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Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
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Prior to 17th century

* 5,000 BCE - The sea still reaches the foot of the cliffs of
Toompea Toompea (from german: Domberg, "Cathedral Hill") is a limestone hill in the central part of the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The hill is an oblong tableland, which measures about 400 by 250 metres, has an area of and is about 20–30 ...
* 3,000 BCE - First signs of a settlement in Tallinn. * 900 BCE - Iru settlement. * 300 CE - Iru fort built. * 1050 - Lyndanise Fort built on
Toompea Toompea (from german: Domberg, "Cathedral Hill") is a limestone hill in the central part of the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The hill is an oblong tableland, which measures about 400 by 250 metres, has an area of and is about 20–30 ...
. * 1219 ** Toompea Castle taken by forces of Valdemar II of Denmark. ** St Mary's Cathedral built by
Danes Danes ( da, danskere, ) are a North Germanic ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark. This connection may be ancestral, legal, historical, or cultural. Danes generally regard t ...
. * 1227 - Town charter granted. * 1228 - Toompea Castle taken by the Livonian Knights. * 1237 - Toompea Castle returned to the Danes. * 1240 – St. Olaf's Church built. * 1265 – Town wall constructed. * 1275 – St. Nicholas' Church built (approximate date). * 1284 – Reval becomes part of
Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...
. * 1343 ** April: Reval besieged by Estonian forces. ** Brotherhood of Blackheads formed. * 1347 – Reval ( & Esthonia) sold to Teutonic Order by Valdemar III of Denmark. * 1360 - Town "fortified." * 1370 –
Pikk Hermann Pikk Hermann or Tall Hermann (german: Langer Hermann) is a tower of the Toompea Castle, on Toompea hill in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The first part was built 1360–70. It was rebuilt (height brought to ) in the 16th century. A staircase ...
tower built. * 1372 ** School built on Pikk Street. ** Population: 3,250. * 1404 –
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construction completed. * 1410 – Great Guild Hall built. * 1422 – Raeapteek pharmacy in business. * 1433 – Fire. * 1436 – St. Bridget's Convent built. * 1441 – Christmas tree display in Town Hall Square begins. * 1464 - Plague. * 1475 – The artillery tower
Kiek in de Kök Kiek in de Kök (Low German: ''Peep into the Kitchen'') is an old Low German nickname for towers, mainly those that formed parts of town fortifications. They gained the name from the ability of tower occupants to see into kitchens of nearby houses. ...
built. * 1514 - December:
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displayed in marketplace. * 1530 ** Fat Margaret tower built. ** Old Thomas weathervane installed atop
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. * 1532 – Plague. * 1561 ** Reval becomes a
dominion of Sweden The Dominions of Sweden or ''Svenska besittningar'' ("Swedish possessions") were territories that historically came under control of the Swedish Crown, but never became fully integrated with Sweden. This generally meant that they were ruled by ...
. **
St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn St. Mary's Cathedral, Tallinn (, full name: ''Tallinna Püha Neitsi Maarja Piiskoplik Toomkirik'', german: Ritter- und Domkirche, , also known as ''Duomo, Dome Church'') is a cathedral church located on Toompea Hill in Tallinn, Estonia. Original ...
changes from Roman Catholic to Lutheran. * 1569 – Reval besieged by Danes. * 1570 – Reval besieged by Russians. * 1577 – Reval again besieged by Russians.


17th century

* 1630 –
Reval Gymnasium The Gustav Adolf Grammar School is a secondary school in Tallinn, Estonia.Overview of Gusta ...
(school) established. * 1633 - Gymnasiums printing house is founded. * 1638 - Beginning of regular post between Tallinn and other Swedish cities. * 1675 - First newspaper in Tallinn, '' Revalsche Post-Zeitung'', starts operating. * 1684 - Devastating fire in Toompea.


