Lasnamäe Crime – the corpse pond, the bomber, and drug dens!
Lasnamäe, March 2025 – the police knock on the door of a noisy party apartment. Upon seeing the police, a young man in a festive mood rushes to the window and jumps from the 8th floor… in his drunken state, he forgot he wasn’t at home, where he actually lives on the first floor! Lasnamäe is the largest district of Tallinn and a pleasant place to live. Unfortunately, it is also a place where the Pae bomber operated, where a beautiful body of water is popularly known as the “corpse pond,” and where there isn’t a building from whose window someone hasn’t fallen. This time, we will take a look at the darker side of Lasnamäe and discuss why its thickets are filled with syringes and why some of Tallinn’s most notorious murders have taken place in its wastelands. We will talk about youth gangs of the 1990s, drug addiction, bomb explosions, and explore a few shady spots that even today you might not dare to visit alone!
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Liis Lusmägi
15.07.2024
"Thank you for the excursion! Our guests and we really enjoyed it! Guide Tom is simply amazing!"
Gerli Jesaar / Eesti Kinnisvara Hindajate Ühing
24.09.2025
"Thank you very much for organizing such a pleasant hike! The feedback was extremely positive, and the new knowledge was later shared with colleagues as well."
Kätlin Keinast
29.04.2026
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The price of a private tour designed specifically for your group of 1–30 people is €600 + VAT.
For groups of 31–60 people, the price is €20 + VAT per person.
For groups of 61–240 people, we will prepare a personalized offer.
