Photos from Tallinn

Tallinn is a beautiful city. One of the three Baltic capital cities, it is situated in the north both of this whole region and the Estonian country itself. It is the smallest of the three Baltic capitals both population- and area-wise. It is a beautiful city with the Old Town which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and which is also (_ironically) a touristic attraction for people visiting Helsinki, Finland. Getting around the city is surprisingly easy and no trip has been longer than half an hour, even when touring around some Soviet neighbourhoods far into the Eastern parts of the city. You might want to invest in an e-ticket and buy yourself a day ticket though because single-use 60 min. ticket will set you back by 2 Eur, while an e-ticket card + 24 hr. ticket will cost you 8,50 Eur.

Having visited Vilnius (_{having lived there, too}) and Riga already - both of them more than a few times - I decided to finally visit Tallinn as well. For me the biggest hurdle to overcome was the distance. Both times travelling by bus took away almost an entire day or night of sitting around in the coach. First trip was at the end of the 2024 summer, second one was at the end 2025 spring. Both times I put in a lot of steps walking around and using public transportation mostly closer to the end of the day. I highly recommend visiting this city at least once and I wish you were to see it with me, too. I hope this little gallery will server as a nice and refreshing detour from my usual technical posting. Enjoy.

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2024

A bit bigger collection of higher resolution photos is available → here.

Here you can see some pictures of downtown Tallinn, Vanalinn (the Old Town), Balti jaam (Baltic (central) train station), Linnahall (the now-abandoned soviet-built City event hall) and Lasnamäe neighbourhood.

Morning at Baltijaam (Baltic (central) train station

Another look at the morning commuter trains

Across the street from the train station - Stenbock House, the seat of the Estonian government

Atop of the Toompea - a limestone hill, forming the inner part of the Tallinn Old Town

One of the streets in the Old Town - narrow street, medieval buildings

Another view from the hill onto the lower part of the Old Town

A narrow street down to the lower part of Vanalinn (Old Town)

Lithuanian embassy, at the lower Vanalinn

Out in Kesklinn (City Center) - an older tram rebuilt to have a classic look

Hotel Olümpia - built in 1980 for the Summer Olympic Games, it stands out for its unique architectural design

Vabaduse väljak (Freedom Square) at the southern end of the Old Town with its War of Independence Victory Column

Climbing up Linnahall, unlike getting inside it for events, is open to the public

On top of Linnahall a beautiful sea view can be found. Linnahall also has a heliport, where Tallinn urban space festival took place

Some maritime birds hanging around in Lasnamäe

The end of the day from Paljassaare peninsula at Liisu

2025

Higher resolution photos → here.

While trying to disconnect myself a bit more from the digital world, I deliberately chose to take fewer pictures during this trip.
These photos I took, however, were of less seen views of Tallinn, places less frequented even by the locals.

Early in the morning after a nightly bus ride back to the downtown Tallinn

Back to Paljassaare peninsula at Pikakari with the quiesce and calmness of the morning

Some graffiti from the aviary observation house which I found relatable

Cows just... chilling, and eating grass, in a nature reserve.

I guess it's an art installation? Wanna go and sit down, watch some birdS?

Evening overseeing Tallinn from the Pikakari beach

Photos from trips to Tallinn - 2024 and 2025

2024

2025