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|leader_party = [[Estonian Centre Party|Centre Party]]
|leader_title = Deputy Mayor
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|area_total_km2 = 159.2
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|area_total_sq_mi = 61.5
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|population_as_of = 1 September 2016<ref name="registered_population"/>
|population_as_of = 1 June 2016<ref name="registered_population"/>
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|population_rank = [[List of cities and towns in Estonia|1st]] ([[Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits|67th]] in EU)
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|population_metro = 542983<ref name="urban audit">{{cite web|url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&language=en&pcode=tgs00080&plugin=1 |title=Total population in Urban Audit cities |publisher=European Commission |date=14 June 2013 |accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref>
|population_metro = 542983<ref name="urban audit">{{cite web|url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&language=en&pcode=tgs00080&plugin=1 |title=Total population in Urban Audit cities |publisher=European Commission |date=14 June 2013 |accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref>
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'''Tallinn''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɑː|l|ɪ|n}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.infoplease.com/tallinn |title=Tal•linn |publisher=Dictionary.infoplease.com |accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Tallinn |title=Definition of Tallinn|publisher=Encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com |accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|æ|l|ɪ|n}},<ref>[http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Tallinn Tallinn] – [[TheFreeDictionary.com]].</ref> {{IPA-fi|ˈtɑlʲˑinˑ|est}};<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tallinn | title=Tallinn - Wiktionary | publisher=[[Wiktionary]] | accessdate=27 August 2016}}</ref> [[Names of European cities in different languages: Q–T|names in other languages]]) is the capital and largest [[List of cities and towns in Estonia|city]] of [[Estonia]]. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of the [[Gulf of Finland]], {{convert|80|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Helsinki]], east of [[Stockholm]] and west of [[Saint Petersburg]]. From the 13th century until 1918 (and briefly during the Nazi occupation of Estonia from 1941 to 1944), the city was known as '''Reval'''.<ref>{{cite book |title=World and Its Peoples, Volume 8 of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland |year=2010 |page=1069 |publisher=Marshall Cavendish |isbn=9780761478966 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=aMEnNczUZLsC&dq=tallinn+reval}}</ref> Tallinn occupies an area of {{convert|159.2|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and has a population of 440,950.<ref name="registered_population"/> Approximately 32% of Estonia's total population lives in Tallinn.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tlu.ee/~eeval/referaat/referaat%20pdf.pdf| title=Tallinna Ülikool Informaatika|accessdate=29 January 2015}}</ref>
'''Tallinn''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ɑː|l|ɪ|n}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.infoplease.com/tallinn |title=Tal•linn |publisher=Dictionary.infoplease.com |accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Tallinn |title=Definition of Tallinn|publisher=Encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com |accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> or {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|æ|l|ɪ|n}},<ref>[http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Tallinn Tallinn] – [[TheFreeDictionary.com]].</ref> {{IPA-fi|ˈtɑlʲˑinˑ|est}}; [[Names of European cities in different languages: Q–T|names in other languages]]){{Citation needed|date=April 2015}} is the capital and largest [[List of cities and towns in Estonia|city]] of [[Estonia]]. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of the [[Gulf of Finland]], {{convert|80|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Helsinki]], east of [[Stockholm]] and west of [[Saint Petersburg]]. From the 13th century until 1918 (and briefly during the Nazi occupation of Estonia from 1941 to 1944), the city was known as '''Reval'''.<ref>{{cite book |title=World and Its Peoples, Volume 8 of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland |year=2010 |page=1069 |publisher=Marshall Cavendish |isbn=9780761478966 |url=https://books.google.com/?id=aMEnNczUZLsC&dq=tallinn+reval}}</ref> Tallinn occupies an area of {{convert|159.2|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} and has a population of 440,950.<ref name="registered_population"/> Approximately 32% of Estonia's total population lives in Tallinn.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tlu.ee/~eeval/referaat/referaat%20pdf.pdf| title=Tallinna Ülikool Informaatika|accessdate=29 January 2015}}</ref>


Tallinn was founded in 1248, but the earliest human settlements are over 5,000 years old, making it one of the oldest capital cities of [[Northern Europe]]. Due to its strategic location, the city became a major trade hub, especially from the 14th to the 16th century, when it grew in importance as part of the [[Hanseatic League]].
Tallinn was founded in 1248, but the earliest human settlements are over five thousand years old, making it one of the oldest capital cities of [[Northern Europe]]. Due to its strategic location, the city became a major trade hub, especially from the 14th to the 16th century, when it grew in importance as part of the [[Hanseatic League]].


Tallinn's Old Town is one of the best preserved [[Middle Ages|medieval]] cities in [[Europe]] and is listed as a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/822 |title=Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|date=7 December 1997 |accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref> Tallinn is the major political, financial, cultural and educational center of [[Estonia]]. Often dubbed as the [[Silicon Valley]] of [[Europe]],<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/estland-ein-einblick-in-die-start-up-szene-von-tallinn-a-1022184.html</ref> it has the highest number of startups per person in [[Europe]]<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303734204577464343888754210</ref> and is a birthplace of many international companies including [[Skype]]. Providing to the global cybersecurity it is the home to the [[Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence|NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence]].
Tallinn's Old Town is one of the best preserved [[Middle Ages|medieval]] cities in [[Europe]] and is listed as a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/822 |title=Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|date=7 December 1997 |accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref> Tallinn is the major political, financial, cultural and educational center of [[Estonia]]. Often dubbed as the [[Silicon Valley]] of [[Europe]],<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/estland-ein-einblick-in-die-start-up-szene-von-tallinn-a-1022184.html</ref> it has the highest number of startups per person in [[Europe]]<ref>http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303734204577464343888754210</ref> and is a birthplace of many international companies including [[Skype]]. Providing to the global cybersecurity it is the home to the [[Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence|NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence]].
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The name Tallinn(a) is [[Estonian language|Estonian]]. It is usually thought to be derived from ''Taani-linn(a)'', (meaning 'Danish-castle or town' ({{lang-la|[[Castrum Danorum]]}}), after the [[Danes (Germanic tribe)|Danes]] built the castle in place of the Estonian stronghold at Lindanisse. However, it could also have come from ''tali-linna'' ('winter-castle or town'), or ''talu-linna'' ('house/farmstead-castle or town'). The element ''-linna'', like [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] ''-[[wikt:burg|burg]]'' and [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] ''-[[grad (geography)|grad]]'' / ''-gorod'', originally meant 'fortress', but is used as a suffix in the formation of town names.
The name Tallinn(a) is [[Estonian language|Estonian]]. It is usually thought to be derived from ''Taani-linn(a)'', (meaning 'Danish-castle or town' ({{lang-la|[[Castrum Danorum]]}}), after the [[Danes (Germanic tribe)|Danes]] built the castle in place of the Estonian stronghold at Lindanisse. However, it could also have come from ''tali-linna'' ('winter-castle or town'), or ''talu-linna'' ('house/farmstead-castle or town'). The element ''-linna'', like [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] ''-[[wikt:burg|burg]]'' and [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] ''-[[grad (geography)|grad]]'' / ''-gorod'', originally meant 'fortress', but is used as a suffix in the formation of town names.


The previously-used official names in German {{Audio|Reval.ogg|'''Reval'''}} and Russian '''Revel''' ({{lang|ru|''Ревель''}}), were replaced after Estonia became independent in 1918. At first both forms ''Tallinna'' and ''Tallinn'' were used.<ref>{{cite book |title=Tallinn In Your Pocket |last=Singer |first=Nat A. |author2=Steve Roman |year=2008 |publisher=In Your Pocket |isbn=0-01-406269-0 |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PZdt1EnuafsC&pg=PA13&dq }}</ref> The [[United States Board on Geographic Names]] adopted the form Tallinn between June 1923 and June 1927.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F40tAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA39&dq | title=Decisions of the United States Geographic Board | publisher=[[United States Geographic Board]] | year=1908}}</ref> Tallinna in Estonian denotes the [[genitive case]] of the name, as in Tallinna Reisisadam ('the Port of Tallinn').
The previously-used official names in German {{Audio|Reval.ogg|'''Reval'''}} and Russian '''Revel''' ({{lang|ru|''Ревель''}}), were replaced after Estonia became independent in 1918. At first both forms ''Tallinna'' and ''Tallinn'' were used.<ref>{{cite book |title=Tallinn In Your Pocket |last=Singer |first=Nat A. |author2=Steve Roman |year=2008 |publisher=In Your Pocket |isbn=0-01-406269-0 |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PZdt1EnuafsC&pg=PA13&dq }}</ref> The [[United States Board on Geographic Names]] adopted the form Tallinn between June 1923 and June 1927.<ref>{{cite book |title=Decisions of the United States Geographic Board |first=United States Geographic Board |publisher=The Board. |isbn= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F40tAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA8-PA39&dq|year=1908 }}</ref> Tallinna in Estonian denotes the [[genitive case]] of the name, as in Tallinna Reisisadam ('the Port of Tallinn').


