Estonia

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia, set on the Gulf of Finland across from Helsinki. Famous for its UNESCO-listed medieval Old Town, it blends Hanseatic history with a high-tech present; Estonia’s pioneering e-government and startups (including Skype) have earned it the nickname “e-Estonia.” Memory tip: picture a “tall inn” with stone towers—Tallinn—for Estonia. Don’t mix it up with its Baltic neighbors: Riga is Latvia’s capital, Vilnius is Lithuania’s, and Helsinki is Finland’s across the water.