r/latvia Jul 25 '24

Cits/Other FAQ / Relevant information — Visbiežāk uzdotie jautājumi / noderīga informācija

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The official site for traveling to Latvia - Latvia Travel | Official Latvian Tourism Portal

Official Latvia travel page - https://www.latvia.travel/lv

Travel advice for traveling to Latvia from UK gov. - Latvia travel advice - GOV.UK (www. gov .uk)

Travelling Questions / Jautājumi par ceļošanu

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/1blshd1/solo_travel_in_riga/

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/1c2x6eo/please_help_me_travel/

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/8sg3ub/finally_able_to_go_to_riga_what_to_do_as_a_young/

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/1bmx62h/what_should_i_see_in_latvia/

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/ubsezp/riga_first_time_visiting_what_to_do/

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/ememhl/what_to_do_in_riga/

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/14r2ivq/4_hours_in_riga_what_to_do/

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/1dke6vj/hello_i_will_be_visiting_riga_soon_could_i_get/

Learning the language / Latviešu valodas apguve

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/1cpu97b/want_to_start_learning_latvian_language/

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/164e6bv/advise_for_language_learners/

Latvian cuisine and food in Latvia / Latviešu virtuve

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/18qk5nl/best_foods_to_try_in_latvia/

https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/comments/192j40z/in_what_restaurants_riga_may_i_try_traditional/

About events in Riga/Latvia - https://noktirne.lv

Is Latvia safe - Yes / Vai Latvija ir droša - jā

Legal drinking age in Latvia is 18 and smoking age 20 / Vecums no kura var iegādāties un lietot alkoholu 18 un tabakas izstrādājumus - 20

Are latvians racist/homophobic - no more than other people / vai latvieši ir rasisti/homofobi - ne vairāk kā citas tautas

How to obtain citizenship by descent: https://www.reddit.com/r/latvia/s/PyFpBTIB4Q

Liels paldies r/latvia dalībniekiem par informācijas apkopojumu!

Let me know if there is additional information that would be useful to add.

Dodiet ziņu, ja ir vēl kāda noderīga informācija kuru pievienot.


r/latvia 4h ago

Humors/Humour Average Latvian excercise book cover

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149 Upvotes

r/latvia 1h ago

Diskusija/Discussion Rīgas rajonu drošības karte. Part 1

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Izlēmu sākt veidot Rīgas rajonu drošības karti, kurā jūs varēsiet palīdzēt noteikt katra rajona drošības līmeni, tas palīdzētu gan mums, latviešiem, gan ārzemju tūristiem un ciemiņiem :))
Tātad, kā tas strādās?
Es publicēju sarakstu ar 5 rajoniem ik pēc pāris dienām, jūs komentāros rakstiet vai ar attiecīgās krāsas simboliņu atzīmējiet katra rajona bīstamības/drošības līmeni. Katrs rajons jānovērtē atsevišķi, tāpēc, lūdzu, pievienojiet komentārus par katru rajonu individuāli. Vērtējums, kurš iegūs visvairāk upvotes, tiks iekļauts drošības kartē!

Šodienas rajoni ir:
Buļļi
Daugavgrīva
Mangaļsala
Vecāķi
Bolderāja


r/latvia 8h ago

Palīdzība/Help Hi from Serbia. We are playing basketball soon, please help record or take a photo of our government paid thugs making problems for our true fans.

79 Upvotes

I know posts have been made about this, I mean the problem with regimes thugs, but I'm asking for something a bit different. Since our true fans are "surrounded" by thugs threatening them, make a video or photo please of that behaviour if you can. They can not touch you, but not only can they touch our true fans, they can continue harassing them in Serbia. Here is people Vs "Caci" or SNS FANATICS. (SNS is our criminal regime party). Guys, do help us. If u got something post it on r/Serbia or ask/Serbia.


r/latvia 4h ago

Jautājums/Question Padomi un ieteikumi jaunajiem datorzinātņu studentiem

9 Upvotes

Labdien!
Es esmu jaunais students, kas sāk mācības datorzinātņu programmā Latvijas universitātē, un vēlētos saņemt padomus un ieteikumus no tiem, kas jau ir izgājuši šo ceļu.
Kādi ir jūsu galvenie ieteikumi, kā veiksmīgi iekļauties programmā, kā uzturēt labu darba plūsmu un kā efektīvi pārvaldīt laiku, lai nesajuktu. Kādas ir biežākās kļūdas, ko darīt neiesaka, un kā jūs motivējāt sevi šajos izaicinajumos? Paldies jau iepriekš!


r/latvia 8h ago

Diskusija/Discussion Helou mai neim iz Saša!