In Russian, the spelling of the name was changed from '''Таллинн''' to '''Таллин'''<ref>{{cite book |title=Russian at Your Fingertips |last=Young |first=Jekaterina |year=1990 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0-415-02930-9 |page=100 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rve6qRtMPYUC&pg=RA1-PA100&dq}}</ref> (''Tallin'') by the Soviet authorities in the 1950s, and this spelling is still officially sanctioned by the Russian government, while Estonian authorities have been using the spelling '''Таллинн''' in Russian-language publications since the restoration of independence. The form ''Таллин'' is also used in several other languages using the Cyrillic script. Due to the Russian spelling, the form ''Tallin'' is sometimes found in international publications; it is also the official form in [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref>[http://lema.rae.es/dpd/?key=Tallin]</ref>
In Russian, the spelling of the name was changed from '''Таллинн''' to '''Таллин'''<ref>{{cite book |title=Russian at Your Fingertips |last=Young |first=Jekaterina |year=1990 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0-415-02930-9 |page=100 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rve6qRtMPYUC&pg=RA1-PA100&dq}}</ref> (''Tallin'') by the Soviet authorities in the 1950s, and this spelling is still officially sanctioned by the Russian government, while Estonian authorities have been using the spelling '''Таллинн''' in Russian-language publications since the restoration of independence. The form ''Таллин'' is also used in several other languages using the Cyrillic script. Due to the Russian spelling, the form ''Tallin'' is sometimes found in international publications; it is also the official form in [[Spanish language|Spanish]].<ref>[http://lema.rae.es/dpd/?key=Tallin]</ref>
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[[File:Tallinn Vana Toomas 1530 (2009).JPG|thumb|right|upright|[[Old Thomas]] is one of the symbols and guardians of Tallinn]]
[[File:Tallinn Vana Toomas 1530 (2009).JPG|thumb|right|upright|[[Old Thomas]] is one of the symbols and guardians of Tallinn]]
[[File:Alexey Bogolybov - Port of Tallinn (1853).jpg|thumb|Port of Reval in 1853]]
Around 1050, the first fortress was built on Tallinn [[Toompea]].<ref name="TUE">{{cite book |title=Toward an Understanding of Europe |last=Ertl |first=Alan |year=2008 |publisher=Universal-Publishers |isbn=978-1-59942-983-0 |page=381 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X9PGRaZt-zcC&pg=PA381 }}</ref>
Around 1050, the first fortress was built on Tallinn [[Toompea]].<ref name="TUE">{{cite book |title=Toward an Understanding of Europe |last=Ertl |first=Alan |year=2008 |publisher=Universal-Publishers |isbn=978-1-59942-983-0 |page=381 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X9PGRaZt-zcC&pg=PA381 }}</ref>


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== Climate ==
== Climate ==
Tallinn has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'') with warm, mild summers and cold, snowy winters.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author=Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. | year=2007 | title= Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification | journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume=11 | issue=5 | pages=1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 | url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Winters are cold but mild for its latitude, owing to its coastal location. The average temperature in February, the coldest month, is {{convert|-4.3|C|F}}. During the winter months, temperatures tend to hover close to the freezing mark but mild spells of weather can push temperatures above {{convert|0|C|F}}, occasionally reaching above {{convert|5|C}} while cold air masses can push temperatures below {{convert|-18|C}}. On average there are 3–6 hours of above freezing throughout the day and 6 hours when the temperature reaches or drops below {{convert|-17|C|F}}.<ref name = weatherbase>{{cite web |url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=83062&units= | title = Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Tallinn, Estonia | publisher = Weatherbase | accessdate = 11 March 2013}}</ref> Snowfall is common during the winter months. Winters are cloudy<ref name="pogoda">{{cite web|url=http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate2/26038.htm |title=Погода и Климат – Климат Таллина |publisher=Pogoda.ru.net |accessdate=25 September 2016}}</ref> and are characterized by low amounts of sunshine, ranging from only 0.5 hours of sunshine per day in December to 4.1 hours in March.<ref name="HKO">{{cite web
Tallinn has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Dfb'') with warm, mild summers and cold, snowy winters.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author=Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. | year=2007 | title= Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification | journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume=11 | issue=5 | pages=1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 | url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Winters are cold but mild for its latitude, owing to its coastal location. The average temperature in February, the coldest month, is {{convert|-4.3|C|F}}. During the winter months, temperatures tend to hover close to the freezing mark but mild spells of weather can push temperatures above {{convert|0|C|F}}, occasionally reaching above {{convert|5|C}} while cold air masses can push temperatures below {{convert|-18|C}}. On average there are 3–6 hours of above freezing throughout the day and 6 hours when the temperature reaches or drops below {{convert|-17|C|F}}.<ref name = weatherbase>{{cite web |url = http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=83062&units= | title = Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Tallinn, Estonia | publisher = Weatherbase | accessdate = 11 March 2013}}</ref> Snowfall is common during the winter months. Winters are cloudy<ref name="pogoda">{{cite web|url=http://www.pogoda.ru.net/climate2/26038.htm |title=Погода и Климат – Климат Таллина |publisher=Pogoda.ru.net |accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref> and are characterized by low amounts of sunshine, ranging from only 0.5 hours of sunshine per day in December to 4.1 hours in March.<ref name="HKO">{{cite web
| url = http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/europe/n_europe/tallinn_e.htm
| url = http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/climat/world/eng/europe/n_europe/tallinn_e.htm
| title = Climatological Information for Tallinn, Estonia
| title = Climatological Information for Tallinn, Estonia
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Tallinn receives {{convert|618|mm|sp=us}} of precipitation annually which is evenly distributed throughout the year although March and April are the driest months, averaging about {{convert|30|mm|sp=us}} while July and August are the wettest months with {{convert|74|mm|sp=us}} of precipitation. The average humidity is 81%, ranging from a high of 88% to a low of 69% in May. Tallinn has an average windspeed of {{convert|3.5|m/s}} with winters being the windiest (around {{convert|4.0|m/s}} in January) and summers being the least windiest at around {{convert|2.9|m/s|abbr=on}} in July and August.<ref name= pogoda/> Extremes range from {{convert|-31.1|C|F}} in January 1940 to {{convert|34.3|C|F}} in July 1994.<ref name= pogoda/>
Tallinn receives {{convert|618|mm|sp=us}} of precipitation annually which is evenly distributed throughout the year although March and April are the driest months, averaging about {{convert|30|mm|sp=us}} while July and August are the wettest months with {{convert|74|mm|sp=us}} of precipitation. The average humidity is 81%, ranging from a high of 88% to a low of 69% in May. Tallinn has an average windspeed of {{convert|3.5|m/s}} with winters being the windiest (around {{convert|4.0|m/s}} in January) and summers being the least windiest at around {{convert|2.9|m/s|abbr=on}} in July and August.<ref name= pogoda/> Extremes range from {{convert|-31.1|C|F}} in January 1940 to {{convert|34.3|C|F}} in July 1994.<ref name= pogoda/>

{{Weather box
|location = Tallinn, Estonia (1981–2010)
| metric first = yes
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 9.2
|Feb record high C = 10.2
|Mar record high C = 15.9
|Apr record high C = 27.2
|May record high C = 29.4
|Jun record high C = 30.7
|Jul record high C = 34.3
|Aug record high C = 34.2
|Sep record high C = 28.0
|Oct record high C = 21.8
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|Oct humidity = 85
|Nov humidity = 88
|Dec humidity = 88
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|Oct rain days = 18
|Nov rain days = 16
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|source 1 = Estonian Weather Service<ref name=temp>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.ilmateenistus.ee/kliima/kliimanormid/ohutemperatuur/?lang=en
| title = Climate normals-Temperature
| publisher = Estonian Weather Service
| accessdate = 24 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=precip>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.ilmateenistus.ee/kliima/kliimanormid/sademed/?lang=en
| title = Climate normals-Precipitation
| publisher = Estonian Weather Service
| accessdate = 24 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=humidity>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.ilmateenistus.ee/kliima/kliimanormid/ohuniiskus/?lang=en
| title = Climate normals-Humidity
| publisher = Estonian Weather Service
| accessdate = 24 September 2016}}</ref><ref name=sun>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.ilmateenistus.ee/kliima/kliimanormid/paikesepaiste-kestus/?lang=en
| title = Climate normals-Sunshine
| publisher = Estonian Weather Service
| accessdate = 24 September 2016}}</ref>
|source 2 = Pogoda.ru.net (rainy and snowy days)<ref name="pogoda"/>
}}


== Administrative districts ==
== Administrative districts ==
[[File:Districts of Tallinn.jpg|thumb|right|Districts of Tallinn]]
[[File:Districts of Tallinn.jpg|thumb|right|Districts of Tallinn]]