18th century

* 1710 –
Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...
's army besieges Reval, Reval surrenders ( Siege of Reval (1710)), and Russian rule begins. * 1719 – Catherinethal Palace (''Kadriorg Palace'') built by
Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...
. * 1725 - Toompea orphanage is founded. * 1726 -
Naval Blockade of Reval (1726) Naval Blockade of Reval (1726) In the summer of 1726, a joint force of British and Danish ships blockaded the Russian fleet in the harbour of Reval (today's Tallinn). The British account In 1725, Spain and Austria signed a series of Treaties w ...
* 1758 - City is released for the task to hold up the defence facilities. * 1765 - Domeschool is changed to Academic Knightschool. Domechurch loses its control over the school and it is given to Estonian Knighthood. * 1769- Mihkli church-monastery is reconstructed as an orthodox church. * 1772 ** Toompea Castle rebuilt. ** Population: 6,954. ** Cemeteries are taken outside of city walls. * 1774 –
Kopli cemetery The Kopli cemetery (german: Friedhof von Ziegelskoppel or ; et, Kopli kalmistu) was Estonia's largest Lutheran Baltic German cemetery, located in the suburb of Kopli in Tallinn. It contained thousands of graves of prominent citizens of Tallinn ...
and
Mõigu cemetery Mõigu is a subdistrict of the district of Kesklinn, Tallinn, Kesklinn (Town Center) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located on the northeastern side of Lake Ülemiste. It has a population of 377 (). Mõigu's former German language, Ger ...
established. * 1782 - Population: 10,653 * 1784 - First theatre is founded by August von Kotzebue. * 1795 - The
Tallinna saksa teater The Reval German Theater (German: ''Revaler Deutsches Theater'') was the second theater building and the first professional theater in the city of Tallinn (then Reval) in Estonia, founded in 1795 and closed in 1939. It was named (German) ''Reval ...
is founded.


19th century

* 1801 - British navy under the command of admiral Nelson is on the Bay of Tallinn, but he doesn´t attack. * 1816 – Population: 12,000. * 1817 - Tallinn´s customs affair * 1820 - Oleviste Church´s tower burns down. * 1827- * 1831 - Cholera strikes Tallinn (758 victims) * 1843 - The renovation of city's canalisation begins. It is finished by the year 1860. * 1844 –
St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral, Tallinn St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral ( et, Peeter-Pauli katedraal) is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration of Estonia. It is situated on Vene street in the Old Town district of Tallinn, Estonia. History and architect ...
completed. * 1848 **
Estonian Knighthood House The Estonian Knighthood House (Estonian: ''Eestimaa rüütelkonna hoone'', German: ''Haus der Estländischen Ritterschaft'') is a building in Toompea, the upper part of Vanalinn, the historic inner town of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Its ad ...
rebuilt. ** Cholera attack again (1029 victims) * 1851 – Population: 24,000. * 1857 ** Tallinn is removed from the list of fortress citys, which marks the beginning of Tallinns rapid expansion and becoming a metropol. ** First baltic singing festival takes place in Tallinn. * 1860 - First edition of the
Revalsche Zeitung ''Revalsche Zeitung'' was a daily German language newspaper published in Tallinn, Estonia. The paper was launched in 1860 by Wilhelm Greiffenhagen and . The first editor-in-chief was Friedrich Nikolai Russow, who served in the post until 1863. Th ...
published * 1864 – Kanut Guild Hall built. * 1865 - The Gas factory of Tallinn is finished. * 1867 – St. John's Church built. * 1870 ** Railway begins operating. ** Baltic Station (Tallinn Railway station, ''Balti jaam'') built. * 1880 - June:
Estonian Song Festival The Estonian Song Festival (in Estonian: ''laulupidu'', ) is one of the largest choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. It is held every five years in July on the Tallinn Song Festival Gro ...
held in city. * 1881 - The construction of a modern canalisation begins. * 1883 ** Tallinn City Archives open. **
Great Synagogue of Tallinn Great Synagogue of Tallinn ( et, Tallinna suur sünagoog) was a synagogue in Maakri Street, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the ...
founded. * 1886 –
Glehn Castle The Glehn Castle ( et, Glehni loss, also Mustamäe Manor, german: Hohenhaupt) is a castle on the hillside of Nõmme, part of Tallinn, Estonia. History The manor was designed and established by Nikolai von Glehn on the northern part of the l ...
built. * 1888 – Horse-drawn tram begins operating. * 1889 -
Toompea Toompea (from german: Domberg, "Cathedral Hill") is a limestone hill in the central part of the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The hill is an oblong tableland, which measures about 400 by 250 metres, has an area of and is about 20–30 ...
is finally administratively united with Reval. * 1896 –
Estonian Song Festival The Estonian Song Festival (in Estonian: ''laulupidu'', ) is one of the largest choral events in the world, a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. It is held every five years in July on the Tallinn Song Festival Gro ...
relocates to Reval. * 1900 ** Nevsky Cathedral completed. ** Population: 66,292.