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16 Upvotes

r/latvia 9h ago

Jautājums/Question What happened to Elkor stores?

18 Upvotes

r/latvia 6h ago

Diskusija/Discussion Dosimeteri/radiācijas mērītāji

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Meklēju radiācijas mērītājus par visu Latviju. (PSRS laika) Man interesē ja kādam mētājās pagrabā jeb kaut kur māja es varu nopirkt, jo es kolekcionēju.


r/latvia 4h ago

Jautājums/Question Latvian beavers

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Hi! I have read that beavers are surprisingly common in Latvia, compared to Finland. I am planning my trip to Riga in 2026 and I was wondering if you have any tips for seeing beavers. I have been thinking about travelling in June, but I assume that time of the year doesn't matter too much. Perhaps they might be a bit shy on summer season when people are everywhere?

Anyways. If you have any ideas where I could have decent chance of seeing beavers within relatively short train or bus ride from Riga, I would love your tips. I'd try not to disturb them. Would be just lovely to see one for real. Big fan.


r/latvia 3h ago

Jautājums/Question Help me :)?

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Hello fellow latvian , I'm from India and actually been assigned a project in geography I'm in grade 11 and my project is on baltic countries , what are baltic states and many more ques I firstly choose to research about Latvia and what's even better than asking the locals themself also don't mind my English it ain't that good :)

Here goes the ques

What religion do they believe in ?

What are those people major countries ?

How hard is their language for an English speaker ?

What type of culture do they follow ? ( Like if u could tell me some tradition :)

What countries do they like the most

What is their opinion on india and their people

What other language are they fluent in?

Which country do they hate the most ? (When I google it was russia but I thought maybe they are neighbours then that i fo would be wrong I guess ? Correct me maybe :)

An underrated fact about them ?

Ethnicity of people ? By that I mean like what are the percentage of people there like are there major whites in that country and if then like how much ? Like on a comparative basis majority? Like 90 above or semi majority like 60-70-80??

What are some places which are like the hot spot areas?

Is the countries majority women or men based

What are something that countries produce like major exporting product??

Is there anytype of folklore there ?

What are some things which is required for someone to know if they have to travel there?

Are they racist ? Sorry if it offended u :) but like on Google when I researched it I found that it was majority white country which I also asked u btw , and it said there have been many cases where other people skin have been discriminated

I googled the average height and it showed 5'11 for men and 5'7 for women ? Is that true like in india even though the avg height is 5'6 the majority of em are above 5'8

Rest of the diplomatic ques which are mainly googled based I have already researched it Thank You for your time and it would be highly appreciated if anyone could tell me about this info

Btw if anything offended u I'm sorry :)

Long live the indo-latvian friendship

Thank you :)


r/latvia 4h ago

Jautājums/Question Randiņu idejas Rīgā

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Sveiki,
varbūt ir kādas labas randiņu idejas Rīgā? Vēlams kādas netipiskākas, interesantākas vietas.
Kafija un tēja ir garšīga, bet tas šoreiz nebūs aktuāli- citai reizei.
Paldies!


r/latvia 1d ago

Politika/Politics Serbia tirany on EuroBasket

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Hey Latvian friends, cheers from Serbia. You might be thinking this post is about Serbian team and basketball, but it is not. If you heard about any Serbian flags being stolen by other fans, the reason is much more sinister than you might think. Tl;dr: Serbian government sent to Riga about 100 thugs to intercept any Serbian fans carrying flags and banners with anti-government writings.

Long story: This is about what is happening in Serbia, and by extension now in Latvia as one of the hosts of EuroBasket. The country is turning into an autocratic state led by Vucic, which is supported by f*cking Russia of course. Protestors are being beeten brutally, arrested and imprisoned for no good reasons and fired from their jobs. Companies not supporting the government are getting vandalized, getting inspections daily and receiving high monetary penalties for anything, even made up charges. There are only two national TV stations which are not government controled and they are being attacked daily.