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!Population<br>(September 2016)<ref name="registered_population"/>
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!Area<ref>{{cite book|author=Tallinn City Government|title=Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2016|publisher=Tallinn City Office|location=Tallinn|year=2016|page=35/194|url=http://www.tallinn.ee/est/Tallinn-arvudes-2016.pdf|format=PDF|access-date=September 10, 2016}}</ref>
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| 1. [[Haabersti]] || align=right | {{convert|18.6|km²|1|abbr=on}} || align=right | 44,406
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| 2. [[Kesklinn, Tallinn|Kesklinn]] (centre) || align=right | {{formatnum:60848}} || align=right | {{convert|30.56|km²|1|abbr=on}} || align=right | {{Pop density|60848|30.56|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
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| 3. [[Kristiine]] || align=right | {{convert|9.4|km²|1|abbr=on}} || align=right | 32,636
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| 4. [[Lasnamäe]] || align=right | {{formatnum:119237}} || align=right | {{convert|27.47|km²|1|abbr=on}} || align=right | {{Pop density|119237|27.47|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
| 4. [[Lasnamäe]] || align=right | {{convert|30.0|km²|1|abbr=on}} || align=right | 119,012
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| 5. [[Mustamäe]] || align=right | {{formatnum:67506}} || align=right | {{convert|8.09|km²|1|abbr=on}} || align=right | {{Pop density|67506|8.09|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}
| 5. [[Mustamäe]] || align=right | {{convert|8.0|km²|1|abbr=on}} || align=right | 67,352
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| 6. [[Nõmme]] || align=right | {{convert|28.0|km²|1|abbr=on}} || align=right | 39,394
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| 7. [[Pirita]] || align=right | {{convert|18.7|km²|1|abbr=on}} || align=right | 18,150
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| 8. [[Põhja-Tallinn]] || align=right | {{convert|17.3|km²|1|abbr=on}} || align=right | 59,409
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Tallinn is the financial and business capital of Estonia. The city has a highly diversified economy with particular strengths in [[information technology]], [[tourism]] and [[logistics]]. ''[[Daily Mail]]'' called Tallinn one of world's seven smartest cities.<ref>{{cite news |last=Edwards |first=Anna |date=4 April 2013 |title=World's seven smartest cities named as they vie for title of Intelligent Community of the Year|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2303962/Most-intelligent-cities-Worlds-seven-smartest-cities-named-vie-title-Intelligent-Community-Year.html |newspaper=Daily Mail |accessdate= 5 November 2013 }}</ref> Currently, over half of the Estonian GDP is created in Tallinn.<ref name="BBN">{{cite web|author=Kaja Koovit |url=http://www.balticbusinessnews.com/?PublicationId=f47e445a-e234-432f-b7b0-137ca0bff47d |title=Half of Estonian GDP is created in Tallinn |publisher=Balticbusinessnews.com |accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> In 2008, the GDP per capita of Tallinn stood at 172% of the Estonian average.<ref name="Statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.ee/dokumendid/30210 |title=Half of the gross domestic product of Estonia is created in Tallinn|publisher= Estonian Statistics Office |accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref>
Tallinn is the financial and business capital of Estonia. The city has a highly diversified economy with particular strengths in [[information technology]], [[tourism]] and [[logistics]]. ''[[Daily Mail]]'' called Tallinn one of world's seven smartest cities.<ref>{{cite news |last=Edwards |first=Anna |date=4 April 2013 |title=World's seven smartest cities named as they vie for title of Intelligent Community of the Year|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2303962/Most-intelligent-cities-Worlds-seven-smartest-cities-named-vie-title-Intelligent-Community-Year.html |newspaper=Daily Mail |accessdate= 5 November 2013 }}</ref> Currently, over half of the Estonian GDP is created in Tallinn.<ref name="BBN">{{cite web|author=Kaja Koovit |url=http://www.balticbusinessnews.com/?PublicationId=f47e445a-e234-432f-b7b0-137ca0bff47d |title=Half of Estonian GDP is created in Tallinn |publisher=Balticbusinessnews.com |accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref> In 2008, the GDP per capita of Tallinn stood at 172% of the Estonian average.<ref name="Statistics">{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.ee/dokumendid/30210 |title=Half of the gross domestic product of Estonia is created in Tallinn|publisher= Estonian Statistics Office |accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref>


=== Information technology ===
===Information technology===
In addition to longtime functions as seaport and capital city, Tallinn has seen development of an information technology sector; in its 13 December 2005, edition, ''[[The New York Times]]'' characterized Estonia as "a sort of [[Silicon Valley]] on the Baltic Sea".<ref>Mark Ländler, [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00614F935550C708DDDAB0994DD404482 "The Baltic Life: Hot Technology for Chilly Streets"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 13 December 2005.</ref> One of Tallinn's sister cities is the Silicon Valley town of [[Los Gatos, California]]. [[Skype]] is one of the best-known of several Estonian start-ups originating from Tallinn. Many start-ups originated from the Soviet-era Institute of Cybernetics. In recent years Tallinn has gradually been becoming one of the main IT centre of Europe, with [[Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence|CCD COE]] of [[NATO]], [[European Union|EU]] Agency for large-scale IT systems and IT development centres of large corporations, such as [[TeliaSonera]] and [[Kuehne + Nagel]] being based in the city. Smaller start-up incubators like Garage48 and Game Founders have helped to provide support to teams from Estonia and around the world looking for support, development and networking opportunities.<ref>Anthony Ha, [http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/21/gamefounders-launch/ "GameFounders: An Accelerator For European Game Startups"], ''[[Techcrunch]]'', 21 June 2012.</ref>
In addition to longtime functions as seaport and capital city, Tallinn has seen development of an information technology sector; in its 13 December 2005, edition, ''[[The New York Times]]'' characterized Estonia as "a sort of [[Silicon Valley]] on the Baltic Sea".<ref>Mark Ländler, [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00614F935550C708DDDAB0994DD404482 "The Baltic Life: Hot Technology for Chilly Streets"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 13 December 2005.</ref> One of Tallinn's sister cities is the Silicon Valley town of [[Los Gatos, California]]. [[Skype]] is one of the best-known of several Estonian start-ups originating from Tallinn. Many start-ups originated from the Soviet-era Institute of Cybernetics. In recent years Tallinn has gradually been becoming one of the main IT centre of Europe, with [[Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence|CCD COE]] of [[NATO]], [[European Union|EU]] Agency for large-scale IT systems and IT development centres of large corporations, such as [[TeliaSonera]] and [[Kuehne + Nagel]] being based in the city. Smaller start-up incubators like Garage48 and Game Founders have helped to provide support to teams from Estonia and around the world looking for support, development and networking opportunities.<ref>Anthony Ha, [http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/21/gamefounders-launch/ "GameFounders: An Accelerator For European Game Startups"], ''[[Techcrunch]]'', 21 June 2012.</ref>


=== Tourism ===
===Tourism===
Tallinn receives more than 1.5 million visitors annually,<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinna külastas mullu taas rekordarv turiste |url=http://www.pealinn.ee/?pid=136&nid=10600&lang=5 | work = Pealinn | language = Estonian | date = 14 January 2013 | accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref> a figure that has grown steadily over the past decade.
Tallinn receives more than 1.5 million visitors annually,<ref>{{cite news |title=Tallinna külastas mullu taas rekordarv turiste |url=http://www.pealinn.ee/?pid=136&nid=10600&lang=5 | work = Pealinn | language = Estonian | date = 14 January 2013 | accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref> a figure that has grown steadily over the past decade.


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[[Tallinn Passenger Port]] is one of the busiest cruise destinations on the Baltic Sea, serving more than 520,000 cruise passengers in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title= Tänavune kruiisihooaeg tõi Tallinna esmakordselt üle poole miljoni reisija |url= http://www.ts.ee/uudised?art=383 |publisher= Port of Tallinn |date= 11 October 2013 | accessdate= 5 November 2013 |language=Estonian}}</ref> From year 2011 regular cruise turnarounds in cooperation with [[Tallinn Airport]] are organised.
[[Tallinn Passenger Port]] is one of the busiest cruise destinations on the Baltic Sea, serving more than 520,000 cruise passengers in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title= Tänavune kruiisihooaeg tõi Tallinna esmakordselt üle poole miljoni reisija |url= http://www.ts.ee/uudised?art=383 |publisher= Port of Tallinn |date= 11 October 2013 | accessdate= 5 November 2013 |language=Estonian}}</ref> From year 2011 regular cruise turnarounds in cooperation with [[Tallinn Airport]] are organised.


=== Energy ===
===Energy===
[[Eesti Energia]], a large [[oil shale]] to energy company,<ref>
[[Eesti Energia]], a large [[oil shale]] to energy company,<ref>
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| accessdate = 2 August 2015}}</ref> has its headquarters in Tallinn. The city also hosts the headquarters of [[Elering]], a national electric power transmission system operator and member of [[ENTSO-E]], the Estonian natural gas company [[Eesti Gaas]] and energy holding company Alexela Energia, part of [[Alexela|Alexela Group]]. [[Nord Pool Spot]], the largest market for electrical energy in the world, established its local office in Tallinn.
| accessdate = 2 August 2015}}</ref> has its headquarters in Tallinn. The city also hosts the headquarters of [[Elering]], a national electric power transmission system operator and member of [[ENTSO-E]], the Estonian natural gas company [[Eesti Gaas]] and energy holding company Alexela Energia, part of [[Alexela|Alexela Group]]. [[Nord Pool Spot]], the largest market for electrical energy in the world, established its local office in Tallinn.


