Cities of Estonia: 15 Urban Settlements

Estonia has 15 cities (linn) with municipal status (2024). Listed by population:

1. Tallinn (capital, 454,000)
2. Tartu (university city, 97,000)
3. Narva (border, 53,000)
4. Kohtla-Järve (industrial, 33,000)
5. Pärnu (summer capital, 40,000)
6. Viljandi (cultural, 17,000)
7. Rakvere (15,000)
8. Valga (border twin town, 12,000)
9. Jõhvi (admin center, 10,000)
10. Maardu (Tallinn suburb, 17,000)
11. Kuressaare (Saaremaa island, 13,000)
12. Paide (central, 8,000)
13. Sillamäe (industrial, 12,000)
14. Haapsalu (resort, 9,000)
15. Keila (Tallinn commuter, 10,000)

Note

Many smaller boroughs (alev) and villages (küla) exist. Tallinn metro ~600K (40% of national population).