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Here with us in Vilnius
Vilnius: 9 fun things to know Here with us in Vilnius
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We have the world’s
fastest public WiFi. Nobel prize winner We have a
Czesław Miłosz monument dedicated
is a graduate of to rock musician
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Vilnius University. Frank Zappa (well,
why not?).
Russian writer
Fyodor Dostoyevski
lived in Vilnius
for a time.
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We are the
happiest capital
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in the European
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Union, according
to a European
Commission report.
Jascha Heifetz,
whom many
consider to be the
greatest violinist
The Užupis district of all time, grew
is a self-proclaimed up in Vilnius.
Unlike most capitals, Award-winning republic of artists with
you can fly over the French novelist its own constitution,
City Centre in a hot Romain Gary anthem, and president.
air balloon. was born here.
Getting online and getting mobile Here with us in Vilnius
Mobile Broadband
€3–8
€10
Prepaid SIM cards with Prices for broadband start
plans for data, calls, at around €10/month, with
and SMS cost €3–8. installation time taking up
to 2 days. You will need to
SIM cards are available provide ID and proof of
from all Narvesen and address upon purchase.
Lietuvos Spauda news
kiosks, plus supermarkets.
Signing a contract for
monthly service is possible,
but requires a residence
permit and a €100 deposit.
Main mobile network providers
You can find the fastest
Bitė
Telia
broadband service provider
Tele 2 in your district by using
this link:
www.myplan.lt
There’s an app and a website for that in Vilnius! Here with us in Vilnius
We’re a tech-friendly crowd in Vilnius, so we have
an app or a website for almost everything you need.
Food Social E-payments Accommodation Transport
www.en.aruodas.lt
www.domo.plius.lt
www.kurgyvenu.lt
Barbora Foodout Meetup Showaround Paysera Worapay AllBikesNow CityBee Etaxi
Emergency
services
www.epolicija.lt
Wolt Lėkštė.lt LikeALocal* Revolut Mparking Mticket Spark
Taxify Uber UniPark
The telephone number www.traukiniobilietas.lt
for emergency services www.autobusubilietai.lt
(police/fire department/
ambulance) is 112.
Help us take
care of Vilnius
* Offline city guide & map.
** A crowdsourcing app used
for alerting the municipality
about issues in the city. Tvarkau Vilnių**
Getting around Here with us in Vilnius
Public transport Taxis and ride-sharing
Buses and CycloCity bikes are
the most common forms of
eTaksi Jazz Express
public transport in Vilnius.
www.etaksi.lt www.jazzexpress.lt
For more convenient access
to public transport, obtain a UBER
Vilnian Card (“Vilniečio kortelė”)
– a prepaid travel card that can
be used on all public transport.
These can be bought at Taxify
supermarkets and newsstands.
eTransport www.taxify.eu/cities/vilnius
www.1424.lt
A CycloCity Vilnius account CycloCity Vilnius cards are also
can be added to your Vilnian
Card and will allow you to use
available at Vilnius Tourism
Information Centres. CycloCity
Short-term car rentals
bikes all over the city for €19.90. bikes are only available during the for city trips
This can be done online at: summer months of May-October. Spark
www.espark.lt/en
www.cyclocity.lt
CityBee
www.citybee.lt
You can check bus schedules on:
www.stops.lt or by downloading
the Trafi app (made
www.trafi.lt in Vilnius!).
Registering a personal vehicle Here with us in Vilnius
Personal vehicle
Personal vehicles are registered Regitra also administers driving
by Regitra. Locations can be licence examinations. More
found here: information on obtaining a
licence and converting your
www.regitra.lt licence to be valid in the EU
can be found here:
www.regitra.lt/en/services/
driving-licences/driving-
license-info
Vehicles must pass a
technical inspection once
every two years (or upon
import into the EU). You
will need to:
1. Insure your vehicle.
2. Have Regitra carry out
a technical inspection
of the vehicle.
3. Register your ownership
of the vehicle.
Planes, trains, buses Here with us in Vilnius
Trains
An intercity train service
is offered by Lithuanian
State Railways („Lietuvos
City Centre
geležinkeliai“). A trip to nearby
Kaunas costs around €6 one &
way and takes about one hour. Old Town
A trip to the Baltic Coast takes
about four hours.
