Estonia’s 17km ice street presents a significant winter route for islanders and fishermen | Focus on Europe

It’s a rare sight: the road between the islands Hiiumaa and Saaremaa in western Estonia. The last time it was open to traffic was in 2018. That’s because it crosses the Baltic sea — and the ice has to be thick enough to support the weight of cars. This winter, the time had come again. And we accompanied a driver on his journey across the ice.

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