Duration: 2–3 hours
Language: English, Finnish, Russian
Group size: max 30
Transport: bus or bicycle
The rapid growth of Tallinn as an industrial town began with the building of the railway in 1870. There were several large textile factories, a railway, metal industry and three shipbuilding companies. The heart of Tallinn’s industry is situated in Kopli peninsula on a 5 km long, relatively narrow stripe of land. In addition to a dozen industrial complexes and factories, the area also included residential quarters, schools, kindergartens, shops and churches.
Kopli community centre. Elmar Lohk, 1936–1937. Photo from book “20 Years of Architecture in Estonia”, 1939
Baltic Cotton Manufactory industrial complex. Rudolf Otto von Knüppfer, 1899–1900. Photo MEA
