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TALLINN FACTS & FIGURES 2010 TALLINN - HOME FOR BUSINESS REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA 3 TALLINN 4 POPULATION 8 LABOUR MARKET 12 ECONOMY 14 BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 20 TOURISM 25 FOREIGN TRADE 28 HOUSING AND REAL ESTATE 30 TRANSPORT 32 COMMUNICATIONS 33 HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL CARE 38 EDUCATION 39 CULTURE 41 ENVIRONMENT 44 TALLINN’S BUDGET 45 Published by: Tallinn City Enterprise Board Design: Ecwador Advertising Photos: Toomas Tuul, Andreas Meichsner, Kristjan Sulõnd, Kärt Kübarsepp, Mari Kadanik, Meeli Tulik, Kaupo Kikkas, Toomas Volmer, Ülemiste City’s photo library, Tallinn University of Technology’s photo library, Estonian Air’s photo library, Tallink Hotels photo library Print: AS Pajo 03 REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA Area 45,227 km2 Climate Average temperature in July +17° C (2009) Average temperature in February -9° C (2010) Population 1,340,341 (1 January 2009) Time Zone GMT +2 in winter GMT +3 in summer Language Estonian Currency Estonian kroon (EEK), the euro (EUR) as of 1 January 2011 1 EEK = 100 cents 1 EUR = 15.6466 EEK As of May 1, 2004, Estonia is a European Union member state. As of March 29, 2004, Estonia is a full member of NATO. As of December 21, 2007, Estonia belongs to the Schengen Area. Tallinn will be European Capital of Culture in 2011. 04 TALLINN Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is located in Northern Europe in the northeast part of the Baltic Sea Region, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. A favourable geographic location has helped Tallinn develop into a port city, as well as an industrial and commercial centre. Tallinn, a well-known Hanseatic town, received its township rights in 1248. LOCATION IN THE WORLD Latitude 59o 26’ North and longitude 24o 46’ East. GEOGRAPHIC INDICATORS Area 159,2 km2 Islands (1): Aegna 3,04 km2 Lakes (2) Harku 1,7 km2, Ülemiste 9,4 km2 Sea coast 46 km Land border 59 km The highest point in Nõmme is 63.6 m above sea level. Population 408,831 (1 April 2010) Population density 2,560 per square km LAND OWNERSHIP The National Land Registry has registered 11,407.8 hectares of land, which is 72.1% of Tallinn’s territory. Unreformed state-owned land made up 27.9% of Tallinn’s territory. According to the Land Registry, 3,629 hectares of the registered land is municipal land, which is 22.9% of Tallinn’s territory. Of the registered land, 2,157.7 hectares is state-owned land, which is 13% of Tallinn’s territory, while 5,621.1 hectares is private property, which is 35.5% of Tallinn’s territory. Tallinn has 40 km2 of parks, forests, etc. 05 As of 2010, Tallinn is a member of the following international organizations Hanseatic League Hansa Movement UBC Union of Baltic Cities EC/EUROCITIES Union of Eurocities UCEU The Union of Capitals of the European Union ECM European Cities Marketing ECAD European Cities Against Drugs EUREGIO Cooperation project of Helsinki and Tallinn LUCI The Lighting Urban Community International INTA International Network for Urban Development ASCE Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe Baltic Metropolises Cooperation network of the metropolises in the