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Ice Road Near Vormsi Island
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The charm and the pain of ice roads

Author auto.pub | Published on: 26.02.2026

Several ice roads were opened between Estonia’s islands, successfully replacing ferries that had run into trouble due to low sea levels.

However, because of a change in wind direction, seawater is now pushing onto the ice, and the Estonian Transport Administration closed all ice roads several days ago. Still, there are people who continue to use them.

Would you like to soak your car in salty seawater? If so, hurry on over.