Buses
Vilnius Central Bus Station
Trains are comfortable, and offers trips to other towns and
some have coffee machines, cities in Lithuania, plus other
WiFi, and convenient electrical destinations in Europe. Buses
outlets. Tickets and schedules are comfortable, and those
are available at the station or at: used for long-distance and trips
abroad are fitted with bathroom
www.traukiniobilietas.lt*
and refreshment facilities. The
price to neighbouring Riga
Planes costs around €30 return and
takes approximately four hours.
Tickets and schedules are
Vilnius International Airport is
available at the station or at: from the
about a 10-minute drive south City Centre
of the City Centre. You can www.autobusubilietai.lt
also get there by train from the
Central Railway Station The bus route 88 called
or by bus. 57 European 'Airpot-City Center-Europa sq.'
destinations from Vilnius operates 24/7. Whether you
International Airport – 48 go on a standard 88 bus or
various cities in 26 countries. the night bus 88N, all buses
Additional flights are available run in connection with
from Kaunas Airport, which is departing and arriving flights. * For online purchases, a payment card
about one hour away. issued by a Lithuanian bank is needed
Finding a place to live Here with us in Vilnius
Property listings: Find out more
about them and Baltupiai
www.aruodas.lt
others here:
Baltupiai
www.domo.plius.lt www.kurgyvenu.lt
Old Town Žvėrynas Naujamiestis
Žirmūnai
Historic, well-located, Very green, attractive Close to the Old Town,
easy to reach everything, architecture, close to the good infrastructure, quite
popular among international City Centre, popular among popular among students.
residents. international residents.
Price: €€
Price: €€€ Price: €€€
Žirmūnai
Šeškinė Užupis Žirmūnai Šeškinė
Žvėrynas
Antakalnis
Residential, a number of Very artsy, close to the Old Good infrastructure, good
shopping centres, quiet, Town, calm, popular among facilities, popular among
good infrastructure. international residents. families.
Price: € Price: €€€ Price: €€ Užupis
Žvėrynas
Antakalnis Baltupiai Senamiestis
Old Town
Good infrastructure, Very quiet, very green.
Naujamiestis
many green spaces, every Užupis
part of the city easily Price: €
reachable, popular among
international residents.
Price: €€
Naujamiestis
Get a job in Vilnius Here with us in Vilnius
Lithuania's most popular job sites: Recruitment agencies that
If you're a
work mainly with international
www.cvonline.lt freelancer, you
companies:
can find out more
www.glassdoor.com about shared
www.afr.lt working spaces
www.manpower.lt
International companies
already with us: www.s3i.strategicstaff.com Coffice
www.fb.com/
www.investlithuania.com
cofficevilnius
Get to know our startup
MKIC
community and see who's hiring:
www.mkic.mb.vu.lt
www.startuplithuania.com
Vilnius Tech Park
www.vilniustechpark.com
NVO Avilys
www.nvoavilys.lt
Pakrantė
www.pakrante.eu
Rise Vilnius
www.thinkrise.com
Starting your business in Vilnius Here with us in Vilnius
A guide on procedures, required documents, taxes, and Here’s what you need to do:
everything else is provided by Enterprise Lithuania
www.enterpriselithuania.com STEP 1.
Open a bank account, which
costs €30, and takes one day.
Your bank card will arrive within
5 working days.
Banks operating in Lithuania
are listed here:
www.lb.lt/banks
STEP 2.
Have your company documents
notarised, which takes one day.
Find a notary here:
STEP 3. www.notarurumai.lt
Register your company at the
Center of Registers. They will
help you make your business
legally recognised by the state,
which takes three days.
www.registrucentras.ltRegistering as a resident (EU citizen) Here with us in Vilnius
If you are an EU citizen and are planning to stay here for more
than 3 months, you need to register and get a residence permit
at the Migration Centre. Remember:
Bring at least 3 copies of everything.
If you are renting, you will need to have your landlord
write a letter of confirmation and have it notarised
The Migration Centre is located or bring her or him to the Migration Centre to sign
at 100 Naugarduko g. it there.
Your residence permit will be valid for 3 years, when
www.goo.gl/maps/3WbQCbvg9PT2
approved.