Baltic Sea Region POLIS European Cities and Regions Networking for New Transport Solutions OWHC Organization of World Heritage Cities ICA Intelligent Community Association Tallinn has permanent associations with 26 cities in the world Annapolis (USA) Newcastle/Gateshead (United Kingdom) Berlin (Germany) Odessa (Ukraine) Dartford (United Kingdom) Peking (China) Florence (Italy) Riga (Latvia) Gent (Belgium) Schwerin (Germany) Groningen (The Netherlands) Skopje (Macedonia) Hangzhou (China) Stockholm (Sweden) Helsinki (Finland) St. Petersburg (Russia) Kiel (Germany) Toronto (Canada) Kiev (Ukraine) Turku (Finland) Kotka (Finland) Venice (Italy) Malmö (Sweden) Vienna (Austria) Moskva (Russia) Vilnius (Lithuania) 06 Distance of from Tallinn to larger cities and year-round air connections, 2010 City Distance from Tallinn (by plane, km) Flight duration (h) Helsinki 82 30 min Turku 190 45 min Tampere 230 45 min Lappeenranta 260 55 min Riga 280 55 min Stockholm 380 60 min St. Petersburg 310 1 h 10 min Vilnius 530 1 h 30 min Oulu* 615 2 h 35 min Minsk 645 1 h 50 min Göteborg 755 1 h 20 min Oslo 800 1 h 30 min Warsaw 840 1 h 20 min Copenhagen 860 1 h 35 min Moscow 860 1 h 40 min Kiev 1,075 1 h 50 min Prague 1,200 2 h 10 min Frankfurt 1,400 2 h 25 min Amsterdam* 1,475 3 h 40 min Munich 1,495 2 h 25 min Brussels 1,600 2 h 35 min London 1,750 2 h 45 min * flights with one stop Source: Tallinn Airport Oulu Tampere Lappeenranta Year-round air connections Turku Seasonal air connections Helsinki St. Petersburg Oslo Stockholm Moscow Göteborg Riga Vilnius Copenhagen Minsk Dublin Hamburg Amsterdam Berlin London Warsaw Kiev Brussels Frankfurt Prague Munich Paris Milan Nizza Forli Rome Barcelona Athens Distances from Tallinn to larger cities and seasonal air connections, 2010 City Distance from Tallinn (by plane, km) Flight duration (h) Berlin* 1,045 1 h 50 min - 3 h 15 min Hamburg* 1,115 1 h 50 min - 3 h 15 min Paris 1,845 3 h 10 min Milan 1,870 3 h Forli 1,900 3 h Dublin 2,010 3 h 20 min Nizza 2,120 3 h 15 min Rome 2,145 3 h 25 min Athens 2,390 3 h 40 min Barcelona 2,560 4 h * flights with one stop Source: Tallinn Airport Regular international passenger traffic between the Port of Tallinn and other cities, 2010 Departures per week from the Port of Destination Duration (h) Tallinn during the summer Helsinki 73 2 – 3,5* Mariehamn 7 11 Stockholm 7 16 * depending on vessel type Source: Port of Tallinn 08 POPULATION Population of Tallinn, 1970-2009 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 478,974 428,537 401,821 401,372 396,193 406,703 400,781 397,150 404,005 398,434 396,010 399,685 362,536 100,000 0 1970 1979 1989 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Sources: Statistics Estonia, Register of Population In 2009, the birth rate decreased by 1.2% compared to the previous year. In the record month of September, an average of 512 births per month was registered in Tallinn. Live births in Tallinn, 2000-2009 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 3,672 3,550 3,538 4,283 4,805 5,031 5,557 5,836 5,907 5,543 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Source: Statistics Estonia 09 Population by districts, 1 April 2010 District Area (km2) Population (%) Population density km2 City Centre 30,6 12 1,605 Nõmme 29,2 9,5 1,308 