=== Finance ===
===Finance===
[[File:SEB Eesti Ühispank - peahoone 2006-08-14.jpg|thumb|right|[[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken|SEB]] main building, located in Tornimäe district]]
[[File:SEB Eesti Ühispank - peahoone 2006-08-14.jpg|thumb|right|[[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken|SEB]] main building, located in Tornimäe district]]
Tallinn is the financial centre of Estonia and also a strong economic centre in the Scandinavian-Baltic region. Many major banks, such as [[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken|SEB]], [[Swedbank]], [[Nordea]], [[DNB ASA|DNB]], have their local offices in Tallinn. [[LHV Pank]], an Estonian investment bank, has its corporate headquarters in Tallinn. [[Tallinn Stock Exchange]], part of [[NASDAQ OMX Group]], is the only regulated exchange in Estonia.
Tallinn is the financial centre of Estonia and also a strong economic centre in the Scandinavian-Baltic region. Many major banks, such as [[Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken|SEB]], [[Swedbank]], [[Nordea]], [[DNB ASA|DNB]], have their local offices in Tallinn. [[LHV Pank]], an Estonian investment bank, has its corporate headquarters in Tallinn. [[Tallinn Stock Exchange]], part of [[NASDAQ OMX Group]], is the only regulated exchange in Estonia.


=== Logistics ===
===Logistics===
[[Port of Tallinn]] is one of the biggest ports in the Baltic sea region.<ref name="Port of Tallinn">{{cite web|url=http://www.portoftallinn.com/history |title=History &#124; Tallinna Sadam |publisher=Portoftallinn.com |accessdate=3 June 2011}}</ref>
[[Port of Tallinn]] is one of the biggest ports in the Baltic sea region.<ref name="Port of Tallinn">{{cite web|url=http://www.portoftallinn.com/history |title=History &#124; Tallinna Sadam |publisher=Portoftallinn.com |accessdate=3 June 2011}}</ref>
Old City Harbour is being known as a convenient harbour since the 10th century, but nowadays the cargo operations are shifted to [[Muuga Harbour|Muuga Cargo Port]] and [[Paldiski Southern Port]]. There is a small fleet of [[Fish processing vessel|oceangoing trawlers]] that operate out of Tallinn.<ref>[http://www.iec.is/reyktal.htm Reyktal AS fleet] {{wayback|url=http://www.iec.is/reyktal.htm |date=20100618151403 |df=y }}</ref>
Old City Harbour is being known as a convenient harbour since the 10th century, but nowadays the cargo operations are shifted to [[Muuga Harbour|Muuga Cargo Port]] and [[Paldiski Southern Port]]. There is a small fleet of [[Fish processing vessel|oceangoing trawlers]] that operate out of Tallinn.<ref>[http://www.iec.is/reyktal.htm Reyktal AS fleet] {{wayback|url=http://www.iec.is/reyktal.htm |date=20100618151403 |df=y }}</ref>


=== Manufacturing sector ===
===Manufacturing sector===
Tallinn industries include shipbuilding, machine building, metal processing, electronics, textile manufacturing.
Tallinn industries include shipbuilding, machine building, metal processing, electronics, textile manufacturing.
[[BLRT Grupp]] has its headquarters and some subsidiaries in Tallinn.
[[BLRT Grupp]] has its headquarters and some subsidiaries in Tallinn.
[[Air Maintenance Estonia]] and [[Panaviatic|AS Panaviatic Maintenance]], both based in Tallinn Airport, provide [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|MRO]] services for aircraft, largely expanding their operations in recent years.
[[Air Maintenance Estonia]] and [[Panaviatic|AS Panaviatic Maintenance]], both based in Tallinn Airport, provide [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|MRO]] services for aircraft, largely expanding their operations in recent years.


==== Food processing ====
====Food processing====
[[Liviko]], the maker of [[Vana Tallinn]] liqueur, strongly associated with the city, is based in Tallinn. The headquarters of [[Kalev (confectioner)|Kalev]], a confectionery company and part of the industrial conglomerate [[Orkla Group]], is located in [[Lehmja]], southeast of Tallinn.
[[Liviko]], the maker of [[Vana Tallinn]] liqueur, strongly associated with the city, is based in Tallinn. The headquarters of [[Kalev (confectioner)|Kalev]], a confectionery company and part of the industrial conglomerate [[Orkla Group]], is located in [[Lehmja]], southeast of Tallinn.


=== Retail ===
===Retail===
The city draws large numbers of shopping tourists from countries within the region. When new planned retail developments are completed, Tallinn will have almost 2 square metres of shopping floor space per inhabitant. As Estonia is already ranked third in Europe in terms of shopping space per inhabitant, ahead of [[Sweden]] and being surpassed only by [[Norway]] and [[Luxembourg]], it will further improve the positions of the city as the major centre of shopping.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cushmanwakefield.com/~/media/global-reports/European%20SC%20Development%20Report%20April%202014%20Martin.pdf |title=MARKTBEAT shopping centre development report |publisher=Cushman & Wakefield |format=PDF |accessdate=10 December 2014}}</ref>
The city draws large numbers of shopping tourists from countries within the region. When new planned retail developments are completed, Tallinn will have almost 2 square metres of shopping floor space per inhabitant. As Estonia is already ranked third in Europe in terms of shopping space per inhabitant, ahead of [[Sweden]] and being surpassed only by [[Norway]] and [[Luxembourg]], it will further improve the positions of the city as the major centre of shopping.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cushmanwakefield.com/~/media/global-reports/European%20SC%20Development%20Report%20April%202014%20Martin.pdf |title=MARKTBEAT shopping centre development report |publisher=Cushman & Wakefield |format=PDF |accessdate=10 December 2014}}</ref>


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*[[TeliaSonera]] has its IT development centre located in Tallinn.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steve Roman |url=http://news.err.ee/economy/614ea892-6d60-4277-b18e-90acbc11a714 |title=TeliaSonera Opens IT Development Center in Tallinn |publisher=ERR |accessdate=7 June 2012}}</ref>
*[[TeliaSonera]] has its IT development centre located in Tallinn.<ref>{{cite web|author=Steve Roman |url=http://news.err.ee/economy/614ea892-6d60-4277-b18e-90acbc11a714 |title=TeliaSonera Opens IT Development Center in Tallinn |publisher=ERR |accessdate=7 June 2012}}</ref>
*[[Kuehne + Nagel]] has its IT centre located in Tallinn.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uudisvoog.postimees.ee/?DATE=20130920&ID=320677 |title=Kuehne + Nagel joined ITL |last=Vahemäe|first=Heleri |newspaper=E24 Majandus|date=13 September 2013|accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref>
*[[Kuehne + Nagel]] has its IT centre located in Tallinn.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uudisvoog.postimees.ee/?DATE=20130920&ID=320677 |title=Kuehne + Nagel joined ITL |last=Vahemäe|first=Heleri |newspaper=E24 Majandus|date=13 September 2013|accessdate=5 November 2013}}</ref>
*[[arvato|arvato Financial Solutions]] has its global IT development and innovation centre located in Tallinn.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.arvato.com/en/about/press-releases/2016/arvato-financial-solutions-eroeffnet-internationales-it-entwickl.html| title =arvato Financial Solutions opens global IT Development and Innovation centre in Tallinn|last=Schieler|first=Nicole|date=11 February 2016| publisher = arvato|access-date=21 August 2016}}</ref>
*[[Ericsson]] has one of its biggest production facilities in Europe located in Tallinn, focusing on the production of 4G communication devices.<ref name="Ericsson factory">{{cite web|url=http://www.tallinn.ee/eng/Ericsson-Eesti-planning-to-invest-EUR-6.4-mln |title=Ericsson Eesti planning to invest EUR 6.4 mln > Tallinn |publisher=Tallinn.ee |accessdate=3 June 2011}}</ref>
*[[Ericsson]] has one of its biggest production facilities in Europe located in Tallinn, focusing on the production of 4G communication devices.<ref name="Ericsson factory">{{cite web|url=http://www.tallinn.ee/eng/Ericsson-Eesti-planning-to-invest-EUR-6.4-mln |title=Ericsson Eesti planning to invest EUR 6.4 mln > Tallinn |publisher=Tallinn.ee |accessdate=3 June 2011}}</ref>
*[[Statoil]] has announced moving the group's financial centre to Tallinn.<ref name="Statoil financial centre moving to Tallinn">{{cite web|author=Raivo Sormunen |url=http://www.ap3.ee/default.aspx?publicationid=ec804faa-77e0-4137-8169-ac76ac1d6758 |title=aripaev.ee – Skandinaavia uue börsifirma finantskeskus tuleb Tall |publisher=Ap3.ee |accessdate=3 June 2011}}</ref>
*[[Statoil]] has announced moving the group's financial centre to Tallinn.<ref name="Statoil financial centre moving to Tallinn">{{cite web|author=Raivo Sormunen |url=http://www.ap3.ee/default.aspx?publicationid=ec804faa-77e0-4137-8169-ac76ac1d6758 |title=aripaev.ee – Skandinaavia uue börsifirma finantskeskus tuleb Tall |publisher=Ap3.ee |accessdate=3 June 2011}}</ref>
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* [[Tallinn University]]
* [[Tallinn University]]
* [[Tallinn University of Technology]]
* [[Tallinn University of Technology]]

