What to do in Estonia as a student?

*DISCLAIMER* I am writing this post as an Estonian studying in Tartu, so for those of you in Tallinn, some of the points I mention are irrelevant.

I will not cover Estonia's surface area etc, you can see those facts here

FOOD & DRINKS
I mean... who doesn't love to eat?

• FISH
• Since Estonia is located like it is (by the Baltic Sea), we tend to eat a lot of fish. We also have a lot of rivers and lakes, so we get some of our fish from fresh water sources.
• The most popular fish everyone must try is HERRING
• (a small fish that is usually eaten with skin on, you can find those in cans with either just oil or oil and spices)
• RÄIM in Estonian
• Pollock, flounder, catfish and other white fish
• Quite plain by taste, but usually cheap, too (great when on a budget!)
• Can be found both frozen and fresh
• VALGE KALA in Estonian (white fish)
• Salmon and trout
• Quite poplar all over the world and most of those fishes are imported from Norway
• LÕHE JA FORELL in Estonian
• CHRISTMAS FOOD
• Traditional foods to eat on Christmas Day/Christmas Eve include:
• Sauerkraut
• Blood sausage
• Made with animal blood (or imitation of blood), barley, butter and meat, sometimes bacon is added
• Potatoes
• Usually boiled
• Meat jelly
• Pork
• Sour cream
• Broth and flour based sauces
• But nowadays some families don't go the traditional way and eat other things (just fancier than usual) :D
• CARBS (STARCHY PRODUCTS)
• Potatoes
• Really popular
• Really cheap
• Eaten mostly with pork and/or sour cream (or any broth, flour and milk based sauces)
• KARTUL in Estonian
• Buckwheat
• Cheap
• Usually served with broth, flour and milk based sauces
• As a side dish
• Usually served as a savoury dish, but can also be used in bakery and desserts
• TATAR in Estonian
• Rye
• Used to make Estonian bread (the dark kind)
• RUKIS in Estonian
• DRINKS
• Kali (kinda like rootbeer)
• I suggest you try the A le Coq one :)
• Vana Tallinn (40% or more alcohol)
• Liquor with spices
• Has different versions (cream, marzipan etc)
• Beer
• A le Coq 
• Popular brand, produces both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks (and cocktails in a bottle)
• Made in Tartu
• Saku
• Also produces both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
• Made in Saku 
• ÕLU in Estonian
• Liviko
• Viru Valge 
• A popular, not too expensive VODKA
• They also produce the Vana Tallinn I mentioned

!!KEEP IN MIND THAT LEGAL DRINKING AGE IN ESTONIA IS 18!!

PLACES TO VISIT

• Tallinn
• Telliskivi loomelinnak
• Lots of cute, bohemian style stores and boutiques 
• Might be quite expensive for a student on a budget
• Open Air Museum
• In Rocca al Mare 
• You can get there by bus no. 21, get off at "Rocca al Mare"
• Estonian life 100+ years ago
• Old Town
• Town Hall Square
• Old Thomas
• Churches
• Nice place to enjoy a walk
• Lots of tourists
• Expensive to eat
• Tartu
• Shooters
• Famous night club - bar
• Offers student discounts
• Great parties
• Emajõgi
• (the river)
• Just walk/bike along the waterside and enjoy the good weather
• University of Tartu museum
• Adress: Lossi 25
• Since Tartu is a city famous for it's university, it's good to know a bit about the history of this old uni
• University of Tartu Old Observatory
• Uppsala 8
• https://www.tahetorn.ut.ee/en 
• Old Town
• Cute cafes
• "The kissing students" (the fountain)
• Cobblestone roads

!!A lot of museums are closed on Mondays, but open every other day of the week!!

Hope you found this post interesting, if something else pops in mind, I will update this post :)