Guidance

When someone dies in Estonia

Information to help the friends and family of British nationals who have died in Estonia.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 10 November 2016
• Last updated: 13 May 2026
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  1. 13 May 2026

     Guide review.

  2. 23 April 2024

     Guide review

  3. 15 November 2022

     Information review

  4. 20 November 2019

     Update to bereavement guidance in Estonia 19/11/2019

  5. 3 January 2019

     Bereavement pack for Estonia updated

  6. 10 November 2016

     First published.

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Estonia: bereavement information

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Includes information on:

• what to do when someone dies in Estonia
• burial and cremation
• returning bodies to the UK (repatriation)

See also what to do when someone dies: death abroad