1961 in Estonia
# 1961 in Estonia

This article lists events that occurred during 1961 in Estonia.

## Events

* 1 December – Tallinn Botanic Garden was established.
* Construction of Õismäe (subdivision of Tallinn) starts. Construction is ended 1973.

## Births

* 22 April - Alo Mattiisen, composer
* 2 October - Jaan Toomik, video artist, painter, and filmmaker

## Deaths

* 14 January - Herman Aav, head of Finnish Orthodox Church
* 4 April - Harald Riipalu, commander in the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS during World War II
* 20 April - Ado Vabbe, painter
* 14 September - Ernst Gustav Kühnert, architect and art historian