20th century


1900s-1940s

* 1901 - First Estonian newspaper ''
Teataja ''Teataja'' was an Estonian-language daily newspaper published in 1901–1905 in Tallinn (Reval), Estonia (then part of the former Russian Empire). The politically leftist ("social democratic") newspaper was founded in 1901 by Konstantin Päts ...
'' begins circulation. * 1902 -
Russalka Memorial Russalka Memorial ( et, Russalka mälestussammas) is a bronze monument sculpted by Amandus Adamson, erected on 7 September 1902 in Kadriorg, Tallinn, Estonia (then part of the Russian Empire) to mark the ninth anniversary of the sinking of the Ru ...
erected. * 1903 -
Rahumäe cemetery Rahumäe ( Estonian for ''"Peace Hill"'' or ''"Quiet Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Nõmme, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It covers an area of and has a population of 3,075 (), population density is . Rahumäe has a ...
established. * 1905 - January: Labour strike. * 1906 - Estonia theatre group active. * 1910 - German Theatre built. * 1913 ** Power Plant begins operating. **
Bekker Port Bekker Port ( et, Bekkeri sadam) is a seaport situated in Kopli, Tallinn, Estonia, located on the northeastern coast of the Kopli Bay (part of the Tallinn Bay). See also * Transport in Estonia Transport in Estonia relies mainly on road and ...
and Estonia Theatre open. * 1914 - Industrial Art School founded. * 1916 - Defence Forces Cemetery established. * 1917 ** March: Labor strike. ** November: Bolsheviks in power. **Reval renamed "Tallinn" (approximate date). ** Nõmme gained borough rights. ** Population: 160,000. * 1918 ** February: Germans in power. ** National Library of Estonia established. ** Tallinn College of Engineering and Higher Music School established. * 1919 -
Art Museum of Estonia The Art Museum of Estonia ( et, Eesti Kunstimuuseum) was established in 1919. Originally based in Kadriorg Palace, the museum has expanded across several sites and today exhibits both international and local art works. At the end of the 1970s, in t ...
established. * 1921 -
Tallinn French School Tallinn French School or Tallinn French Lyceum ( et, Tallinna Prantsuse Lütseum), is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Tallinn, Estonia. It offers primary (years 1-9) and secondary education (years 10-12). Students perform consi ...
founded. * 1923 ** Pääsküla-Tallinn electric railway begins operating. ** Hiiu Stadium built. ** Järve train station opens. * 1924 **
Tallinn Jewish School Tallinn Jewish School ( et, Tallinna Juudi Kool) is a school in the center of Tallinn, Estonia. History The Jewish School was built before World War II. When the war started the school was closed and the Sea Army center was there during the war ...
established. ** Elektriraudtee begins operating. ** November 3 –
Kivimäe Kivimäe is a village in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County in eastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from F ...
train station opens. * 1925 ** Narva Road tram begins operating. **
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founded. * 1926 ** Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra active. **
Kadriorg Stadium The Kadriorg Stadium ( et, Kadrioru staadion) is a multi-purpose stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Tallinna JK Legion and JK Tallinna Kalev . The stadium holds 5,000 and was ...
built. ** Nõmme gained town rights. ** Hiiu train station opens. * 1928 - Lilleküla train station opens. * 1932 - Laagri train station opens. * 1933 - Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit opens. * 1935 - Estonian Maritime Museum founded. * 1936 ** Tallinn Airport opens. ** Tallinn Technical Institute active. * 1937 - French Lyceum built. * 1938 - Kopli freight station opens. * 1939 - Tallinn Zoo founded. * 1940 - July 29: Town of Nõmme merged to Tallinn. * 1941 - August: Germans in power. * 1942 -
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by Soviets. * 1943 **
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by Soviets. ** March 24: Bungsberg (ship) sunk. * 1944 -
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by Soviets. * 1945 -
Tallinna Autobussikoondis Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS (TLT) is a transportation company owned by the city of Tallinn, Estonia. TLT is a result of the merger of Tallinn Bus Company (''Tallinna Autobussikoondis'') and Tallinn Tram and Trolleybus Company (''Tallinna Trammi ...
founded. * 1946 - Institute of Theology of Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church established. * 1947 - Monument to the Liberators of Tallinn unveiled.


