Capital City of the Week – Talinn

 

Talinn is the capital of a country that only became independent in 1918-1920. 

 

This is Talinn's Town Hall Square.  Talinn has never been destroyed by war and so retains most of its old world charm. 

Ericsson has a large production unit in Talinn. 

 

One of Talinn's twin towns is Venice – although it is hard to see why – I found no evidence of gondolas and the like in Talinn! 

So where in the world is Talinn?

 

Talinn is the capital of:

 

And, in case you were wondering, Estonia is on the southern side of the Gulf of Finland.