== Culture ==

===Museums===
{{see also|List of museums in Estonia}}

[[File:Tallinnlegends.jpg|180px|thumb|left|Entrance to [[Tallinn Legends]]]]
Tallinn is home to more than 60 museums and galleries.<ref>{{cite web
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| quote = }}</ref> [[File:Kadrioru loss,.jpg|thumb|right|Estonian Art Museum]] Most of them are located in [[Kesklinn, Tallinn|Kesklinn,]] central district of the city and cover Tallinn's rich history. One of the most visited historical museums in Tallinn is [[Estonian History Museum]] located in Great Guild Hall at [[Vanalinn]], the old part of the city.<ref>{{cite web
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| quote = }}</ref> [[File:Kadrioru lossikompleksi köögihoone, A.Weizenbergi 28 (1).jpg|thumb|right|Mikkel Museum]]Museum covers Estonia's history from prehistoric times’ up until the end of the 20th century.<ref name="visittallinn.ee">{{cite web
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| quote = }}</ref> It features film and hands-on displays that show how Estonian dwellers lived and survived.<ref name="visittallinn.ee"/> [[File:Le KUMU, musée dart estonien (Tallinn) (7643040944).jpg|thumb|right|Kumu Art Museum]] [[Estonian Maritime Museum]] provides a detailed overview of nation's seafaring past. This museum in also located in city's Old Town, where it occupies one of Tallinn's former defensive structures - Fat Margaret's Tower.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.visittallinn.ee/eng/visitor/see-do/sightseeing/pid-174746/estonian-maritime-museum-fat-margaret-s-tower
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| quote = }}</ref> Another historical museum that can be found at city's Old Town, just behind the [[Town Hall Square, Tallinn|Town Hall]] is Tallinn City Museum. It covers Tallinn's history from pre-history until 1991, when Estonia regained its independence.<ref name="Tallinna Lunnamuuseum">{{cite web
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| quote = }}</ref> Tallinn City Museum owns 9 more departments and museums around the city.<ref name="Tallinna Lunnamuuseum"/> Tallinn's Museum of Photography that is also located just behind the [[Town Hall Square, Tallinn|Town Hall]] is one of its branches. It features permanent exhibition that covers 100 years of photography in Estonia.<ref>{{cite web
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| quote = }}</ref> Estonia's [[Museum of Occupations|Museum of Occupation]] is yet another historical museum located in Tallinn's [[Kesklinn, Tallinn|central district]]. It covers 52 years when Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.<ref>{{cite web
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| quote = }}</ref> Not far from Museum of Occupation located another museum that relates to Soviet occupation of Estonia. KGB Museum that occupies 23rd floor of [[Sokos Hotel Viru]] features equipment, uniforms and documents of Russian Secret Service agents.<ref>{{cite web
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| quote = }}</ref> Those that are interested in history of Estonian culture and folklore may visit [[Tallinn Legends]], an interactive museum with elements of theatrical performance. It covers real historical events and urban legends that have influenced history of Estonian folklore.<ref>{{cite web
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Tallinn is also home to two major natural science museums - Estonian Museum of Natural History and Estonian Health Care Museum; both are located in Old Town. Estonian Museum of Natural Science features several seasonal and temporary themed exhibitions that provide an overview of wildlife in Estonia and around the world.<ref>{{cite web
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| quote = }}</ref> Estonian Health Care Museum features permanent exhibitions on anatomy and health care. It collects and displays heritage related to the history of medicine in Estonia.<ref>{{cite web
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| quote = }}</ref> Estonia's capital is also home to many art and design museums. [[Art Museum of Estonia|Estonian Art Museum]], country's biggest art museum that was originally based in Kadriorg Palace, now consists of 4 branches - [[Kumu Art Museum]], [[Kadriorg Palace|Kadriorg Art Museum]], [[Mikkel Museum]] and [[St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn|Niguliste Museum]]. [[Kumu Art Museum]] features country's largest collection of contemporary and modern art. It also displays Estonian art starting from the early 18th century.<ref>{{cite web
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| quote = }}</ref> Those who are interested in Western European and Russian art may enjoy Kadriorg Art Museum collections. Museum is located in [[Kadriorg Palace]], a beautiful [[Baroque]] building erected by [[Peter the Great]]. It stores and displays about 9,000 works of art from the 16th to 20th centuries.<ref>{{cite web
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| quote = }}</ref> [[Mikkel Museum]] that is also located in Kadriorg park displays a collection of mainly Western art - ceramics and Chinese porcelain donated by Johannes Mikkel in 1994. Niguliste Museum currently occupies former [[St. Nicolas' Church, Tallinn]] and displays collections of historical ecclesiastical art spanning nearly seven centuries from the Middle Ages to post-Reformation art. Those that are interested in design and applied art may enjoy Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design collection of Estonian contemporary designs. It displays up to 15.000 pieces of work made of
textile art, ceramics, porcelain, leather, glass, jewellery, metalwork, furniture and product design.<ref>{{cite web
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[[Image:Bernt Notke Danse Macabre.jpg|thumb|700px|center|[[Danse Macabre]] by [[Bernt Notke]] on display at the [[St. Nicholas' Church, Tallinn|St. Nicholas' Church]]]]

===Lauluväljak===
{{Main article|Estonian Song Festival}}

[[File:Estonia - Flickr - Jarvis-4.jpg|180px|thumb|left|The [[Tallinn Song Festival Grounds]] (Lauluväljak)]]
The '''Estonian Song Festival''' (in Estonian: '''''Laulupidu''''') is one of the largest [[choral]] events in the world, listed by the [[UNESCO]] as a [[Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity|Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity]]. It is held every five years in July on the [[Tallinn Song Festival Grounds]] (''Lauluväljak'') simultaneously with the [[Estonian Dance Festival]].<ref name=celebrations>[http://laulupidu.ee/english/history/ Estonian Song and Dance Celebrations] Estonian Song and Dance Celebration Foundation</ref> The joint choir has comprised more than 30,000 singers performing to an audience of 80,000.<ref name=celebrations /><ref>[http://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/eesti/article.php?id=24422411 Lauluväljakul oli teisel kontserdil 110 000 inimest] (110,000 people in the Song Festival Grounds during the second concert. In Estonian). [[Delfi (web portal)|Delfi]]</ref>

Often referred to as The Singing Nation, the Estonians have one of the biggest collections of folk songs in the world, with written records of about 133,000 folk songs.<ref>http://estonia.eu/about-estonia/culture-a-science/estonian-culture.html</ref> From 1987, a cycle of mass [[Demonstration (people)|demonstrations]] featuring spontaneous singing eventually collected 300,000 people, more than a quarter of all [[Estonians]] in Tallinn to sing national songs and [[hymn]]s that were strictly forbidden {{Citation needed|date=August 2011}} during the years of the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] occupation to peacefully resist the illegal oppression.
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===Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival===
{{Main article|Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival}}

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Estonian: Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival, or PÖFF), is an annual film festival held since 1997 in Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia. PÖFF is the only festival in the Nordic and Baltic region with a [[FIAPF]] (International Federation of Film Producers Association) accreditation for holding an international competition programme in the Nordic and Baltic region with 14 other non-specialised festivals, such as [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]], [[Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin]], [[Venice Film Festival|Venice]]. With over 250 feature films screened each year and over 77500 attendances (2014), PÖFF is one of the largest film events of [[Northern Europe]] and cultural events in Estonia in the winter season. During its 19th edition in 2015 the festival screened more than 600 films (including 250+ feature-length films from 80 different countries), bringing over 900 screenings to an audience of over 80, 000 people as well as over 700 accredited guests and journalists from 50 different countries. In 2010 the festival held the [[European Film Awards]] ceremony in Tallinn.


== Tourism ==
== Tourism ==
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This coastal district is a further 2 kilometres north-east of Kadriorg. The marina was built for the [[1980 Summer Olympics|Moscow Olympics]] of 1980, and boats can be hired on the [[Pirita River]]. Two kilometres inland are the [[Tallinn Botanic Garden|Botanic Gardens]] and the [[Tallinn TV Tower]].
This coastal district is a further 2 kilometres north-east of Kadriorg. The marina was built for the [[1980 Summer Olympics|Moscow Olympics]] of 1980, and boats can be hired on the [[Pirita River]]. Two kilometres inland are the [[Tallinn Botanic Garden|Botanic Gardens]] and the [[Tallinn TV Tower]].


=== Music culture ===
===Music culture===
Tallinn has a few [[music venue]]s for live music such as [[Kultuurikatel]]/Kanala, [[Ptarmigan]], Tapper, EKKM – Museum and nightlife, DM Baar. Yearly festivals like [[Tallinn Music Week]] and Stalker Festival take place.
Tallinn has a few [[music venue]]s for live music such as [[Kultuurikatel]]/Kanala, [[Ptarmigan]], Tapper, EKKM – Museum and nightlife, DM Baar. Yearly festivals like Tallinn Music Week and Stalker Festival take place.
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=== Railroad ===
=== Railroad ===
The [[Elron (rail transit)|Elron]] railway company operates train services from Tallinn to [[Tartu]], [[Valga, Estonia|Valga]], [[Türi]], [[Viljandi]], [[Tapa, Estonia|Tapa]], [[Narva]], [[Orava, Estonia|Orava]], [[Koidula, Põlva County|Koidula]] and [[Pärnu]]. Buses are also available to all these and various other destinations in Estonia, as well as to [[Saint Petersburg]] in Russia and [[Riga]], Latvia. The [[Go Rail]] company operates a daily international sleeper train service between Tallinn-Moscow.
The [[Elron (rail transit)|Elron]] railway company operates train services from Tallinn to [[Tartu]], [[Valga, Estonia|Valga]], [[Türi]], [[Viljandi]], [[Tapa, Estonia|Tapa]], [[Narva]], [[Orava, Estonia|Orava]], [[Koidula]] and [[Pärnu]]. Buses are also available to all these and various other destinations in Estonia, as well as to [[Saint Petersburg]] in Russia and [[Riga]], Latvia. The [[Go Rail]] company operates a daily international sleeper train service between Tallinn-Moscow.