1950s-1990s

* 1952 - Tallinn Pedagogical Institute established. * 1955 - July: Television begins broadcasting. * 1956 - Kalevi Keskstaadion built. * 1959 ** Tallinn Song Stage built. ** Bus Station moved to its current location from the Stalin Square (''Viru Square''). **Population: 283,071. * 1960 - July 21:
Tallinna Kaubamaja Tallinn Department Store ( et, Tallinna Kaubamaja) is a department store in Tallinn, Estonia. The store owner is Tallinna Kaubamaja Group Tallinna Kaubamaja Group ( et, Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp) is Estonian trade concern located in Tallinn. ...
(department store) opened. * 1961 **December 1 –
Tallinn Botanic Garden Tallinn Botanic Garden ( et, Tallinna Botaanikaaed), is a botanical garden in Tallinn, Estonia. It is located on the right bank of the Pirita River, in the Kloostrimetsa forest in Pirita district. With an area of , it is the largest in Esto ...
established. ** Development of
Õismäe Õismäe ( Estonian for ''"Blossom Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of ...
area begins. **
Tallinn Music High School Tallinn Music High School ( et, Tallinna Muusikakeskkool) is a special music high school in Tallinn, Estonia. History TMHS was founded in 1961 to ensure a sufficient number of quality applicants to the Tallinn State Conservatory (now Estonian ...
founded. * 1962 -
Kalevi Spordihall Kalev Sports Hall ( et, Kalevi spordihall) is a multi-purpose arena in Estonia. It was built in 1962 and holds up to 1,780 people (all-seater).Kalamaja cemetery destroyed. * 1965 **July 6 – Trolleybuses begin operating. ** Helsinki-Tallinn ferry resumes operation. ** New Bus Station built. * 1966 - August 2: Tallinn Old Town conservation area established. * 1969 -
Pirita Velodrome The Pirita Velodrome ( et, Pirita Velodroom) is a velodrome and football stadium in the Pirita district of Tallinn, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to ...
opens. * 1972 - May 5:
Viru Hotel Sokos Hotel Viru is a hotel in Tallinn, Estonia. Originally owned by Intourist and called Viru Hotel, it was first opened on 5 May 1972. The hotel building was the first high-rise building in Estonia. Today, the hotel is connected to the shoppi ...
opens. * 1975 - Population: 299,000. * 1977 - Development of Lasnamäe area begins. * 1980 ** MS Georg Ots begins operating. ** Linnahall, TV Tower and Post Office built. ** April 6 –
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opens. * 1986 - Muuga Harbour opens. * 1987 ** Singing demonstrations against Soviet occupation begin. **
Estonian History Museum Estonian History Museum ( et, Eesti Ajaloomuuseum) is a museum about the history of Estonia in Tallinn. It was initially established by pharmacist Dr. Johann Burchart who ran the town hall pharmacy known as the Raeapteek. Inaugurated in 1987, it ...
inaugurated. * 1988 - Estonian Business School established. * 1989 **
Estonian Film Archives The National Archives of Estonia (NAE, et, Rahvusarhiiv) has been the centre of archival administration in Estonia since 1999. Organization NAE collects and preserves records documenting the history, culture, nationhood and social conditions ...
active.

** Population: 478,974. * 1990 -
Estonian School of Diplomacy Estonian School of Diplomacy ( et, Eesti Diplomaatide Kool) is a private university in Tallinn, Estonia, established in 1990. It is located in the building of the National Library of Estonia. See also *List of universities in Estonia The followi ...
established. * 1991 **'' Estoniya'' newspaper begins publication. ** Estonian Maritime Academy and
University Nord University Nord ( et, Akadeemia Nord) was a private university in Tallinn, Estonia, established in 1991. In 2010 it joined the University of Tallinn. See also * List of universities in Estonia The following is a list of universities in Estonia. ...
founded. * 1992 **
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established. **
Estonian Academy of Security Sciences Estonian Academy of Security Sciences ( et, Eesti Sisekaitseakadeemia) is a public vocational university in Estonia. It provides professional education for Estonian civil servants under the Estonian Ministry of the Interior. Its objective is to e ...
, International University Audentes, Mainor Business School, and Tallinn University of Applied Sciences established. * 1993 -
Concordia International University Estonia Concordia International University Estonia (CIUE) was a private university in Tallinn, Estonia. It was established in 1993 as the Estonian campus of the Concordia International University, a private institution established in Milwaukee in 1992, ...
established. * 1997 ** Tammsaare tee extended to the interchange of Pärnu maantee and Järvevana tee. ** Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival begins. **
Euro University Euroacademy ( et, Euroakadeemia) was a private university in Tallinn, Estonia, established in 1997. From 1997 to 2009 it used the name Euro University ( et, Euroülikool). In 2019, it was set to be stripped of its teaching rights, as of 31 August ...
established. * 1998 - Rocca al Mare Shopping Centre opens. * 1999 ** Meriton Grand Hotel opens. ** May 28 – Kristiine shopping centre opens. * 2000 – Estonian Information Technology College established.


