▁four ▁hot els ▁in ▁T all inn ▁and ▁one ▁in ▁R iga . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁co - owner ▁of ▁a ▁tax i ▁company ▁T all ink ▁Tak so . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁public ly ▁trad ed ▁company , ▁that ▁is ▁listed ▁in ▁T all inn ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁Major ▁share holder ▁is ▁an ▁invest ment ▁company ▁AS ▁In fort ar , ▁that ▁also ▁has ▁ownership ▁in ▁several ▁T all ink ▁subs idi aries ▁and ▁a ▁natural ▁gas ▁company ▁E esti ▁Ga as . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁known ▁today ▁as ▁T all ink ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁when ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union - based ▁Est onian ▁Sh ipping ▁Company ▁( ES CO ) ▁introduced ▁passenger ▁fer ry ▁services ▁between ▁Hels ink i ▁and ▁T all inn ▁on ▁. ▁Reg ular ▁around - the - year ▁passenger ▁fer ry ▁services ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁on ▁MS ▁T all inn , ▁which ▁served ▁the ▁route ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁ ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 2 ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁ES CO ▁formed ▁a ▁new ▁subs idi ary , ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁() ▁T all ink , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁P alk ki y ht ym ä ▁O y . ▁In ▁December ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁ES CO ▁and ▁P alk ki y ht ym ä ▁purchased