Estonia: Travellers From Iceland, Greece and Finland Won’t Face Any Entry Restrictions as of January 15
Travellers reaching Estonia from Iceland, Greece and Finland from January 15 and on, who haven’t been to any other country in the 14 days before travelling to Estonia, will be able to enter without facing any restrictions.
The change in entry measures for travellers from these three countries has taken place after the government increased the limit of infection rate from which self-isolation must be maintained after arrival in Estonia to 150, on January 14.
“From Friday, January 15, a 10-day restriction on freedom of movement will apply to those coming from a European Union, European Economic Area and Schengen area country with an infection rate of more than 150 people per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days,” a press release of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs explains.
The new infection threshold means that arrivals from the following countries are still obliged to self-isolate for ten days in Estonia before being eligible to freely roam the country:
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Monaco
- The Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
While the Vatican is not included in this list, the Ministry points out that when travelling to the Vatican via Italy, the 10-day restriction on freedom of movement applies.
Exempt from entry restrictions as quarantine and testing remain only travellers from Iceland, Greece and Finland since the infection rate in these countries is less than 150 people per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days before the update of the measures.
COVID-19 Negative Test Results to Shorten Period of Self-Isolation
Since January 1, the Estonian government has obliged arrivals from the United Kingdom to take a COVID-19 test the earliest 72 hours before arrival in Estonia.
Even if the test results are negative, travellers from the UK, including in those who have only transited the country, are still obliged to self-isolate for ten days.
“The obligation to take the test does not extend to children under 12 years of age,” the Ministry explains.
It also notes that the period of self-isolation may be ended earlier, if the traveller from the UK takes another test in his/her seventh day of self-isolation, and results negative again.
Whereas, starting from January 15, Friday, travellers from all other countries who are obliged to quarantine, will also be eligible to end it earlier, if they test in the sixth day of isolation, and result negative again.
The test can be performed up to 72 hours before arrival in Estonia. Those who fail to take the first test before departure can take it as soon as they arrive in Estonia.
So far, a total of 36,096 COVID-19 cases have been detected in Estonia, 25,553 of whom have recovered, and 316 have passed away.
