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Tallinn, capital of Estonia: facts and figures
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia. It has about 440,000 residents, which makes it the 138th most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 11 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is Helsinki, 82 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Estonia |
| Continent | Europe |
| City population | 440,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 138th of 172 |
| Elevation | 11 m |
| Founded | not reported |
| Time zone | Europe/Tallinn |
| Coordinates | 59.44° N, 24.75° E |
| Country population | 1,366,475 residents |
| Country GDP | 47 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $34,418 |
| Life expectancy | 79.3 years |
| Internet users | 92.2 % |
| Big Mac price | not reported |
Climate through the year
Tallinn averages -1.6 °C in winter and 17.0 °C in summer. January is the coldest month of the year and July the warmest, and the city receives 731 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | -2.7 °C |
| February | -1.7 °C |
| March | 0.4 °C |
| April | 4.6 °C |
| May | 10.8 °C |
| June | 16.1 °C |
| July | 17.6 °C |
| August | 17.2 °C |
| September | 13.0 °C |
| October | 7.2 °C |
| November | 2.9 °C |
| December | -0.4 °C |
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. Helsinki is the closest capital to Tallinn.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Helsinki | Finland | 82 km |
| Riga | Latvia | 279 km |
| Stockholm | Sweden | 378 km |
| Vilnius | Lithuania | 529 km |
| Minsk | Belarus | 640 km |
How to remember it
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia, in Europe, with about 440,000 residents, averaging -1.6 °C in winter and 17.0 °C in summer.
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What is the capital of Estonia?
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia. It has about 440,000 residents and lies in Europe.
How many people live in Tallinn?
About 440,000, which ranks Tallinn 138th of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Tallinn?
Tallinn averages -1.6 °C in winter and 17.0 °C in summer, with 731 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Tallinn?
GDP per capita in the country is $34,418, the latest year the World Bank reports.
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