Käina

Käina
Small borough
Käina Gymnasium
Country  Estonia
County Hiiu County
Parish Hiiumaa Parish
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Käina (German: Keinis) is a small borough (alevik) in Hiiu County in Estonia. It was the administrative centre of former Käina Parish.

Church in Käina

Notable people

  • Janar Kiivramees (born 1981), poker player
  • Elmar Tampõld (born 1920), Estonian-Canadian architect, was born in Käina
  • Rudolf Tobias (1873–1918), composer, was born and lived in a house just west of Käina in nowadays Selja village.

Coordinates: 58°49′38″N 22°46′36″E / 58.82722°N 22.77667°E / 58.82722; 22.77667

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