Saku () is a
small borough (Estonian: alevik) in
Harju County
Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla Count ...
,
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
, located south from
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
, the capital. It is the administrative centre of
Saku Parish. Saku had a population of 4,675 on 1 April 2012,
which makes it the third biggest
small borough
The following is a list of Populated places in Estonia, boroughs () and Populated places in Estonia, small boroughs () in Estonia.
Boroughs
*Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
*Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
*Paikuse
*Pärn ...
in Estonia.
Saku is most known for the
Saku Brewery which is one of two biggest breweries in Estonia.
It has a railway station on the
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
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Viljandi
Viljandi (, , , , ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,255 in 2024. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major ...
railway line operated by
Elron (rail transit)
AS Eesti Liinirongid, operating as Elron, is a government-owned passenger train operator in Estonia.
Prior to 2014, the company operated exclusively the electrified commuter rail system in Harjumaa, and was known until October 2013 as ''Elektri ...
. The
Vääna River crosses Saku.
Saku Manor
Saku Manor () traces its history back to 1463. The current manor house was built in 1825-1830 in a
neoclassical style, and is possibly designed by the renowned
St. Petersburg architect
Carlo Rossi. It is one of the finest examples, perhaps the finest, of a neoclassical manor house in Estonia.
Notable people
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Evelin Ilves (born 1968), former first lady of Estonia, grew up in Saku
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Juss Laansoo (born 1983), motocross rider
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Grit Šadeiko (born 1989), heptathlete, born in Saku
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Jaak Urmet (pseudonym Wimberg; born 1979), writer, born in Saku
See also
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List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia
References
External links
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Saku ParishSaku ManorSaku Manor in Estonian Manors PortalSaku BreweryAS Saku Maja
Saku Gymnasium
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Manor houses in Estonia
Kreis Harrien
Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia