Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti or Eesti Vabariik), is a country in Northeastern Europe. Estonia has land borders with Baltic country Latvia (339 km) to the south and Russia (229 km) to the east. It is separated from Finland in the north by the narrow Gulf of Finland and from Sweden in the west by the middle part of the Baltic Sea. Its coastline is 3794 km long. Estonia has been a member state of the European Union since 1st May 2004.

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First Taste of Scandinavia: Sweden
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:15:19 -0000
Daily, there is a ceremonial changing of the guard at the Stockholm Royal Palace; usually it is just that, but because our tour visited on a national holiday , the entourage was much more elaborate and the ...
Fast vessels to Tallinn kept in port by gusting winds
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:22:39 -0000
The light high-speed passenger vessels operating between Helsinki and the Estonian capital Tallinn stayed in port on Tuesday because of stormy sea conditions.
Estonia calls for EU peacekeepers in Georgia's breakaway regions
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:19:47 -0000
TALLINN * Estonia said yesterday the European Union should deploy peacekeepers to Georgia's separatist regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in an international effort to head off conflict there.
Estonian Air changes in flight schedule
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:06:13 -0000
From the start of winter traffic season on 26 October 2008, Estonian Air flies between Tallinn and Oslo 8 times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Tartu is Estonian Athens
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:01:45 -0000
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia, after Tallinn, and is a far cry from the capital in many ways.
7. Estonia and Latvia
Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:54:22 -0000
It was cold, grey and wet as we left St Petersburg in a coach to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, about which we knew little.

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