Jõelähtme Parish () is a municipality in Estonia. It was established in 1992 and is administratively part of the Harju County, in northwestern Estonia. The parish has a population of 8,007 and an area of , the population density is
The administrative centre of Jõelähtme Parish is the village of Jõelähtme. It is located 20 km east from the centre of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.
Local government The current mayor () is Andrus Umboja and chairman of the council () is Art Kuum.
Demographics As of 1 January 2026, the parish had 8,007 residents, of which 4,034 (50.4%) were women and 3,973 (49.6%) were men.
Religion The religious landscape of Jõelähtme rural municipality is predominantly secular, with 76.6% of the population identifying as religiously unaffiliated. Among those older than fifteen years residents who do associate themselves with a faith, 11.4% identify as Orthodox and 8.3% as Lutheran, while other Christian denominations make up 0.9% of the population. 2.8% of the population follows other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation.
Geography
Settlements There are two small boroughs (est: alevikud, sg. alevik) – Kostivere and Loo – and 34 villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Jõelähtme Parish.
Landmarks
Jägala Falls Rebala Heritage Reserve Kostivere karst area Jõelähtme church Kaberneeme beach Kalevi-Liiva memorial Ülgase caves
Gallery
Notable people
Pontus Brevern-de la Gardie (1814 in Kostivere – 1890), a Swedish count, Baltic German nobleman, military officer and statesman Yevgenia Shakhovskaya-Glebova-Streshneva (1840 - 1924), philanthropist and Cavalry Lady Johannes Toom (1896 in Parasmäe – 1972), weightlifter, silver medallist at 1922 World Weightlifting Championships. Õie Orav (born 1934), film historian, screenwriter, actress and film director
References
External links Official website (in Estonian) Map of Jõelähtme Parish Non-official public forum (in Estonian)