Saaremaa

Saaremaa is the largest island belonging to Estonia. It is located in the Baltic Sea, to south of Hiiumaa island, belonging to the west Estonian archipelago. The capital of Saaremaa is Kuressaare, which has about 16 000 inhabitants, the whole island has about 40 000 inhabitants.

Saaremaa is the main island of Saare County, called Saaremaa or Saare maakond in Estonian. The Swedish and German name of the island is Ösel, in Finnish it's called Saarenmaa, literally isle's land.

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1 Transport to Saaremaa 2 See also 3 External links

Transport to Saaremaa

It is possible to reach Saaremaa by ferry from Virtsu on the Estonian mainland to Muhu island, which is itself connected to Saaremaa via a causeway. Saaremaa can also be reached using a ferry from Sõru on the island of Hiiumaa.

There are regular bus services from Tallinn, Pärnu and Tartu on the mainland.

It is possible to fly from Kuressaare to Tallinn, and there are also seasonal flights to Pärnu.

See also

• List of islands of Estonia
• List of islands in the Baltic Sea

• Åland, Gotland, Öland, Bornholm, Rügen

• http://www.saaremaa.ee
• Avies fly daily between Tallinn and Kuressaare
• Neomobile provide local bus services across the island