Tallinn also has a commuter rail service running from Tallinn's [[Balti jaam|main rail station]] in two main directions: east ([[Aegviidu]]) and to several western destinations ([[Pääsküla]], [[Keila]], [[Riisipere]], [[Paldiski]], and [[Kloogaranna]]). These are electrified lines and are used by the [[Elron (rail transit)|Elron]] railroad company. [[Stadler FLIRT]] EMU and DMU units are in service since July 2013. The first electrified train service in Tallinn was opened in 1924 from Tallinn to Pääsküla, a distance of {{convert|11.2|km|1|abbr=on}}.
Tallinn also has a commuter rail service running from Tallinn's [[Balti jaam|main rail station]] in two main directions: east ([[Aegviidu]]) and to several western destinations ([[Pääsküla]], [[Keila]], [[Riisipere]], [[Paldiski]], and [[Kloogaranna]]). These are electrified lines and are used by the [[Elron (rail transit)|Elron]] railroad company. [[Stadler FLIRT]] EMU and DMU units are in service since July 2013. The first electrified train service in Tallinn was opened in 1924 from Tallinn to Pääsküla, a distance of {{convert|11.2|km|1|abbr=on}}.
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Tallinn
From top to bottom: Viru Gate, Old Town of Tallinn, City Center
From top to bottom: Viru Gate, Old Town of Tallinn, City Center
CountryEstonia
CountyHarju County
First appeared on map1154
Town rights1248
Government
 • Deputy MayorTaavi Aas (Centre Party)
Area
 • City159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (1 June 2016[2])
 • CityIncrease 440,950
 • Metro
542,983[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
15199
Area code(+372) 64
Vehicle registrationA-B
Websitewww.tallinn.ee

Tallinn (/ˈtɑːlɪn/[3][4] or /ˈtælɪn/,[5] Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtɑlʲˑinˑ]; names in other languages)[citation needed] is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, 80 km (50 mi) south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. From the 13th century until 1918 (and briefly during the Nazi occupation of Estonia from 1941 to 1944), the city was known as Reval.[6] Tallinn occupies an area of 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) and has a population of 440,950.[2] Approximately 32% of Estonia's total population lives in Tallinn.[7]

Tallinn was founded in 1248, but the earliest human settlements are over five thousand years old, making it one of the oldest capital cities of Northern Europe. Due to its strategic location, the city became a major trade hub, especially from the 14th to the 16th century, when it grew in importance as part of the Hanseatic League.

Tallinn's Old Town is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[8] Tallinn is the major political, financial, cultural and educational center of Estonia. Often dubbed as the Silicon Valley of Europe,[9] it has the highest number of startups per person in Europe[10] and is a birthplace of many international companies including Skype. Providing to the global cybersecurity it is the home to the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. It is ranked as a global city and has been listed among the top 10 digital cities in the world.[11] The city was a European Capital of Culture for 2011, along with Turku in Finland.

Toponymy

Historical names

In 1154, a town called Qlwn[12] or Qalaven (which may be derivations of Kalevan or Kolyvan)[13][14] was put on the world map of the Almoravid by the Arab cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi, who described it as "a small town like a large castle" among the towns of 'Astlanda'. It has been suggested that Quwri may have denoted a predecessor of the modern city.[15][16] The earliest names of Tallinn include Kolyvan (Russian: Колывань), which is known from East Slavic chronicles and which may have come from the Estonian mythical hero Kalev.[17][18]

Up to the 13th century, the Scandinavians and Henry of Livonia in his chronicle called the town Lindanisa (or Lyndanisse in Danish,[19][20][21] Lindanäs in Swedish and Ledenets in Old East Slavic. According to some poetical suggestions, this name was derived from Linda, the mythical wife of Kalev and the mother of Kalevipoeg,[22] who in an Estonian legend carried rocks to her husband's grave, which formed the Toompea hill.[23] It has been also suggested that the archaic Estonian word linda is similar to the Votic word lidna, meaning a castle or town. According to this suggestion, nisa would have the meaning 'niemi' (or 'peninsula'), producing Kesoniemi, the old Finnish name for the city.[24] Another ancient historical name for Tallinn in Finnish is Rääveli. The Icelandic Njal's saga mentions Tallinn and calls it Rafala, which is a variant of the name Raphael.

After the Danish conquest in 1219, the town became known in the German, Swedish and Danish languages as Reval (Latin: Revalia). The name originated from (Latin) Revelia (Estonian) Revala or Rävala, the adjacent ancient name of the surrounding area.

Modern name

The lesser coat of arms of Tallinn, which depicts the Dannebrog cross.

The name Tallinn(a) is Estonian. It is usually thought to be derived from Taani-linn(a), (meaning 'Danish-castle or town' (Latin: Castrum Danorum), after the Danes built the castle in place of the Estonian stronghold at Lindanisse. However, it could also have come from tali-linna ('winter-castle or town'), or talu-linna ('house/farmstead-castle or town'). The element -linna, like Germanic -burg and Slavic -grad / -gorod, originally meant 'fortress', but is used as a suffix in the formation of town names.

The previously-used official names in German Reval and Russian Revel ([Ревель] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), were replaced after Estonia became independent in 1918. At first both forms Tallinna and Tallinn were used.[25] The United States Board on Geographic Names adopted the form Tallinn between June 1923 and June 1927.[26] Tallinna in Estonian denotes the genitive case of the name, as in Tallinna Reisisadam ('the Port of Tallinn').

In Russian, the spelling of the name was changed from Таллинн to Таллин[27] (Tallin) by the Soviet authorities in the 1950s, and this spelling is still officially sanctioned by the Russian government, while Estonian authorities have been using the spelling Таллинн in Russian-language publications since the restoration of independence. The form Таллин is also used in several other languages using the Cyrillic script. Due to the Russian spelling, the form Tallin is sometimes found in international publications; it is also the official form in Spanish.[28]

Other variations of modern spellings include Tallinna in Finnish, Tallina in Latvian and Talinas in Lithuanian.

History

Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The historical Old Town
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv
Reference822bis
Inscription1997 (21st Session)
The Danish flag falling from the sky in the 1219 Battle of Lyndanisse.
Seal of Reval, 1340

The first traces of human settlement found in Tallinn's city center by archeologists are about 5,000 years old. The comb ceramic pottery found on the site dates to about 3000 BCE and corded ware pottery c. 2500 BCE.[29]

Old Thomas is one of the symbols and guardians of Tallinn

Around 1050, the first fortress was built on Tallinn Toompea.[13]

As an important port for trade between Russia and Scandinavia, it became a target for the expansion of the Teutonic Knights and the Kingdom of Denmark during the period of Northern Crusades in the beginning of the 13th century when Christianity was forcibly imposed on the local population. Danish rule of Tallinn and Northern Estonia started in 1219.

In 1285, the city, then known as Reval, became the northern most member of the Hanseatic League – a mercantile and military alliance of German-dominated cities in Northern Europe. The Danes sold Reval along with their other land possessions in northern Estonia to the Teutonic Knights in 1346. Medieval Reval enjoyed a strategic position at the crossroads of trade between Western and Northern Europe and Russia. The city, with a population of 8,000, was very well fortified with city walls and 66 defence towers.

A weather vane, the figure of an old warrior called Old Thomas, was put on top of the spire of the Tallinn Town Hall in 1530 that became the symbol for the city.

With the start of the Protestant Reformation the German influence became even stronger as the city was converted to Lutheranism. In 1561, Reval politically became a dominion of Sweden.

During the Great Northern War, plague stricken Tallinn along with Swedish Estonia and Livonia capitulated to Imperial Russia in 1710, but the local self-government institutions (Magistracy of Reval and Chivalry of Estonia) retained their cultural and economical autonomy within Imperial Russia as the Governorate of Estonia. The Magistracy of Reval was abolished in 1889. The 19th century brought industrialization of the city and the port kept its importance. During the last decades of the century Russification measures became stronger.

On 24 February 1918, the Independence Manifesto was proclaimed in Reval, soon to be Tallinn, followed by Imperial German occupation and a war of independence with Russia. On 2 February 1920, the Tartu Peace Treaty was signed with Soviet Russia, wherein Russia acknowledged the independence of the Estonian Republic. Tallinn became the capital of an independent Estonia. After World War II started, Estonia acceded to the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1940, and later occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944. After the Nazi retreat in 1944, it was annexed by the USSR. After annexation into the Soviet Union, Tallinn became the capital of the Estonian SSR.

