Sister cities
Twinned with Tallinn
12 of 23 in this atlas
Tallinn's twinning ties span nearby capitals and more distant cities alike. Links with Helsinki, Riga, Vilnius, Kyiv, Odesa, Moscow, and Saint Petersburg are mutual, each side naming the other in return. Pairings with Beijing, Hangzhou, Skopje, Tbilisi, and Vienna are one-sided, declared by Tallinn but not reciprocated in these cities' own records. Overall, a mix of mutual and one-sided declarations.
In this atlas12
Twinned in total23
Not reciprocated5
Twinned with Tallinn
| City | Country | Distance | Lists back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing | CN | 6,364 km | not listed |
| Hangzhou | CN | 7,435 km | not listed |
| Helsinki | FI | 82 km | yes |
| Kyiv | UA | 1,064 km | yes |
| Moscow | RU | 868 km | yes |
| Odesa | UA | 1,493 km | yes |
| Riga | LV | 279 km | yes |
| Saint Petersburg | RU | 317 km | yes |
| Skopje | MK | 1,953 km | not listed |
| Tbilisi | GE | 2,410 km | not listed |
| Vienna | AT | 1,362 km | not listed |
| Vilnius | LT | 529 km | yes |
5 of these do not list Tallinn back. Twinning is declared independently by each municipality, so one-sided pairs are common — and usually more interesting than the mutual ones.