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Tallinn

Also known as Reval, Revel, Rewel, Kolywan, Lyndanisse, Lindanäs, Reuel, Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn is the capital and most populous city of Estonia. Located on a bay in northern Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of 456,518 as of 2025 and administratively lies in Harju County. Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city, Tartu, however, only south of Helsinki, Finland. It is also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, T

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Tallinn is a big city, port city, and tourist destination located in Europe. It serves as the capital of Estonia, the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Estonia Governorate, and the Reval Governorate. The city is situated on the Gulf of Finland and has at various times been part of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Reichskommissariat Ostland, and Estonia Governorate. It is also classified as a Hanseatic city.

The population of Tallinn is recorded as 478,000 in one source and 394,024 in another. Its area covers 159.37 square kilometers, with an elevation of 12 meters. The city operates in the UTC+02:00 time zone, using local dialing code 64 and postal code 10111. Its official names include Tallinn, Рэвель, Таллинн, and Ревель. The head of government has included Edgar Savisaar, Jüri Ratas, Tõnis Palts, and Jüri Mõis.

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Contents

Names and etymology<span class="anchor" id="Names of Tallinn"></span><span class="anchor" id="Etymology of Tallinn"></span>
History
Geography
Climate
Administrative districts
Government
Demographics
Religion
Economy
Notable headquarters
Notable IT development centres
Education
Culture
Museums
Lauluväljak
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Cuisine
Tourism
Toompea – Upper Town
All-linn – Lower Town
Kadriorg
Pirita
Transport
City transport
Air
Ferry
Railroad
Roads
Notable people
Pre-1900
1900 to 1930
1930 to 1950
1950 to 1970
1970 to date
Architects and conductors
Sport
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Books and article
Travel guides
External links

Reval (Tallinn) received Lübeck city rights in 1248; however, the earliest evidence of human settlement in the area dates back almost 5,000 years. The medieval indigenous inhabitants of present-day Tallinn and northern Estonia were among the last "pagan" peoples in Europe to be Christianised during the papal-sanctioned Northern Crusades in the 13th century.

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