Tallinn is the capital and most populous city of Estonia. It is situated on a bay in northen Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea.
Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located 187 km (116 mi) northwest of the country’s second largest city, Tartu; however, only 80 km (50 mi) south of Helsinki, Finland; also 320 km (200 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia; 300 km (190 mi) north of Riga, Latvia; and 380 km (240 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden.
Tallinn is the biggest city in Estonia and has a population of about 460 000. It administratively lies in the Harju maakond (county) which has a population of about 635 000.
The earliest evidence of human population in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The first recorded claim over the place was laid by Denmark after a successful raid in 1219 led by King Valdemar II. Its medieval port became a significant trade hub, especially in the 14–16th centuries, when Tallinn grew in importance as the northernmost member city of the Hanseatic League.
The aim of the Wilhelm Bernhard Workshops is to create a multidisciplinary meeting representing various research approaches most used in studies on the cell nucleus structure, functions and their relationships. The workshops strive to promote expert contacts between scientists across all borders. One of the aims is also to give young researchers the opportunity to present their research within a fairly small circle of competent colleagues and to meet experienced colleagues in their field of research.