Tallinn Bay ( et, Tallinna laht) is a bay in

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 Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

on the southern coast of the

Gulf of Finland The Gulf of Finland ( fi, Suomenlahti; et, Soome laht; rus, Фи́нский зали́в, r=Finskiy zaliv, p=ˈfʲinskʲɪj zɐˈlʲif; sv, Finska viken) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It extends between Finland to the north and E ...

. The Estonian capital city

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 ' ...

is located on the southern coast of the bay. Tallinn Bay itself is divided into several parts: Tallinn Roadstead (), Kopli Bay, Kakumäe Bay and Paljassaare Bay. The islands

Naissaar Naissaar ( sv, Nargö; german: Nargen) is an island in Estonia. It is situated in the Gulf of Finland, northwest of the capital city Tallinn, and is administratively part of the Viimsi Parish, Viimsi parish. The island covers an area of . It is ...

and

Aegna Aegna is an Estonian island in the Bay of Tallinn in the Baltic Sea. Administratively it is part of the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia and is a sub district of the Kesklinn (City center) district. Geography Aegna island has an area ...

border the bay in the north, the Viimsi Peninsula to the east. The shore waters are shallow but deep rapidly. Tallinn Bay has a steep slope, which allows for good water exchange with the waters of the Gulf of Finland. Tallinn Bay is one of the deepest bays in Estonia, max depth is about 100 m.Autorite kollektiiv. 1996. ''Mereleksikon''. Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus. lk 419 The

Old Town In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins after thorough renovations. There are ma ...

is situated close to the sheltered Tallinn bay, which is a natural harbour and the main passenger port. The

Paljassaare Harbour Paljassaare Harbour ( et, Paljassaare sadam) is a seaport situated in Paljassaare, Tallinn, Estonia. Vessels enter and leave the harbour through a canal (length of canal 800 m, width 90-150m, depth 9.0m) Overview It is a cargo port, which prim ...

and the Bekker Harbor by the Kopli Bay serve for cargo traffic. There are four public beaches on the coastline:

Pirita Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts ( et, linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Pirita occupies a relatively big area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relati ...

, Stroomi,

Kakumäe Kakumäe ( Estonian for ''"Owl Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located at the top of the Kakumäe Peninsula, which is part of the Baltic Klint in the Tallinn Bay. Kakumä ...

and Pikakari.

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File:Tallinn skylinefar.jpg, View at Tallinn city centre over the Tallinn Bay from

Maarjamäe Maarjamäe ( Estonian for ''"Maria's Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,307 (). Landmarks and institutions *Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (Kase 61) ...

. File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Merivälja.JPG,

Beach File:EU-EE-TLN-Pirita-Pirita beach in autumn.JPG, Coastline in

Merivälja Merivälja ( Estonian for ''"Sea Field"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located on the eastern coast of the Tallinn Bay, and is the northernmost subdistrict of Tallinn. Merivälja ...

. File:Ships in the port of Tallin.jpg,

Tallinn Passenger Port The Old City Harbour ( et, Vanasadam) is the main passenger harbour in Tallinn, Estonia. Regular lines serve routes to Helsinki (Finland), Stockholm (Sweden) and St. Petersburg (Russia). Overview Old City Harbour is one of the five ports within ...

File:Katariina kai Tallinn.JPG, View from

Paljassaare Paljassaare ( Estonian for ''"Bare Island"'') is the name of the Paljassaare Peninsula in the Tallinn Bay, and the name of a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Põhja-Tallinn (''Northern Tallinn'') in the city of Tallinn, the capital of E ...

towards

. File:Paljassare beach.JPG, Pikakari Beach in

. File:Saartevahe haak1 2010-07-14.jpg, Paljasaare File:Kopli laht 2006-04-28.jpg, Kopli Bay File:Koplirand 2010-07-14.JPG, Stroomi Beach by the Kopli Bay in

Pelguranna Pelguranna (Estonian for "Refuge Beach") is a subdistrict () in the district of Põhja-Tallinn (North Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located between Pelgulinn, Kopli Kopli ( Estonian for ''"Paddock"'') is a subdistrict o ...

. File:Stroomi2 2010-06-27.jpg, View from Stroomi Beach to

Väike-Õismäe Väike-Õismäe ( Estonian for ''"Lesser Blossom Hill"'') is a subdistrict ( et, asum) in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 27,481 (). thus housing more than 60% of Haabersti's population. Väike ...

. File:Paadisadam Naissaarel.jpg, Boat harbour on the southern coast of

island. File:Aivazovsky - Reval 1845.jpg, Tallinn Bay by

Ivan Aivazovsky Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (russian: link=no, Иван Константинович Айвазовский; 29 July 18172 May 1900) was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized a ...

(1845). File:FrozenTallinn.jpg, Tallinn Bay at winter File:Gulf of Tallinn.jpg, Tallinn Bay in fog at sunset File:Oleviste kiriku torn ja korsten.jpg, Foggy sunset at Tallinn Bay File:Tallinn Vaade linnale 1816.jpg, Tallinn Roadstead in 1816

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Landforms of Tallinn Bays of Estonia Bays of the Baltic Sea {{tallinn-geo-stub

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