Travellers hoping to travel to Estonia will be glad to learn that it will open its borders to passengers arriving from 24 European countries from 1 June, without a quarantine requirement. The Estonian government will welcome the visitors if they don’t have COVID-19 symptoms and have spent at least 14 days in any of the permitted countries before coming to Estonia.
The countries eligible for entry without quarantine include Austria, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Croatia, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Latvia, Norway, Poland, France, Romania, Germany, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Finland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. Additionally, travellers from the UK, Sweden, Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, Malta, and Spain can enter Estonia, provided they comply with a 14-day quarantine upon arrival.
Travellers from these countries cannot bypass quarantine by presenting a certificate proving they have tested negative for COVID-19. The list is available here and is updated every Friday, with mandatory quarantine based on whether the coronavirus infection rate exceeds 15 in any particular country. This translates to no more than 15 infections per 100,000 inhabitants in the passenger’s country of origin over the last 14 days.
Compliance with quarantine regulations will be monitored by local police, who will conduct random checks on passengers. “We are taking it one step at a time when it comes to lifting travel restrictions,” says Urmas Reinsalu, the foreign minister of Estonia. “We can currently open Estonia to Europe. However, it is difficult to predict when we can welcome people from across the world again as it heavily depends on the developments in the spread of the virus.”