Lasnamäe 27,4 28 4,187 Haabersti 22,1 10 1,868 Pirita 18,7 3,5 818 North-Tallinn 15,2 14 3,698 Kristiine 7,9 7 3,745 Mustamäe 8,1 16 7,950 Tallinn total 159,2 100 2,568 Source: Register of Population General population data of Tallinn, 2009 Total (per 1,000 inhabitants) Births 5,543 13.6 Deaths 4,834 11.9 Natural increase 709 1.7 Marriages 2,443 6.0 Divorces 1,433 3.5 Source: Statistics Estonia 10 The gender and age composition of Tallinn’s districts, 01.01.2010 City North- Tallinn Haabersti Centre Kristiine Lasnamäe Mustamäe Nõmme Pirita Tallinn Women 225,539 22,824 26,473 16,413 63,303 36,657 20,734 8,124 31,011 0-4 12,389 1,263 1,751 954 3,146 1,756 1,277 641 1,601 5-9 9,128 1,020 1,201 659 2,316 1,278 1,014 482 1,158 10-14 7,588 839 929 589 1,875 1,154 864 326 1,012 15-19 9,553 1,014 1,005 753 2,452 1,453 1,084 424 1,368 20-24 15,212 1,366 1,715 974 4,862 2,276 1,365 528 2,126 25-29 18,507 1,628 2,557 1,410 5,829 2,676 1,410 614 2,383 30-34 17,690 1,842 2,609 1,330 4,916 2,368 1,523 746 2,356 35-39 15,859 1,763 2,220 1,274 3,696 2,455 1,543 725 2,183 40-44 13,319 1,438 1,599 1,002 3,201 2,274 1,356 533 1,916 45-49 14,819 1,305 1,549 1,009 4,607 2,161 1,356 569 2,263 50-54 15,454 1,265 1,617 960 5,782 1,862 1,375 503 2,090 55-59 15,383 1,615 1,449 974 5,643 1,881 1,231 433 2,157 60-65 14,100 1,778 1,477 1,060 4,200 2,203 1,177 382 1,823 65-69 11,678 1,353 1,120 907 2,757 2,665 1,084 302 1,490 70-74 13,135 1,352 1,132 955 3,186 3,324 1,003 267 1,916 75-79 9,454 860 976 690 2,096 2,356 817 260 1,399 80-84 7,463 689 893 526 1,673 1,593 740 227 1,122 85+ 4,808 434 674 387 1,066 922 515 162 648 11 City North- Tallinn Haabersti Centre Kristiine Lasnamäe Mustamäe Nõmme Pirita Tallinn Men 181,164 18,227 22,173 12,982 50,955 27,456 17,366 7,011 24,994 0-4 13,153 1,343 1,798 1,000 3,364 1,968 1,293 697 1,690 5-9 9,789 1,041 1,297 714 2,553 1,355 1,094 473 1,262 10-14 8,033 943 940 599 1,943 1,153 956 402 1,097 15-19 9,716 1,003 1,018 757 2,502 1,513 1,102 454 1,367 20-24 14,562 1,295 1,598 979 4,677 2,095 1,423 483 2,012 25-29 16,051 1,359 2,024 1,152 5,315 2,399 1,240 489 2,073 30-34 15,859 1,611 2,295 1,084 4,782 2,085 1,310 577 2,115 35-39 14,248 1,598 2,007 1,039 3,541 2,114 1,299 594 2,056 40-44 12,144 1,301 1,548 923 2,736 2,033 1,244 536 1,823 45-49 12,511 1,184 1,522 860 3,460 1,867 1,205 448 1,965 50-54 11,982 922 1,361 764 4,185 1,439 1,046 428 1,837 55-59 11,112 1,071 1,262 673 4,022 1,152 970 377 1,585 60-65 9,329 1,135 1,068 653 2,881 1,205 873 308 1,206 65-69 7,066 873 736 577 1,699 1,383 751 234 813 70-74 7,122 793 665 529 1,620 1,734 632 198 951 75-79 4,400 401 489 339 909 1,068 449 132 613 80-84 2,878 268 347 248 555 627 320 108 405 85+ 1,209 86 198 92 211 266 159 73 124 Total women 406,703 41,051 48,646 29,395 114,258 64,113 38,100 15,135 56,005 & men Source: Population Register National composition of population in Tallinn, 19.01.2010 Estonians (212,345) 52.2 % Russians (156,983) Ukrainians (15,288) Belarusians (8,324) 2.0 % Finns (2,537) 2.0 % 0.3 % Jews (1,568) 0.6 % Tatars (1,330) 3.8 % 0.4 % Others (8,332) 38.6 % Source: Population Register 12 LABOUR MARKET Population of Tallinn by economic status, 2009 (thousands) Economically active population (labour force) 226.9 employed 196.2 unemployed 30.7 Economically inactive