Tallinn

capital and most populous city of Estonia
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Tallinn

Summary

Tallinn is a Hanseatic city[1]. Tallinn ranks in the top 5% of hanseatic_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53,267 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tallinn received the European City of the Trees[3].
  • Tallinn was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation[4].
  • Tallinn was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities[5].
  • Tallinn was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities[6].
  • Tallinn is located in Tallinn City[7].
  • Tallinn is in the country of Estonia[8].
  • Tallinn is on the body of water Gulf of Finland[9].
  • Tallinn's head of government is recorded as Peeter Raudsepp[10].
  • Tallinn is on the continent of Europe[11].
  • Tallinn's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city[12].
  • Tallinn's instance of is recorded as city[13].
  • Tallinn's instance of is recorded as big city[14].
  • Tallinn's instance of is recorded as port city[15].
  • Tallinn's instance of is recorded as tourist destination[16].
  • Tallinn's official language is recorded as Estonian[17].
  • Tallinn's flag is recorded as Tallinn flag[18].
  • Tallinn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Riga[19].
  • Tallinn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Annapolis[20].
  • Tallinn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hangzhou[21].
  • Tallinn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dartford[22].
  • Tallinn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ghent[23].
  • Tallinn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Helsinki[24].
  • Tallinn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kiel[25].
  • Tallinn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kotka[26].
  • Tallinn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing[27].

Body

Geography

Tallinn is in the country of Estonia[8]. Tallinn is located in Tallinn City[7]. Tallinn is on the body of water Gulf of Finland[9]. Tallinn is on the continent of Europe[11].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+393222'}[28], {'amount': '+411063'}[29], {'amount': '+413782'}[30], {'amount': '+423420'}[31], {'amount': '+446055'}[32], and {'amount': '+442960'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Hanseatic city[12], city[13], big city[14], port city[15], and tourist destination[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tallinn include Tallinn Airport[34], an airport[35], in Estonia[36] and Tallinn City Cross[37], an award[38], in Estonia[39], founded in 1995[40].

Why It Matters

Tallinn ranks in the top 5% of hanseatic_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53,267 views/month).[2] Tallinn has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Tallinn is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for Tallinn include Tallinn Airport[34], an airport[35], in Estonia[36] and Tallinn City Cross[37], an award[38], in Estonia[39], founded in 1995[40].

FAQs

What awards did Tallinn receive?

Honors received include European City of the Trees[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Daniel Vincenc · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital of → Estonia, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Estonia Governorate +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1376]]: [[Q180200]]"
  2. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Estonia, Soviet Union, Reichskommissariat Ostland +8
    Official name → Tallinn, Таллинн, Ревель +2
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48043|batch #48043]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 87394
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14586]]: 87394, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930762135"
  4. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → tallinn-estonia
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: tallinn-estonia, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289961350|tallinn estonia (#289961350)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Estonian subject thesaurus id → 131944
    Monoskop article id → 801
    Postimees topic id → 8409
    Flags of the world id → ee-talin
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0212796-Tallinn-Estonsko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  6. 19w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → 60292
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7982]]: 60292, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/80929297|Tallinn (#80929297)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/2811|Hrvatska enciklopedije]] #mi"
  7. 20w ago · Gelli1742 · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Twinned administrative body → Riga, Annapolis, Hangzhou +20
    Capital of → Estonia, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Estonia Governorate +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P190]]: [[Q2044]]"
  8. 21w ago · Pikne · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Tallinn City, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Reichskommissariat Ostland +2
    Significant event → The Siege of Reval, Siege of Reval, Siege of Tallinn +5
    Capital of → Estonia, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Estonia Governorate +7
    Head of government → Edgar Savisaar, Jüri Ratas, Tõnis Palts +14
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q4450503]]"
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