Estonia

SHORT INFORMATION

Health care system in Estonia

The Health Insurance Fund covers the costs of health services required by the person in case of illness regardless of the amount of social tax paid for the person concerned.

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

New Year's Eve in Estonia

Estonia celebrates New Year on the date of January 1, according to Georgian calendar.

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Administrative divisions of Estonia

The Republic of Estonia is divided into fifteen counties (Maakonnad), which are the administrative subdivisions of the country. The first documented mentioning of Estonian political and administrative subdivisions comes from the Chronicle of Henry of Livonia, written in the 13th century during the Northern Crusades.