During the 1980 Summer Olympics, the sailing (then known as yachting) events were held at Pirita, north-east of central Tallinn. Many buildings, such as the "Olümpia" hotel, the new Main Post Office building, and the Regatta Centre, were built for the Olympics.

In August 1991, an independent democratic Estonian state was established and a period of quick development to a modern European capital ensued. Tallinn became the capital of a de facto independent country once again on 20 August 1991.

Tallinn has historically consisted of three parts:

  • The Toompea (Domberg) or "Cathedral Hill", which was the seat of the central authority: first the Danish captains, then the komturs of the Teutonic Order, and Swedish and Russian governors. It was until 1877 a separate town (Dom zu Reval), the residence of the aristocracy; it is today the seat of the Estonian parliament, government and some embassies and residencies.
  • The Old Town, which is the old Hanseatic town, the "city of the citizens", was not administratively united with Cathedral Hill until the late 19th century. It was the centre of the medieval trade on which it grew prosperous.
  • The Estonian town forms a crescent to the south of the Old Town, where the Estonians came to settle. It was not until the mid-19th century that ethnic Estonians replaced the local Baltic Germans as the majority among the residents of Tallinn.

The city of Tallinn has never been razed and pillaged;[citation needed] that was the fate of Tartu, the university town 200 km (124 mi) south, which was pillaged in 1397 by the Teutonic Order. Around 1524 Catholic churches in many towns in Estonia, including Tallinn, were pillaged as part of the Reformational fervor: this occurred throughout Europe. Although extensively bombed by Soviet air forces during the later stages of World War II, much of the medieval Old Town still retains its charm. The Tallinn Old Town (including Toompea) became a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 1997.

At the end of the 15th century a new 159 m (521.65 ft) high Gothic spire was built for St. Olaf's Church. Between 1549 and 1625 it may have been the tallest building in the world. After several fires and subsequent periods of rebuilding, its overall height is now 123 m (403.54 ft).

Toompea Castle (Toompea loss)

Geography

Panorama of Tallinn's City Centre

Tallinn is situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, in north-western Estonia.

The largest lake in Tallinn is Lake Ülemiste (9.44 km2 (3.6 sq mi)). It is the main source of the city's drinking water. Lake Harku is the second largest lake within the borders of Tallinn and its area is 1.6 square kilometres (0.6 sq mi). Tallinn does not lie on a major river. The only significant river in Tallinn is Pirita River in Pirita, a city district counted as a suburb. Historically, the small Härjapea River flowed from Lake Ülemiste through the town into the sea, but the river was diverted for sewage in the 1930s and has since completely disappeared from the cityscape. References to it still remain in the street names Jõe (from Jõgi, river) and Kivisilla (from Kivisild, stone bridge).

A limestone cliff runs through the city. It can be seen at Toompea, Lasnamäe and Astangu. However, Toompea is not a part of the cliff, but a separate hill.

The highest point in Tallinn, at 64 meters above sea level, is situated in Hiiu, Nõmme District, in the south-west of the city.

The length of the coast is 46 kilometres (29 miles). It comprises three bigger peninsulas: Kopli peninsula, Paljassaare peninsula and Kakumäe peninsula.

Climate

Tallinn has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm, mild summers and cold, snowy winters.[30] Winters are cold but mild for its latitude, owing to its coastal location. The average temperature in February, the coldest month, is −4.3 °C (24.3 °F). During the winter months, temperatures tend to hover close to the freezing mark but mild spells of weather can push temperatures above 0 °C (32 °F), occasionally reaching above 5 °C (41 °F) while cold air masses can push temperatures below −18 °C (0 °F). On average there are 3–6 hours of above freezing throughout the day and 6 hours when the temperature reaches or drops below −17 °C (1 °F).[31] Snowfall is common during the winter months. Winters are cloudy[32] and are characterized by low amounts of sunshine, ranging from only 0.5 hours of sunshine per day in December to 4.1 hours in March.[33] At the winter solstice daylight lasts for only 6 hours.[34]

Spring starts out cool, with freezing temperatures common in March and April but gradually becomes warmer in late May when daytime temperatures average 15.2 °C (59.4 °F) although nighttime temperatures still remain cool, averaging −1.0 to 5.2 °C (30.2 to 41.4 °F) from March to May. Snowfall is common in March and can occur in April.[32]

Summers are mild with daytime temperatures hovering around 19 to 21 °C (66 to 70 °F) and nighttime temperatures averaging between 9.6 to 12.7 °C (49.3 to 54.9 °F) from June to August. The warmest month is usually July, with an average of 17.2 °C (63.0 °F). Periods of hot weather are rare during the summer months, with only 31 days per year where the temperature reaches or exceeds 21.0 °C (69.8 °F).[31] During summer, partly cloudy or clear days are common[32] and it is the sunniest season, ranging from 7.4 hours of sunshine in August to 10.1 hours in June although precipitation is higher during these months.[33] As a consequence of its high latitude, at the summer solstice, daylight lasts for more than 18 hours and 30 minutes.[35]

Fall starts out mild, with a September average of 11.3 °C (52.3 °F) and increasingly becomes cooler and cloudier towards the end of November.[32] In the early parts of fall, temperatures commonly reach 15 °C (59 °F) on some days and at least one day above 21 °C (70 °F) in September. In the latter months of fall, freezing temperatures become more common and snowfall can occur.

Tallinn receives 618 millimeters (24.3 in) of precipitation annually which is evenly distributed throughout the year although March and April are the driest months, averaging about 30 millimeters (1.2 in) while July and August are the wettest months with 74 millimeters (2.9 in) of precipitation. The average humidity is 81%, ranging from a high of 88% to a low of 69% in May. Tallinn has an average windspeed of 3.5 metres per second (11 ft/s) with winters being the windiest (around 4.0 metres per second (13 ft/s) in January) and summers being the least windiest at around 2.9 m/s (9.5 ft/s) in July and August.[32] Extremes range from −31.1 °C (−24.0 °F) in January 1940 to 34.3 °C (93.7 °F) in July 1994.[32]

Administrative districts

Districts of Tallinn
District Area Population
(1 June 2016)[2]
1. Haabersti 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) 44,406
2. Kesklinn (centre) 28.0 km2 (10.8 sq mi) 60,591
3. Kristiine 9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi) 32,636
4. Lasnamäe 30.0 km2 (11.6 sq mi) 119,012
5. Mustamäe 8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi) 67,352
6. Nõmme 28.0 km2 (10.8 sq mi) 39,394
7. Pirita 18.7 km2 (7.2 sq mi) 18,150
8. Põhja-Tallinn 17.3 km2 (6.7 sq mi) 59,409

For local government purposes, Tallinn is subdivided into 8 administrative districts (Estonian: linnaosad, singular linnaosa). The district governments are city institutions that fulfill, in the territory of their district, the functions assigned to them by Tallinn legislation and statutes.

Each district government is managed by an Elder (Estonian: linnaosavanem). He or she is appointed by the City Government on the nomination of the Mayor and after having heard the opinion of the Administrative Councils. The function of the Administrative Councils is to recommend, to the City Government and Commissions of the City Council, how the districts should be administered.

The admisistrative districts are further divided into subdistricts or neighbourhoods (Estonian: asum). Their names and borders are officially defined. Currently there are 84 subdistricts in Tallinn.[36]

Demographics

Largest ethnic minority groups[37]
Ethnic Minority Population (2015) %
Russians 151,122 36.52
Other, incl: 36,883 8.91
Ukrainians 11,794 2.85
Belarusians 6,173 1.49
Finns 2,071 0.50
Jews 1,510 0.36
Tatars 1,045 0.25
Lithuanians 827 0.20
Poles 769 0.19
Latvians 662 0.16
Germans 518 0.13

The registered population of Tallinn on 1 June 2016 was 440,950.[2]

According to Eurostat, in 2004 Tallinn had one of the largest number of non-EU nationals of all EU member states' capital cities with Russians forming a significant minority (~37% belong to the Russian ethnic group, but a majority now hold Estonian citizenship).[38] Ethnic Estonians make up about 55% of the population (as of 2014).

The official language of Tallinn is Estonian. In 2011, 206,490 (50.1%) spoke Estonian as their native language and 192,199 (46.7%) spoke Russian as their native language. Other spoken languages include Ukrainian, Belarusian and Finnish.[39]

Year 1372 1772 1816 1834 1851 1881 1897 1925 1959 1989 2000 2005 2015 2016
Population 3,250 6,954 12,000 15,300 24,000 45,900 58,800 119,800 283,071 478,974 400,378 401,694 438,569 440,043

Economy

Tornimäe business area
Rotermann business district

Tallinn is the financial and business capital of Estonia. The city has a highly diversified economy with particular strengths in information technology, tourism and logistics. Daily Mail called Tallinn one of world's seven smartest cities.[40] Currently, over half of the Estonian GDP is created in Tallinn.[41] In 2008, the GDP per capita of Tallinn stood at 172% of the Estonian average.[42]

Information technology

In addition to longtime functions as seaport and capital city, Tallinn has seen development of an information technology sector; in its 13 December 2005, edition, The New York Times characterized Estonia as "a sort of Silicon Valley on the Baltic Sea".[43] One of Tallinn's sister cities is the Silicon Valley town of Los Gatos, California. Skype is one of the best-known of several Estonian start-ups originating from Tallinn. Many start-ups originated from the Soviet-era Institute of Cybernetics. In recent years Tallinn has gradually been becoming one of the main IT centre of Europe, with CCD COE of NATO, EU Agency for large-scale IT systems and IT development centres of large corporations, such as TeliaSonera and Kuehne + Nagel being based in the city. Smaller start-up incubators like Garage48 and Game Founders have helped to provide support to teams from Estonia and around the world looking for support, development and networking opportunities.[44]

Tourism

Tallinn receives more than 1.5 million visitors annually,[45] a figure that has grown steadily over the past decade.

