Tallinn, on any connection. Even on 1 Mbps.
Tallinn at a glance
- Where
- Capital of Estonia
- Population
- about 394,000
- Time zone
- Europe/Tallinn (UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 17:00–21:00 UTC (winter)
- Daylight
- about 6 h 3 min in mid-winter, 18 h 40 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 12 m
- Nearest cities
- Tartu 163 km
- Subtitle languages
- Estonian, Russian
Tallinn, and the connections it runs on
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia. For a city of about 394,000 like Tallinn, home upload speed — not download — decides how well films play remotely.
When Tallinn sits down to watch
Tallinn is on UTC+2 (UTC+3 in summer). The usual evening viewing hours, 19:00–23:00 local time, are 17:00–21:00 UTC in winter — when networks everywhere are busiest.
Mid-winter in Tallinn brings only about 6 h 3 min of daylight (against 18 h 40 min in summer), so evenings at home are long.
How much data a film uses in Tallinn
Same picture, less data: about 1.0 GB per HD hour, compared with 2.5–2.7 GB for Jellyfin and Plex in our live tests. That's the difference between a film finishing on mobile data in Tallinn or not.
Beyond Tallinn
From Tallinn it's about 163 km to Tartu. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
The closest city we cover outside Estonia is Helsinki, Finland (about 82 km). Watching while roaming? Every gigabyte saved matters.
Questions from Tallinn
Can I watch my films in Finland?
Yes — the server stays at home in Tallinn and you watch from anywhere, including Helsinki about 82 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
Long winter evenings in Tallinn — will a NAS or old PC cope?
Yes. Silux Media runs on ordinary computers and can prepare lean versions of your library overnight at low priority, so several people can watch on dark evenings without a powerful machine.
Does it support Estonian and Russian subtitles?
Yes — name a subtitle file with its language code (for example .es.srt) and it's matched automatically; tracks inside the film are offered too.
Can I watch my own films in Tallinn?
Yes — put the server on a PC, Mac, NAS or Raspberry Pi at home, add your folders, and your films play on any screen in Tallinn.
Does it work on slower connections around Tallinn?
Yes. Silux Media plays HD from about 0.7 Mbps and keeps going below 0.3 Mbps at lower quality — built for fixed-wireless, satellite and rural mobile links.
What does Silux Media cost in Estonia?
Free. Running the server at home in Tallinn costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.