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Can Estonians understand Russian?

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Can Estonians understand Russian?

Absolutely! As long as you live and move in certain areas. There are areas of Estonia that you NEED Estonia, other areas that you NEED Russian, and others where English is enough to get along. Tallinn, almost 50\% Russian speaking and most people that you would “interface” with in the main city areas also speak English.

How common is Russian in Estonia?

The population of ethnic Russians in Estonia is estimated at 320,000, most of whom live in the urban areas of Harju and Ida-Viru counties.

Are Estonians Russian?

Compared with other European countries, Estonia has a large percentage of foreign-born residents and their children. Only about two-thirds of the population are ethnic Estonians. Russians are the most significant minority, comprising about one-fourth of the citizenry.

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Is Russian and Estonian similar?

Despite some overlaps in the vocabulary due to borrowings, in terms of their origin, Estonian and Finnish are not related to their nearest geographical neighbours, Swedish, Latvian, and Russian (which are all Indo-European languages), however they are related to the nearby minority Karelian and Livonian languages.

What percentage of Estonia speaks English?

Languages of Estonia
Official Estonian
Minority Russian, (Swedish, German)
Foreign Russian (56\%) English (50\%) Finnish (21\%) German (15\%)
Signed Estonian Sign Language, Russian Sign Language

What language do the Estonians speak?

Estonian
Estonia/Official languages

What is life like in Estonia?

In Estonia you are never more than a 30-minute drive away from a forest or a lake. The living environment is very clean, relaxed and safe. According to the World Health Organization, Estonia has the best overall air quality in the entire world.

What percentage of Estonians speak Russian?

Do most Estonians speak Russian?

The official language of Estonia is Estonian, a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, which is related to Finnish….

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Languages of Estonia
Minority Russian, (Swedish, German)
Foreign Russian (56\%) English (50\%) Finnish (21\%) German (15\%)

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