Tallinn is Your Choice 2008
New Growing Destination In 2006 1 000 773 foreign overnight visitors (+45% / 2002, + 5% / 2004) 299 cruise ship calls with 312 828 cruise passengers (+81% / 2002, +29% / 2004) Expenditure by foreign visitors average 145 EUR per person/per day
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Overnights by Countries In 2006
Overnights
Change % 2005
1.
Finland
725 000
-3
2.
Great Britain
141 000
-4
3.
Sweden
137 000
+4
4.
Germany
130 000
-16
5.
Russia
120 000
+30
6.
Norway
99 000
+33
7.
Italy
53 000
0
8.
Latvia
52 000
+28
9.
USA
43 000
+14
10.
Lithuania
35 000
+26
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To get there By sea approx.73% By air approx.15% By bus approx.8% By train approx.4%
Tallinn Passenger Harbour- in the city centre, ca 40 arrivals (ferries, fast boats) per day in summer and 7 in winter + cruise ship calls. Tallinn Airport - 4 km from the city centre, 14 international airline companies, 24 international direct flights. The capacity of the passenger terminal will be doubled by the summer of 2008!
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Accommodation Establishments 395 accommodation establishments with 7,076 rooms / 14,456 beds (31.12.2007) Incl. 52 hotels (6,035 rooms, 11,709 beds) The duration of the trips taken by foreign tourists staying at accommodation establishments was 1.8 nights. New hotels opened 2007: •Telegraaf www.telegraafhotel.com •Bern www.bern.ee •Braavo www.braavo.ee •Euroopa www.euroopa.ee •St Olaf www.olav.ee •Swissotel www.swissotel.com/tallinn •Nordic Hotel Forum www.nordichotels.eu
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Enticing Conference Spot Meeting venues with capacity of Meeting venues with capacity of Meeting venues with capacity of
6000 1000 - 500 500 - 100
1 8 35
Since 2001 Tallinn is the member of European Federation of Conference Towns (EFCT, since 2007 ECM)
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Incentive Destination A city that never fails to surprise & impress
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Medieval Heritage The best preserved Medieval Old Town in Northern Europe
Old Town is in UNESCO´s World Heritage List since 1997
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Medieval Heritage The highest church spire of Medieval Europe (159 metres in 1500)
The best preserved Medieval Town Hall in Northern Europe (from 1404)
The oldest still functioning pharmacy in Europe (since 1422)
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Medieval Heritage
• Old Town Days • Medieval Market • Christmas Market
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Tsarist Period 1710 -1917 Tallinn was under Russian Tsarist rule
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The symbols of the Tsar’s power and extravagance
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Tallinn’s Soviet Legacy 50 years Soviet occupation which left indelible marks on Tallinn’s landscape
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Design & Art The Year of Design, a bold, Estonia-wide project involving design-related exhibits, festivals, seminars and conferences, kicked off in August 2006 and continued through 2007. KUMU Art Museum Opened in 2006, the impressive new main building of the Art Museum of Estonia is naturally a magnet for every visitor interested in Estonian culture.
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Cauldron of Culture Cultural Highlights 2008
February 1–9 Baroque Music Festival February 13–23 Festival "Estonian Theatre in the Estonia" March 10th Estonian Film Days National film festival. April 3 Musical premiere: My Fair Lady April 18–19 St. George´s Day Fair
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Cauldron of Culture April 21–27 19th International Festival Jazzkaar May 17 Opera premiere: Tristan and Isolde June 2–8 27th Old Town Days June 20–22 Folk Art Fair July 10–13 Medieval Market in Old Town
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Cauldron of Culture August 1–10 22nd International Organ Music Festival August 7–17 Birgitta Festival August 18–23 Tallinn Chamber Music Festival September 15th International Festival of Sacred Music "Credo" September Arts and Lights 1/11/2008
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Cauldron of Culture September 15th International Festival of Sacred Music "Credo" October 17 Opera premiere: Nina Gluckstein November 6–9 St. Martin´s Day Fair in Saku Suurhall November – December 12th Black Nights Film Festival December 31 New Year’s Eve concert
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Plenty of Entertainment A city as small as Tallinn has a variety of entertainment on offer
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Wining & Dining Countless choices for wining and dining • from medieval to modern • from traditional Estonian to exotic international • cosy vinotheques and quiet cigar lounges
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City Convenient for Shopping From handicraft to label design • old town shops and galleries • boutiques • markets • department stores
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Countryside just Next Door To relax and enjoy • pampering in a spa • a pleasant golf course • yachting along the seashore
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A City Never to be Completed
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Welcome to Tallinn!
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