Social life for foreigners

There is no better way to truly immerse yourself in a new culture than to spend time with the locals. With a great group of friends, life in another country can be one of the best experiences of your life.

Here are some ideas to help you make friends abroad:

#1 - Join a society

Universities have a wide range of clubs, international organizations and student associations, which allows you to meet people with whom you already have something in common. Working with other students in study groups or joint projects can also be helpful when you want to meet new people. You can usually find information about student organizations on the university's website.

To stay in the information loop, it is recommended to join social media groups. There are many nomad groups on Facebook where you can find a community of men and women from your country living in Estonia.

#2 - Going to events

Use the opportunities offered by the university as well as local ones. University Facebook pages let you know what events are coming up, so keep an eye on them! Moreover, you can find almost all local events happening near you at the present moment and those happening in near future.

Useful webpages:

• Visit Tallinn Events in Tallinn

• Kultuuriaken Events in Tartu

• Culture.ee Live database of culture events in Estonia

• AllEvents.in Events calender

• Piletimaailm Tickets for most theatre plays and many concerts

• Visit Estonia Touristic information

• Eesti Kontsert (concert.ee) Information about classical music

• Events - Loomelinnak (telliskivi.cc) Events happening in Telliskivi creative city

Useful Facebook groups

• EURAXESS - Research in Estonia | Tartu | Facebook Aimed at international researchers. The page shares both academic news and information about academic and fun English-language events in Estonia.

• Foreigners and expats in Estonia Fast advice to foreigners from foreigners in Estonia.

• Foreigners in Tartu Foreigners who live in Tartu and would like to meet up with other people.

• International House Tartu A cultural and competence centre that gives you a chance to find your networks in the new city, or discover new places, or share your own knowledge.

• Expats in Tallinn, Estonia If you're an Expat in Tallinn, looking for a network. Join us!

• Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Facebook Information about legislation changes relevant to foreigners.

• Estonian Institute Courses and events about Estonian culture.