Government and politics in Tallinn, Estonia: official figures

Tallinn is governed by a city council of 79 members, elected on 19 October 2025; the council chooses the mayor and the city government.

What was the turnout in Tallinn in the 2025 local elections?

196,596 of 324,716 registered voters in Tallinn took part in the 2025 council election, a turnout of 60.5%, above the national 59.2% and the 41st highest among Estonia's 78 councils.

Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy

Which party won the local elections in Tallinn?

The Centre Party was the most-voted national party in the city of Tallinn in 2025 with 41.7% of the vote, ahead of the Social Democrats on 18.8%.

Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy

Who controls the council in Tallinn?

Of the 79 council seats in the city of Tallinn in 2025, parties won: the Centre Party 37, the Social Democrats 17, Isamaa 11, the Reform Party 8, Parempoolsed 6.

Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy

More figures

Local election coalitions not tied to a national party took 0.4% of the vote in the city of Tallinn (Estonia: 23.9%). Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy
45.2% of the votes cast in the city of Tallinn in the 2025 local elections were cast online (i-voting), compared with 45.6% nationally. Source: State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus) · saved copy

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Sources

State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus): Municipal council elections 19 October 2025: election results by administrative unit (RESULTS.xml), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 164ef897d42d…)
State Electoral Office of Estonia (Riigi Valimisteenistus): Municipal council elections 19 October 2025: voter participation by county and municipality (POSTELECTION_PARTICIPATION_INFO.xml), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1b17199acf16…)

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