Calling to Estonia
- A leading '+' in the phone number means 'dial your country's exit code'.
- Calling from a mobile phone: dial from on the country where you're currently located.
- Calling from a VoIP or satellite phone: dial from on the country where the phone is registered.
Estonia’s country code may be mislabeled:
- Country code 00372 (exit code of ’00’ used in many European, Asian, and African nations followed by Estonia’s country code of ‘372’).
- Country code 011372 (exit code of ‘011’ used in the United States and Canada followed by Estonia’s country code of ‘372’).
When calling to a mislabeled country code, remove the exit code from the call sequence and replace it with the exit code of the country the call is dialed.
… to a mobile (cellular) phone or text (SMS)
Use the same call sequence.
Mobile phone numbers are represented by phone numbers starting with ‘5’, ’81’, ’82’, and ’83’.
When calling a mobile phone user, dial to the country where the mobile phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a VoIP phone
Use the same call sequence.
When calling a VoIP phone user, cdial to the country where the VoIP phone is registered, regardless of where the person is currently roaming.
… to a satellite phone
Estonia does not have a country-specific satellite phone system.
Most satellite phones operate on their country code – calls to these satellite phones follow their call sequence.
… sending a fax
Use the same call sequence.
Calling within Estonia (domestic dialing)
Dial all phone numbers as they are listed.
There is no trunk prefix used when calling between areas of Estonia.
| seven to eight digits |
| local phone number |
Estonian phone numbers explained
Number details
Estonia phone numbers are seven to eight digits.
The first one to three digits designates whether the number is a land-line or mobile phone.
Mobile numbers can be eight digits long.
An example of an Estonian phone number
The Kumu lists its phone number in Tallinn as +372 602 6000.
Number explanation
| 372 | 6 | 02 6000 |
| country code for Estonia | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Tallinn | remainder of the phone number within Tallinn |
Local example – calling from another location in Tallinn
Dial all digits as listed when making a domestic phone call in Estonia.
| 6 | 02 6000 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Tallinn | remainder of the phone number within Tallinn |
Long distance example – calling from Tartu, Estonia (on the other side of the country)
Dial all digits as listed when making a domestic phone call in Estonia.
| 6 | 02 6000 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Tallinn | remainder of the phone number within Tallinn |
Mobile example – calling from a mobile phone (including a foreign mobile roaming in Estonia)
Dial all digits as listed when making a domestic phone call in Estonia.
| 6 | 02 6000 |
| signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Tallinn | remainder of the phone number within Tallinn |
International example – calling from outside Estonia
To call from outside Estonia, dial the exit code of the country the call is dialed from, followed by Estonia’s country code of ‘372’, followed by the local phone number.
| exit code | 372 | 6 | 02 6000 |
| exit code of the country the call is dialed from | country code for Estonia | signifies a land-line (fixed line) telephone number in Tallinn | remainder of the phone number within Tallinn |
Calling from Estonia
’00’ is used as an exit code when dialing an international call from Estonia.
Sources and more resources
- Estonian Competition Authority – Government department responsible for telecommunications regulation.
- Estonian Technical Regulation Authority – Government department responsible for communications regulation.
- BEREC (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications) – European agency responsible for regulation and co-ordination of European telecommunication markets.
- European Commission Digital Single Market – Telecom Rules for the Digital Single Market. Outlines some of the telecommunications regulations across the European Single Market.
- European Commission Digital Single Market – Country information – Estonia – Update on internet and wireless access across the European single market. Has a focus on broadband, however, includes wireless information as well.
- ITU (International Telecommunications Union) – United Nations specialized agency for information and communications technologies.
- International Telecommunications Union – DIALLING PROCEDURES (INTERNATIONAL PREFIX, NATIONAL (TRUNK) PREFIX AND NATIONAL (SIGNIFICANT) NUMBER) (IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITU-T RECOMMENDATION E.164 (11/2010)) – A collection of dialing procedures for all countries and regions of the world. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- International Telecommunications Union – Estonia (country code +372) Communication of 2.XI.2010 national numbering plan on file with ITU – Details of Estonia’s telephone numbering plan as submitted to the ITU. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Wikipedia – Telephone Numbers in Estonia – Wikipedia entry for telephone number data for Estonia. Includes specific number ranges for each city as well as detail on calling procedures.
- BT – the Phonebook – Estonia International Codes – Summary of phone codes for Estonia from the BT phone book.