21st century

* 2001 **
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(Lilleküla Stadium) and
Saku Suurhall Arena Unibet Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Haabersti subdistrict of the Estonian capital, Tallinn. Opened in November 2001, it is the largest multi-purpose hall in the country with around 7,000 seats but can hold up to 10,000 people. I ...
open. ** February 1 –
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opens. * 2003 ** Kultuuritehas Polymer active. **
Museum of Occupations The Vabamu or Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom ( et, Okupatsioonide ja vabaduse muuseum Vabamu) in Tallinn, Estonia, is located at the corner of Toompea St. and Kaarli Blvd. It was opened on July 1, 2003, and is dedicated to the 1940-199 ...
opens. * 2004 ** Viru Center with bus terminal opens. ** Ülemiste Center opens. * 2005 ** Tallinn University and Baltic Film and Media School established. **
Theatre NO99 Theatre NO99 was a theatre in Tallinn, Estonia that began to operate in February 2005. It was a state-owned repertoire theatre that has its own building with two theatre halls in central Tallinn. The theatre closed in 2019. The theatre's name ...
active. * 2006 - Kumu Art Museum built. * 2007 ** April:
Bronze Night The Bronze Night ( et, Pronksiöö), also known as the April Unrest (') and April Events ('), refers to the riots in Estonia surrounding the controversial 2007 relocation of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a Soviet World War II memorial in Talli ...
unrest. ** December 10 –
Swissôtel Tallinn Swissôtel Tallinn is a luxury hotel in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, and is managed by Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. Swissôtel Tallinn is one of the Baltic's tallest hotels at a height of 117 metres (384 ft). This hotel is part of the ...
opens. **
Tallinn Synagogue Tallinn Synagogue, ( et, Tallinna sünagoog), also known as Beit Bella Synagogue, is located in Estonia's capital city. The privately funded synagogue in central Tallinn was inaugurated on May 16, 2007. The building is an ultramodern, airy struct ...
built. * 2008 ** NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre built. ** November 10 – Kitseküla train station opens. * 2009 **
Väo Power Plant Väo is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Lasnamäe, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 130 (). It is the easternmost subdistrict of Tallinn. See also *Lake Tooma Lake Tooma is a lake in Estonia. See also ...
begins operating. **
War of Independence Victory Column The Cross of Liberty and the Monument to the War of Independence ( et, Vabadussõja võidusammas) is located in Freedom Square, Tallinn, Freedom Square, Tallinn, Estonia. It was opened on 23 June 2009 as a memorial for those who fell during the Es ...
unveiled. ** October 6 – Nokia Concert Hall opens. ** October 9 – Solaris Center opens. * 2010 -
23rd European Film Awards The 23rd European Film Awards were presented on 4 December, 2010, in Tallinn, Estonia. Winners and nominees The nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards were announced on 6 November at the Seville European Film Festival. Best Film Best ...
held. * 2011 **
Tallinna TV Tallinna TV was a television channel in Estonia, formerly called Tallinn Eesti Televisioon. It had transmitters in Tallinn, Pärnu, Valgjärve, Kohtla-Nõmme, and Orissaare Orissaare is a small borough in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in ...
begins broadcasting. ** City designated a European Capital of Culture * 2015 - Population: 439,286. * 2017 - Tram line 4 extended to the airport. * 2019 - Opening of Reidi tee between Kadriorg and the Old Port.


See also

* List of mayors of Tallinn *
History of Tallinn ''This is the overview article of the history of Tallinn, Estonia. For the timeline, see Timeline of Tallinn'' The first archaeological traces of a small hunter-fisherman community's presence in what is now Tallinn's city centre are about 5,000 y ...
* Other names of Tallinn *
Timeline of Estonian history This is a timeline of Estonian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Estonia and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Estonia. See also the list of rule ...


References

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