You will need to bring:
Your passport
Your work contract with a
Lithuania-based company or see
migracija.lt for other options
Three copies of your residence
permit application forms*
Proof of your place of residence
* www.migracija.ltRegistering for the EU Blue Card Here with us in Vilnius
(non-EU citizen)
If you are not an EU citizen, you need to register at the
Migration Centre at 100 Naugarduko g.* to take up residence
in Lithuania. Remember:
Bring at least 3 copies of everything.
If you are renting, you will need to
have your landlord write a letter of
confirmation and have it notarised
or bring her or him to the Migration
Centre to sign it there.
To apply for an “EU Blue Card”,** Your residence permit will be valid
for 3 years, when approved.
you will need to bring:
Passport
A passport-sized photo
our Schengen visa or other proof of
Y Note:
permission to be in Lithuania Special visas for non-EU startup
founders have been available
Police clearance from your country of origin
since 1 st January 2017.
University degree certificate www.startupvisalithuania.com
Work contract with a Lithuanian company
3 copies of your migration application forms
Proof of your place of residence
Note:
Step-by-step guides for other
circumstances regarding residence
* www.goo.gl/maps/3WbQCbvg9PT2 permits can be found here:
** More information here: www.eubluecard.lt www.migracija.ltMeeting up in Vilnius Here with us in Vilnius
Find friends and Attend conferences
join communities and meetings
Code 4 Vilnius International Women's Login
Association of Vilnius
www.facebook.com/ www.login.lt
code4vilnius www.iwavilnius.com
TEDxVilnius #Switch
Creative Mornings Vilnius Vilnius JUG
(Java community) www.tedxvilnius.com www.switchit.lt
www.facebook.com/
creativemorningsvilnius www.vilnius-jug.lt
Host your conference
Internations Vilnius Rotary Club
with us in Vilnius
www.internations.org www.virc.lt
Vilnius offers around 100 different venues
suitable for conventions, events, and
meetings of various sizes. The Go Vilnius
Convention Bureau can help you choose
the one that is right for you. The most
popular locations include:
Lithuanian Exhibition and Palace of the Grand Dukes Radisson Blu Lietuva
Congress Centre LITEXPO of Lithuania
LITEXPO Palace of the Grand Radisson Blu Lietuva
Dukes of Lithuania
Further venues can be found For more information, please
with the Go Vilnius Convention send your message to:
Bureau event finder:
www.vilnius-convention.lt convention@vilnius.ltVilnius open to everyone Here with us in Vilnius
Vilnius hosts the Baltic Pride
The LGBT community in Vilnius celebration every three years,
continues to grow, and more sharing the honour with the
LGBT-friendly events take other two Baltic capitals. Each
place in the city each year. year the Vilnius LGBT festival
“Kreivės” brings people together
for film screenings and other
cultural events. SOHO club
hosts popular weekend parties
and brings in international
LGBT-friendly stars.
50 businesses
The "Friendly City" project
now features over 50 businesses
that have declared themselves
LGBT-friendly. They also
aspire to be friendly in other
ways, including categories
for wheelchair access,
speaking multiple languages,
accommodating various
dietary needs and more.
