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Work in progress

A pile of ro ad signs half-trashed and piled up on a building-site, to indicate the site is in construction.

Website under construction, a couple of entries still pending, no photos with the streets yet, layout not finalized...

This started with a book (last few pages under review) and so far 1889 of the 1891 articles entered, 1 or 2 links may go nowhere.

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The Book

All author earnings of A Rambling Dictionary of Tallinn Street Names to be donated to the foundation or donate here.

If anyone could help or advise as to the legal mechanism, it would be appreciated, thanks!

The Website

Not intended at the beginning, the present website is taking on a life of its own, with plans for relevant discussion forums, picture galleries and, over time, more non-streetname entries.

In theory, it will be funded by advertising relevant to people in Tallinn, to be determined.

A percentage of profits (also to be determined) to be donated to the foundation. 

Contact

Photograph of Simon Hamilton in Pikk street, Tallinn.

Apparently, a company that uses its owner's name is considered more trustworthy because they put themselves on the line.

This is me, in Tallinn this spring (2025), on a 3-month spree to check details, take photos (about 12K), explore (ave. 15K/day), and so on. I think I covered every street in Kesklinn (apart from Mõigu), most of Põhja-Tallinn and some Kristiine.

For information, please contact Simon at this address dot com, thanks!

Home

Lennujaama (Lennujaam)

Airport. Tallinn is one of Europe’s rarer capitals where you can actually walk to the airport. Well, not if you live in Portugal, but you know what I mean.

Lennusadama (Lennusadam)

Seaplane harbor (see Lennusadam), road currently (2025 Q2) half-paved and pointing at the old harbor, itself undergoing transitional development reminiscent of Sotogrande, Spain, close to Gibraltar. Maybe they’ll play water-polo. See Miinisadama.

Lepatriinu (Lepatriinu)

Ladybird (ladybug), see Lepa. These insects are among those with the longest Latin names. Lutsernitriinu, for example, the 24-spot ladybird, reportedly common in Estonia, is Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata. Scrabble that. Just next door to Herilase.

Lepiku (Lepik) Symbol designating a Tallinn "Asum", or Sub-district.

Alder grove. It would be satisfying for it to be after the Estonian poet Kalju Lepik (1920-1999), buried in nearby Metsakalmistu cemetery, and father of Aino Lepik von Wiren, Estonian ambassador to the Republic of Ireland (Éire), but both street and Sub-district were thus named before his (and obviously her) birth after the Lepiku farm in the then village of Lepiku.

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Your business, store or consultancy next to your street address and a percentage of your fee (to be determined) goes the the Children's Hospital fund.

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Post your favorite local photo and sponsor the foundation. Your entire sponsorship goes go the the Children's Hospital fund

Wanted!

Beautiful photos of your street or Tallinn! Send them in! No remuneration planned for now, but will be attributed according to your preferences.