonia. It is a small country which is located in Northern Europe. It shares its border with the Baltic Sea and Sweden in the west, Latvia in the south, Gulf of Finland and Finland on the other side in north, and Russia and Lake Peipus in the east. With the area about   25,227 sq. kilometer has a total population of over 1,332,893 inhabitants.Estonia flag

Holiday in Estonia

Day Date Holiday Comments
Friday January 01 New Year’s Day
Wednesday February 24 Independence Day
Friday April 02 Good Friday Friday before Easter Sunday
Sunday April 04 Easter Sunday
Saturday May 01 Spring Day
Sunday May 09 Mother’s Day Second Sunday in May. Not a Public Holiday
Sunday May 23 Pentecost Sunday Fifty Day after Easter
Wednesday June 23 Victory Day
Thursday June 24 St. John’s Day Midsummer Day
Friday August 20 Independence Restoration Day
Saturday October 16 Ethnicity Day Third Saturday in October
Sunday November 14 Father’s Day Second Sunday in November. Not a Public Holiday
Friday December 24 Christmas Eve
Saturday December 25 Christmas Day
Sunday December 26 Boxing Day

New Year’s Day in Estonia

January 01, according to the Gregorian calendar is celebrated as New Year’s Day in Estonia. This is a very first day of New Year and given as a public holiday, learn more…

Independence Day in Estonia

February 24, is held as Independence Day in Estonia. This day commemorates the declaration of Estonian independence, learn more…

Good Friday in Estonia

April 19, Friday is held as Good Friday in Estonia just like the rest of the world. This day is celebrated on Friday before Easter Sunday, learn more…

Easter Sunday in Estonia

April 21, Sunday is held as Easter Sunday in Estonia. This day is celebrated by the Christian community in the whole world, learn more…

Spring Day in Estonia

May 01, is held as Spring Day in Estonia. This day is celebrating on the occasion of the arrival of spring, learn more…

Mother’s Day in Estonia

May 12, is held as Mother’s Day in Estonia. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May to give appreciation to all motherly figures, learn more…

Pentecost Sunday in Estonia

June 09, will be held as Pentecost Sunday in Estonia. This day is celebrated by the Christian community on fifty days after Easter Sunday. The other names of the day are Whitsunday, Whit Sunday, learn more…

Victory Day in Estonia

June 23, is annually celebrated as Victory Day in Estonia. This day commemorates the military against outside forces, learn more…

St. John’s Day in Estonia

June 24, , will be held St. John’s Day in Estonia. This day commemorates the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, learn more…

Independence Restoration Day in Estonia

August 20, is annually celebrated as Independence Restoration Day in Estonia. This day is celebrated in the remembrance of the formal declaration of independence, learn more…

Ethnicity Day of Estonia

October 19, is held as Ethnicity Day of Estonia. This day is celebrated on the third Sunday in October and declared as public holiday, learn more…

Father’s Day in Estonia

November 10, the second Sunday in November is held as Father’s Day in Estonia. This day is celebrated to give the appreciation to all fatherly figures, learn more…

Christmas Eve in Estonia

The night of December 24, is celebrated as Christmas Eve in Estonia just like the rest of the world. It is a public holiday and celebrated well, learn more…

Christmas Day in Estonia

December 25, is held as Christmas Day in Estonia just like the whole world. This day is warmly celebrated by the Christian community in the whole world, learn more…

Boxing Day in Estonia

December 26, the day after Christmas is held as Boxing Day in Estonia. This day is specially arranged for the servants when they got gifts from their masters, learn more…

Facts and Figures about Estonia

All the facts and figures about Estonia are listed below in this list.

Capital of Estonia

Tallinn is the national capital of Estonia. It is the economic hub and the largest city in the country.

President of Estonia

Kersti Kaljulaid is the current president of Estonia. Overall, she is 5th acting president and took office in 2016, on October 10. Under the constitution, the president serves as the head of the state and she is the first female president of the country.

Prime Minister of Estonia

Jüri Ratas is the current Prime Minister of Estonia. Overall, he is the 17th acting Prime Minister and took office in 2016, on November 23.

Population of Estonia

In 2017, the estimated population of Estonia was over 1.316 million which is equivalent to 0.02% of the total population of the world. It ranked on 157th position in the list of most populous countries.

Flag of Estonia

The current flag is having a tri-color horizontal pattern of Blue(top), black, and white color.

Currency of Estonia

Estonian kroon is the national currency of Estonia. The code for the currency is EEK.

Religion of Estonia

Estonia is one of the most irreligious countries in the world in which 54.14% of people are non-religious. While 15.15% are Eastern Orthodox, 9.91% is Lutheranism, 2.0% are other Christian, 16.55% hasn’t declared.

Dialing Code of Estonia

The international dialing code of Estonia is +372.

Crime Rate in Estonia

Estonia has a 20.96 Crime Index and 79.04 Safety Index in the world.

Famous Airport of Estonia

Some of the famous and busiest airports in Estonia are Kuressaare Airport which serves Kuressaare, Pärnu Airport which serves Pärnu, Rapla Airfield which serves Rapla, and Humala Airfield which serves Humala, Harku Parish.

Top Destinations of Estonia

Estonia is a Northern European country and very affordable for traveling. It has many destinations that worth visiting such as Viljandi, Soomaa National Park, Rakvere Castle, Hiiumaa, Narva Castle, Parnu, Saaremaa, Lahemaa National Park, Tartu, and Tallinn

Area of Estonia

The total area of Estonia is about 54,227 sq. kilometer.

GDP of Estonia

According to an estimate, the total GDP of Estonia is about 25.92 billion US dollars which is equivalent to 0.04% of the total world’s economy.

Sports of Estonia

Basketball, cricket, cycling, beach volleyball, and football are most commonly played sports here.

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