It is closed in winter. Owing to the wide-gauge track, unusual trains can be spotted, an activity popular amongst local people. The National Railway Museum in Haapsalu is a source of information for trainspotters. Behind the museum, a 'train graveyard' contains vehicles of special interest to train buffs. There is even the opportunity to spend the night in a former luxury sleeping car, used to transport Communist Party members in the Soviet era, and now turned into a youth hostel.
Basketball is very popular, as are cross-country skiing and football .