CLOSING KALARAND FOR PUBLIC
summer beach parties and sauna parties there, with temporary sauna tents. In 2011, when
Tallinn was a European Capital of Culture, the authors of Urban Intervention built changing
cabins, benches and terraces to Kalarand. The beach area was cleared, the scrub trimmed and
dustbins were provided for the summer season. The seabed of the bathing site was cleared of
rubbish and pieces of concrete, water samples were taken and analysis results were posted on
a notice board. (Lift11, 2011) All of this was made by initiative of locals. While the site was
cleaner and more in order, Kalarand still remained as a non-public bathing beach and it was
not included in the list of the Tallinn official beaches. Therefore there was no lifeguard
present and swimming was strictly at own responsibility.
It is clear that locals of Kalamaja value Kalarand and Kalasadam as a place where to spend
their free time, to relax and recharge by the seaside. People of Kalamaja are not against
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