#2 COTW - Tallinn, Estonia

In 2012, Tallinn had the highest number of startup companies per person among all capitals and larger cities in Europe. Tallinn is the birthplace of many international high-technology companies, including Skype and Wise. The city is home to the headquarters of the European Union's IT agency and the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. In 2022, Tallinn was listed among the top 10 "medium-sized European cities of the future".

 

#73 FOTW - Laagri, Estonia

A symbolic interpretation made popular by the poetry of Martin Lipp says the blue is for the vaulted blue sky above the native land, the black for attachment to the soil of the homeland as well as the fate of Estonians — for centuries black with worries, and white for purity, hard work, and commitment.

On 23 February 1989, the Soviet flag was taken down permanently from the Pikk Hermann tower of the Toompea Castle in the capital city of Tallinn. It was replaced with the blue-black-white flag on the next morning, 24 February, upon the 70th anniversary of the Estonian Declaration of Independence (1918).

 

#24 GF - Tallinn, Estonia

The Pig is the twelfth of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived at his party. The pig was late because he overslept. Another story says that a wolf destroyed his house. He had to rebuild his home before he could set off. When he arrived, he was the last one and could only take twelfth place.   

Summer - Orissaare, Estonia

Estonia has the largest number of meteorite craters in the world per square kilometer. The Kaali Crater in Saaremaa is what is left of the last giant meteorite that hit an inhabited area. It fell to Earth over 4000 years ago with the power of an atomic bomb.  

In Estonia there are 1,500 islands, 1,000 lakes, and 7,000 rivers.