#Võidujooksu (Võidujooks)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Pae #Sikupilli #Kurepõllu
#Footrace, race. Odd, usually for humans, but named after the #TallinnaRatsaspordiSelts, Tallinn Equestrian Club. First race: 1884.

#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Sport #Spordid

#Sõudebaasi (Sõudebaas)
#Tallinn #Haabersti #Pikaliiva #Viki
#RowingBase. Road leading to same on #Harku järv (lake).
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Sport #Spordid
#Leisure #VabaAeg

Садовая ул. (1926-59), with 2 temporary renamings as ~~Ploomi (1940-41) and #Ale (1959-60), see #Alemaa.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Sport #Spordid
#Leisure #VabaAeg
#FolkCulture #RahvaKultuur
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#Purje (Puri)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Pirita
Sail. In the Pirita sailing section. See also #Regati.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Maritime #Merendus
#Leisure #VabaAeg
#Sport #Spordid
#Ships #Laevad
#Wind #Tuul

Suusa (Suusk)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Nõmme
Ski. Close to the Alpine slopes of #Mustamäe.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Leisure #VabaAeg
#Sport #Spordid
#Transport

#Regati (Regatt)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Pirita
Regatta. Home of the #Olümpiapurjespordikeskus, Olympic (or Pirita) yachting center (see #Jahimehe), aka TOP: #TallinnaOlümpiaPurjespordikeskus, built for the 1980 Summer #Olympics. See also #Rummu.
#Maritime #Merendus
#Sport #Spordid
#Leisure #VabaAeg

#Ujula (Ujula)
(#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Vanalinn)
Public swimming pool or baths, after the one at the end of the street. #SovietOccupation renaming (1958-1987) of #Aia.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#NõukogudeOkupatsioon
#Leisure #VabaAeg
#Sport #Spordid

#Sihi (Siht)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Rahumäe #Nõmme #Hiiu #Kivimäe
Aim, objective, direction. Part of a mini game-name area. See #Kurni.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Sport #Spordid
#Game #Mäng

Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Süsta.

Two-storey house in Süsta, Tallinn.

Docks at the end of Süsta, Tallinn.

And when you least expect it, a coffee machine in Süsta, Tallinn.

#Süsta (Süst)
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kopli
Kayak or canoe, folding-boat. #Süst:süsti is injection. There’s a difference.
#Maritime #Merendus
#Sport #Spordid
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad

Overview of the Kalev Stadium (Kalevi staadioni) in Staadioni, Tallinn, facing north.

View of the western straight of the Kalev Stadium (Kalevi staadioni) in Staadioni, Tallinn, with young people training.

Statue of Aleksander Tšikin (1915-2006), much loved track and field athlete and coach, in the Kalev Stadium (Kalevi staadioni) in Staadioni, Tallinn.

View up the stairs to the tribune in the Kalev Stadium (Kalevi staadioni) in Staadioni, Tallinn.

#UusKirikuaia (new churchyard, 1923-1936), #Friedhofstraße (graveyard street, 1942) then Kalmistu again (1938-1955) after the #SiselinnaKalmistu close to #Toonela.
#Sport #Spordid
#Health #Tervis
#Death #Surm
#Cemeteries #Kalmistud
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Tallinn city streetsign with the streetname Jalgpalli (football) on it.

Underpass with grafitti beneath Pärnu maantee in Jalgpalli (football) street, Tallinn

Random alley with Soviet era lockups in Jalgpalli (football) street, Tallinn

Selection of spare wheels belonging to the enterprising young bicycle company, Vokitööd, in Jalgpalli (football) street, Tallinn.

#Jalgpalli (Jalgpall)
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kitseküla
Despite a gentleman’s natural repugnance for the game, one must include it: football. Historically (1958-92), more of a footpath connecting #Mäekalda and #Vesivärava and running past the old ‘#Dünamo’, now #Kadrioru, stadium,
#Sports #Spordid
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#Staadioni (Staadion)
Stadium. After the once Komsomol now Kalevi Staadion or Keskstaadion. First known as Neue Kirchhofstraße (new churchyard, 1913), Новая Кладбищенская ул. (new cemetery, 1916), Surnuaia (death garden, 1921) (see Kalmistu),#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Juhkentali
#Sport #Spordid
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#Oda (Oda)
Spear or lance (also #bishop in #chess). One of a mini target-practice group, odd choice of weapon, but hey... See #Vibu.
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kalamaja
#Sport #Spordid
#Military #Sõjaline

#Reketi (Reket)
Racquet, racket. From a former nearby ski and racket factory.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#Tallinn #Kesklinn #Kitseküla
#Industry #Tööstus
#Sport #Spordid

#Vibu (Vibu)
Bow. New street leading onto #Küti. One of a mini target-practice group.
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Kalamaja
#Sport #Spordid
#Military #Sõjaline

Named after rifle-range the military used to practice on. Anagram of #Tüki. One of a mini target-practice group. See #Noole.
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#Sport #Spordid
#Military #Sõjaline
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#Tuisu (Tuisk)
Usually snowstorm or blizzard. But located on a former sandy area close to lake #Järve, probably minor ‘sandstorms’, perhaps in memory of those whipped up by #Estonia’s first track and field team, the Dune Boys, or #Düünapoisid (1910-14), who trained there.
#Tallinn #Sport #Spordid