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Nõmme, Tallinn — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Nõmme is the leafy Forest Town of Tallinn, a suburban district of listed private homes in Estonia.
About Nõmme
Where to stay in Nõmme
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Nõmme spreads as a suburban district of Tallinn, where beds sit among the listed private homes of the Forest Town. The streets stay green. Guesthouses and small stays gather near the Nõmme Church of John the Baptist, a short way from the centre of the capital of Estonia.
If you want a low-rise base among the listed homes of the Forest Town rather than a room in the old core, Nõmme suits you well.
About Nõmme
What are the main landmarks in Nõmme?
Nõmme lines up its churches among the trees. The Nõmme Church of John the Baptist, the Nõmme German Church of the Redeemer and the Nõmme Peace Church stand across the district, its three parish churches. Steeples rise over the homes.
All three sit within the Forest Town, part of Tallinn in the surrounding Harjumaa region of Estonia.
What is the history of Nõmme?
Nõmme grew as a suburban district of Tallinn, its listed private homes raised in the 1920s and 1930s. Trees framed the plots. The quarter earned the name Forest Town as low houses and churches spread among the woods of this part of the capital of Estonia.
Its parish churches and homes still mark Nõmme within the surrounding Harjumaa region.
Where is Nõmme?
Nõmme lies within Tallinn in Estonia, the Forest Town of listed homes set in the surrounding Harjumaa region.
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Updated July 2026