Money

The Estonian kroon (rhymes with ‘tone’) is pegged to the Euro at €1 to 15.65kr. Keep in mind that Euros are not legal currency here as Estonia won’t join the common currency until at least 2007.
Paper bills come in denominations of 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 500kr. Some luggage lockers take 5kr coins, which are rare and have to be requested. 1kr coins are in common use, and the nearly worthless 10, 20 and 50 senti coins are an unavoidable nuisance.
ATMs operating on international systems are ever present. Credit cards are easy to use in Tallinn - major hotels, most restaurants and a growing number of shops accept Visa, Mastercard and EC. American Express and Globus are less common. Banks offer cash advances on credit cards, usually for a 1% fee. American Express and Thomas Cook travellers’ cheques are exchangeable at most banks. Krediidipank (G-3), Narva mnt. 4, tel. 640 50 12, and the Central Post Office (C-4), Narva mnt. 1, tel. 625 73 00 both offer Western Union wire transfers.