Find more information at:
www.friendlycity.info/Leisure in Vilnius Here with us in Vilnius
Entertainment Sports
Go Vilnius Events lists venues activities
current and upcoming events
in the city at:
Theatres Canoes Wake parks Skate parks
Domino Adrenalin wake park Baltasis tiltas skatepark*
www.vilnius-tourism.lt
Jaunimo Splash wake park Pilaitės skatepark**
www.vilnius-events.lt
Keistuolių Wake Republic 53 Stanevičiaus St.***
Mažasis teatas WakeWay 152 Architektų Street****
Menų spaustuvė Beaches
Event tickets can be Nacionalinis dramos teatras Green Lakes (Žalieji ežerai)
OKT Valakampiai Beach
booked on:
Lėlių teatras Žirmūnai Beach
Cinemas
www.bilietai.lt Marathons
Forum Cinemas Akropolis
www.tiketa.lt NIKE SHE RUNS
Forum Cinemas Vingis
NIKE WE RUN VILNIUS
Multikino
Vilniaus maratonas
Pasaka
Skalvija
“Tasty Vilnius” has drawn
two culinary maps of the Cycling competitions
city’s best restaurants – you Concerts Baltic Chain Tour
can download them here: Compensa Velomarathon
Kongresų rūmai
(Vilnius Symphony)
Lithuanian National Skiing and snowboarding
www.vmgvilnius.lt Philharmonic Liepkalnis
Loftas
Operos ir baleto teatras
English-language media (Opera and Ballet) Gyms
Siemens Arena
for Vilnius' international Forum Fitness * Across the White Bridge, opposite the CUP
community: www.forumfitness.lt shopping centre
Night clubs
** Įsruties Street
Matérialiste Impuls
Mojito Nights *** Fabijoniškės district
www.baltictimes.com www.impuls.lt
Mojo **** Lazdynai district
www.en.delfi.lt Opium
Lemon Gym
Pabo Latino
www.vilnius.lt SOHO www.lemongym.ltSocial security and health care Here with us in Vilnius
Social security SoDra takes care of the Lithuanian Health insurance
retirement pension system and
ensures that anyone who loses all
SoDra or part of their ability to work is
compensated. Everyone who works
with a work contract in Lithuania
is automatically insured by SoDra.
Freelancers are required to make VLK
payments to SoDra themselves.
The VLK is the Lithuanian state
health insurance company,
and is there to help you when
you need to see a doctor.
Every person with a work
contract in Lithuania is insured
automatically by SoDra, which
transfers all your personal
information to the VLK and
ensures you appear in its
system. As a result, most
health services are free of
charge under this national
health insurance.
If you are covered by SoDra,
public healthcare treatment is
free, but medicines need to be
paid for. Under circumstances
such as allergies and disability,
they are covered by the state.
Laisvės Prospektas 28 www.sodra.lt (available only in Lithuanian) Ž. Liauksmino g. 6 www.vilniaustlk.lt
+370 5 250 0883 +370 5 266 1364Social security and health care Here with us in Vilnius
If your condition
is urgent, call the
emergency number 112 Most institutions take
or go to any of appointments through
the online system:
these hospitals:
www.sergu.lt
Public Private These private healthcare
healthcare healthcare institutions provide
services in English:
institutions institutions
www.vilniaustlk.lt* www.medicina.lt
VšĮ Vilniaus miesto Respublikinė Vilniaus VšĮ Antakalnio poliklinika** Baltijos Amerikos Klinika Northway
klinikinė ligoninė universitetinė ligoninė
www.bak.lt www.nmc.lt
Antakalnio g. 57 Šiltnamių g. 29 Antakalnio g. 59
(8 5) 234 45 19 (8 5) 216 9140 (8 5) 234 2515 Kardiolita St. Christopher's dental clinic
www.vmkl.lt www.rvul.lt www.antakpol.lt www.kardiolita.lt www.kristoforoklinika.lt
* Not all offer
Santariškės Centro poliklinika** Medicinos diagnostikos centras
services in English.
** Most of the services www.medcentras.lt
are offered in
Santariškių g. 2 Pylimo g. 3 either Lithuanian,
English, Russian,
(8 5) 236 5000 (8 5) 244 2244 Polish, or German.
www.santa.lt www.pylimas.ltPrivate schools and kindergartens* Here with us in Vilnius
Kindergartens Prices of private Schools
kindergartens
range between Some examples
Some examples of private €165-€420/month. of international
kindergartens offering care in private schools:
languages other than Lithuanian:
American International
School in Vilnius (AISV):
Mažųjų valdos: Vilnius Montessori Lycée international
pre-school: français de Vilnius: English
English English French
Spanish International Meridian
Kindermusik: Saulės gojus: School (VIMS):
French
Russian English Lithuanian
€100
German English
Vėjo Vėjo:
French
English
Lycée international français
de Vilnius:
The municipality provides French
a €100/month subsidy for
each child to families that
Marina Mižigurskaya
choose to send their child private gymnasium:
to a private kindergarten.
Lithuanian
Russian
Polish
Vilnius International
School (VIS):
English
* It takes one month to enrol your child in a private school or kindergarten.Talk to us
at Go Vilnius.
Drop us a line. We’d
be happy to talk and
help get you settled
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