Tallinn's Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a major tourist attraction; others include the Seaplane Harbour of Estonian Maritime Museum, the Tallinn Zoo, Kadriorg Park, and the Estonian Open Air Museum. Most of the visitors come from Europe, though Tallinn has also become increasingly visited by tourists from Russia and the Asia-Pacific region.[46]

Tallinn Passenger Port is one of the busiest cruise destinations on the Baltic Sea, serving more than 520,000 cruise passengers in 2013.[47] From year 2011 regular cruise turnarounds in cooperation with Tallinn Airport are organised.

Energy

Eesti Energia, a large oil shale to energy company,[48] has its headquarters in Tallinn. The city also hosts the headquarters of Elering, a national electric power transmission system operator and member of ENTSO-E, the Estonian natural gas company Eesti Gaas and energy holding company Alexela Energia, part of Alexela Group. Nord Pool Spot, the largest market for electrical energy in the world, established its local office in Tallinn.

Finance

SEB main building, located in Tornimäe district

Tallinn is the financial centre of Estonia and also a strong economic centre in the Scandinavian-Baltic region. Many major banks, such as SEB, Swedbank, Nordea, DNB, have their local offices in Tallinn. LHV Pank, an Estonian investment bank, has its corporate headquarters in Tallinn. Tallinn Stock Exchange, part of NASDAQ OMX Group, is the only regulated exchange in Estonia.

Logistics

Port of Tallinn is one of the biggest ports in the Baltic sea region.[49] Old City Harbour is being known as a convenient harbour since the 10th century, but nowadays the cargo operations are shifted to Muuga Cargo Port and Paldiski Southern Port. There is a small fleet of oceangoing trawlers that operate out of Tallinn.[50]

Manufacturing sector

Tallinn industries include shipbuilding, machine building, metal processing, electronics, textile manufacturing. BLRT Grupp has its headquarters and some subsidiaries in Tallinn. Air Maintenance Estonia and AS Panaviatic Maintenance, both based in Tallinn Airport, provide MRO services for aircraft, largely expanding their operations in recent years.

Food processing

Liviko, the maker of Vana Tallinn liqueur, strongly associated with the city, is based in Tallinn. The headquarters of Kalev, a confectionery company and part of the industrial conglomerate Orkla Group, is located in Lehmja, southeast of Tallinn.

Retail

The city draws large numbers of shopping tourists from countries within the region. When new planned retail developments are completed, Tallinn will have almost 2 square metres of shopping floor space per inhabitant. As Estonia is already ranked third in Europe in terms of shopping space per inhabitant, ahead of Sweden and being surpassed only by Norway and Luxembourg, it will further improve the positions of the city as the major centre of shopping.[51]

Notable headquarters

Among others:

Education

The buildings of Tallinn University of Technology

Institutions of higher education and science include:

Tourism

St. Olaf's Church may have been the tallest building in the world from 1549 to 1625
Stenbock House on Toompea hill is the official seat of the Government of Estonia
View from Toompea hill, illustrating Tallinn's mix of ancient and contemporary architecture
File:Tallinn christmas market.jpeg
A christmas market at the Town Hall square

What can arguably be considered to be Tallinn's main attractions are located in the old town of Tallinn (divided into a "lower town" and Toompea hill) which is easily explored on foot. The eastern parts of the city, notably Pirita (with Pirita Convent) and Kadriorg (with Kadriorg Palace) districts, are also popular destinations, and the Estonian Open Air Museum in Rocca al Mare, west of the city, preserves aspects of Estonian rural culture and architecture.

Toompea – Upper Town

This area was once an almost separate town, heavily fortified, and has always been the seat of whatever power that has ruled Estonia. The hill occupies an easily defensible site overlooking the surrounding districts. The major attractions are the medieval Toompea Castle (today housing the Estonian Parliament, the Riigikogu), the Russian Orthodox Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the Lutheran St Mary's Cathedral, also known as the Dome Church (Estonian: Toomkirik).

All-linn – Lower Town

This area is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe and the authorities are continuing its rehabilitation. Major sights include the Town Hall square (Estonian: Raekoja plats), the city wall and towers (notably "Fat Margaret" and "Kiek in de Kök") as well as a number of medieval churches, including St Olaf's, St. Nicholas' and the Church of the Holy Ghost.

Kadriorg

This is 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) east of the city centre and is served by buses and trams. Kadriorg Palace, the former palace of Peter the Great, built just after the Great Northern War, now houses the foreign art department of the Art Museum of Estonia, the presidential residence and the surrounding grounds include formal gardens and woodland.

The main building of the Art Museum of Estonia, Kumu (Estonian: Kunstimuuseum, Art Museum), was built in 2006 and lies in Kadriorg park. It houses an encyclopaedic collection of Estonian art, including paintings by Carl Timoleon von Neff, Johann Köler, Eduard Ole, Jaan Koort, Konrad Mägi, Eduard Wiiralt, Henn Roode and Adamson-Eric, among others.

Pirita

This coastal district is a further 2 kilometres north-east of Kadriorg. The marina was built for the Moscow Olympics of 1980, and boats can be hired on the Pirita River. Two kilometres inland are the Botanic Gardens and the Tallinn TV Tower.

Music culture

Tallinn has a few music venues for live music such as Kultuurikatel/Kanala, Ptarmigan, Tapper, EKKM – Museum and nightlife, DM Baar. Yearly festivals like Tallinn Music Week and Stalker Festival take place.

Transport

A CAF tram operating in Tallinn

City transport

The city operates a system of bus (64 lines), tram (4 lines) and trolley-bus (5 lines) routes to all districts. A flat-fare system is used. The ticket-system is based on prepaid RFID cards available in kiosks and post offices. Starting from January 2013 public transport for citizens registered to live in Tallinn is completely free. That includes buses, trams and trolleybuses, and also the rail services within city limits.

Air

An Estonian Air plane in Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport.

The Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport is about 4 kilometres (2 miles) from Town Hall square ([Raekoja plats] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)). There is a local bus connection between the airport and the edge of the city centre (bus no. 2). The nearest railway station Ülemiste is only 1.5 km (0.9 mi) from the airport.

The construction of the new section of the airport began in 2007 and was finished in summer 2008.

There has been a helicopter service to and from Helsinki operated by Copterline and taking 18 minutes to cross the Gulf of Finland. The Copterline Tallinn terminal is located adjacent to Linnahall, five minutes from the city center. After a crash near Tallinn in August 2005, service was suspended but restarted in 2008 with a new fleet.[60] The operator cancelled it again in December 2008,[61] on grounds of unprofitability. On 15 February 2010, Copterline filed for bankruptcy, citing inability to keep the company profitable. In 2011 Copterline started again operating the Tallinn-Helsinki flights.

Ferry

The port of Tallinn is one of the biggest and busiest cruise and passenger harbours in the Baltic Sea region.

Several ferry operators, Viking Line, Linda Line Express, Tallink and Eckerö Line, connect Tallinn to Helsinki, Mariehamn, Stockholm, and St. Petersburg. Passenger lines connect Tallinn to Helsinki (83 km (52 mi) north of Tallinn) in approximately 2–3.5 hours by cruiseferries.
Finland Helsinki, Finland
Åland Mariehamn, Åland
Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
Russia St. Petersburg, Russia

Railroad

The Elron railway company operates train services from Tallinn to Tartu, Valga, Türi, Viljandi, Tapa, Narva, Orava, Koidula and Pärnu. Buses are also available to all these and various other destinations in Estonia, as well as to Saint Petersburg in Russia and Riga, Latvia. The Go Rail company operates a daily international sleeper train service between Tallinn-Moscow.

Tallinn also has a commuter rail service running from Tallinn's main rail station in two main directions: east (Aegviidu) and to several western destinations (Pääsküla, Keila, Riisipere, Paldiski, and Kloogaranna). These are electrified lines and are used by the Elron railroad company. Stadler FLIRT EMU and DMU units are in service since July 2013. The first electrified train service in Tallinn was opened in 1924 from Tallinn to Pääsküla, a distance of 11.2 km (7.0 mi).

The Rail Baltica project, which will link Tallinn with Warsaw via Latvia and Lithuania, will connect Tallinn with the rest of the European rail network. A tunnel has been proposed between Tallinn and Helsinki, though it remains at a planning phase.

The Via Baltica motorway (part of European route E67 from Helsinki to Prague) connects Tallinn to the Lithuanian/Polish border through Latvia.

Frequent and affordable long-distance bus routes connect Tallinn with other parts of Estonia.

On 9 October 2013, the 320-meter-long Ülemiste tunnel was first opened.

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Tallinn participates in international town twinning schemes to foster good international relations. Partners include:

Image gallery

See also

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