Tallinn Bay () is a

bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

on the southern coast of the

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. The Estonian capital city

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

is located on the southern coast of the bay. Tallinn Bay itself is divided into several parts: Tallinn Roadstead (), Kopli Bay, Kakumäe Bay and Paljassaare Bay. The islands

Naissaar Naissaar (; ) is an island in Estonia. It is located in the Gulf of Finland, northwest of the capital city Tallinn, and is administratively part of Viimsi Parish. The island has an area of . It is long and wide, and lies about from the main ...

and

Aegna Aegna is an Estonian island in the Bay of Tallinn in the Baltic Sea. Administratively it is part of the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia and is a sub district of the Kesklinn (City center) district. Geography Aegna island has an area ...

border the bay in the north, the Viimsi Peninsula to the east. The shore waters are shallow but become deep rapidly. Tallinn Bay has a steep slope, which allows for good water exchange with the waters of the Gulf of Finland. Tallinn Bay is one of the deepest bays in Estonia, max depth is about 100 m.Autorite kollektiiv. 1996. ''Mereleksikon''. Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus. lk 419 The

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is situated close to the sheltered Tallinn Bay, which is a natural harbour and the main

passenger port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manches ...

Paljassaare Harbour Paljassaare Harbour () is a seaport situated in Paljassaare, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by ...

and Bekker Harbor by Kopli Bay are used for cargo traffic. There are four public beaches on the coastline:

Pirita Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts () of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Pirita occupies a relatively large area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 17,592 (as of 1 November 2014) is relatively small. ...

, Stroomi,

Kakumäe Kakumäe (Estonian for ''"Owl Hill"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located at the top of the Kakumäe Peninsula, which is part of the Baltic Klint in the Tallinn Bay Tallinn Bay ...

, and

Pikakari Paljassaare (Estonian language, Estonian for ''"Bare Island"'') is the name of the Paljassaare Peninsula in the Tallinn Bay, and the name of a subdistrict () in the district of Põhja-Tallinn (''Northern Tallinn'') in the city of Tallinn, the cap ...

History

In the

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the

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became the site of a

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, in which the

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fleet suffered an unsuccessful attack on the

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defence positions (see

Battle of Reval The naval Battle of Reval took place on during the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790), off the port of Reval in the roadstead (now Tallinn, Estonia). This battle ended in an imposing Imperial Russian Navy victory; it has been compared to the pr ...

Gallery

File:Tallinn skylinefar.jpg, View at Tallinn city centre over the Tallinn Bay from

Maarjamäe Maarjamäe (Estonian language, Estonian for ''"Maria's Hill"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is bordered by Pirita (subdistrict), Pirita and Kose, Tallinn, Kose to the north, Lasnamäe to t ...

. File:EU-EE-Tallinn-Pirita-Merivälja.JPG,

Beach File:EU-EE-TLN-Pirita-Pirita beach in autumn.JPG, Coastline in

Merivälja Merivälja (Estonian for ''"Sea Field"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located on the eastern coast of the Tallinn Bay, and is the northernmost subdistrict of Tallinn. Merivälja has a popu ...

. File:Ships in the port of Tallin.jpg,

Tallinn Passenger Port The Old City Harbour () is the main passenger harbour in Tallinn, Estonia. Regular lines serve routes to Helsinki (Finland) and Stockholm (Sweden) Overview Old City Harbour is one of the five ports within the state-owned company Port of Tallinn ...

File:Katariina kai Tallinn.JPG, View from

Paljassaare Paljassaare (Estonian for ''"Bare Island"'') is the name of the Paljassaare Peninsula in the Tallinn Bay, and the name of a subdistrict () in the district of Põhja-Tallinn (''Northern Tallinn'') in the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. T ...

towards

. File:Paljassare beach.JPG, Pikakari Beach in

. File:Saartevahe haak1 2010-07-14.jpg, Paljasaare File:Kopli laht 2006-04-28.jpg, Kopli Bay File:Koplirand 2010-07-14.JPG, Stroomi Beach by the Kopli Bay in

Pelguranna Pelguranna (Estonian for "Refuge Beach") is a subdistrict () in the district of Põhja-Tallinn (North Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located between Pelgulinn, Kopli and Sitsi and is bordered with the Stroomi Beach by the ...

. File:Stroomi2 2010-06-27.jpg, View from Stroomi Beach to

Väike-Õismäe Väike-Õismäe (Estonian language, Estonian for ''"Lesser Õismäe, Blossom Hill"'') is a subdistrict () in the district of Haabersti, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 27,481 (). thus housing more than 60% of Haabersti's ...

. File:Paadisadam Naissaarel.jpg, Boat harbour on the southern coast of

island. File:Aivazovsky - Reval 1845.jpg, Tallinn Bay by

Ivan Aivazovsky Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (; ) was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, he was born into an Armenian family in the Black Sea port of Feodosia in Crime ...

(1845). File:FrozenTallinn.jpg, Tallinn Bay at winter File:Gulf of Tallinn.jpg, Tallinn Bay in fog at sunset File:Oleviste kiriku torn ja korsten.jpg, Foggy sunset at Tallinn Bay File:Tallinn Vaade linnale 1816.jpg, Tallinn Roadstead in 1816

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Landforms of Tallinn Bays of Estonia Bays of the Baltic Sea {{tallinn-geo-stub

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