The Serbian autocrat is trying his hardest to hide this from the world by imposing a media curtain where ever possible. Can you imagine that even the matches of the tennis GOAT Novak Djokovic are no longer televised here because he supports the protestors? Well, to get to the point: the government has sent about 100 thugs to Latvia to intercept any Serbian people with flags and banners containing any wording with protest related slogans. Flags are being forcefully taken and people threatend with beatings and even murder by some accounts.

Is there anything I/we can do, or the Latvian community, to suppres this at least in your country? We feel like your country has survived the horrors of the Russian boot and would understand our strugle.

Thank you!


r/latvia 1d ago

Sports Latvija uzvar Igauniju EČ basketbolā.

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177 Upvotes

Pēdējā ceturtdaļā abas komandas izdomāja uzspēlēt handbolu.


r/latvia 1d ago

Bildes/Pictures Lasis ir drošībā

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118 Upvotes

r/latvia 6h ago

Diskusija/Discussion Fanu basketbola krekls

2 Upvotes

Varbūt ir kāda vieta, kur var nopirkt sarkano basketbola kreklu par kādiem 20-30eur? Par 60eur kaut kā negribas pirkt...


r/latvia 11h ago

Jautājums/Question vilciena pods

5 Upvotes

draugi, vai jaunajā vilcienā ir tualete?


r/latvia 1d ago

Jaunumi/News Roņu sala ir musa

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129 Upvotes

r/latvia 11h ago

Jautājums/Question Sākumskolas

3 Upvotes

Ir pienācis laiks izvēlēties bērnam sākumskolu bet informācijas ir ļoti maz. Visi skolu reitingi ir vidusskolām, atsauksmes arī grūti atrast. Varbūt kāds gāja šim cauri un var padalīties ar pieredzi? Dzirdēju arī, ka ir skolas kur pat dzīvojot "pareizajā" rajonā nav iespējams tikt. Vai tā ir taisnība?


r/latvia 2h ago

Jautājums/Question AI apmācība Latvijā?

0 Upvotes

Kādus kursus, apmācības, ieteikumus varat ieteikt?


r/latvia 1d ago

Humors/Humour Pa tiešo no Rīgas uz DiWHY. Ideja inčīga though.

54 Upvotes

r/latvia 1d ago

Jautājums/Question Tikko pieņēma darbā un dabūju citu labāku piedāvājumu. Ko darīt?

40 Upvotes

Dabūju darbu ēdināšanā, bet praktiski uzreiz arī piedāvāja IT nozares darbu. Aizgāju uz to interviju un tagad mani uzlūdza uz otro tikšanos, kur viņi teica, ka man pastāstīs par darba pienākumiem (cik saprotu arī par to kad varu sākt). Tā kā vakance nebija publicēta un viņi mani izvēlējās, jo biju pieteicies citai vakancei un bija nepieciešamā izglītība nepublicētajai, kas nozīmē, kā konkurentu man nav. Vai man uzreiz pateikt tagadējam darba devējam par situāciju vai pagaidīt līdz līgums rokā?


r/latvia 12h ago

Jautājums/Question Grāmatas!

1 Upvotes

Gribētos zināt, vai kāds no Jums vēl lasa Kristofera Trianas (Kristopher Triana) grāmatas?


r/latvia 1d ago

Vēsture/History Ulmaņlaiku Latu Banknotes:

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27 Upvotes

r/latvia 21h ago

Diskusija/Discussion Travel advice - what do avoid in Riga?

4 Upvotes

I'm visiting Riga next week, I don't want to repeat the usual what to do/where to eat travel advice questions, I've found relatively recent ones in the sub, but I want to turn this around - what are the things you as locals would recommend to avoid? This could be anything, like overpriced/hyped, no worth the time/money restaurants, sights, programs, anything would be highly appreciated. I've had times when I visited something which was freqently recommended in travel guides in other places, and in reality it was just a ridiculously overpriced experience. Also, I'm interested in common tourist scams, too. Thanks!


r/latvia 1d ago

Jaunumi/News Vidējā alga «uz papīra» Latvijā gada laikā pieaugusi par 8,2% – līdz 1800 eiro

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59 Upvotes

r/latvia 16h ago

Jautājums/Question I’ll be in liepaja for this spring semester from jan to june. Any tips for there? What should I bring with me?

1 Upvotes