8. Tallinn, Estonia — 11.225 points
Tallinn’s history dates back thousands of years, and for much of that time it has served as an important cultural “neutral zone” for neighboring Russia and Scandinavia. About 9% of Tallinn’s citizens today are neither Estonian nor Russian — Estonia was part of the Soviet Union, and Tallinn is heavily Russian still — and Estonia as a whole gets high marks for religious diversity and its demonstrated ability over centuries to accommodate many occupying cultures and systems. Estonia is also the home of Skype, which is a critical tool in the globalized world and for those living far from their families or birthplaces. Even the original Skype team included multiple nationalities. Tallinn shares some cultural legacy with Riga, Latvia, which is another of the 11 most ethnically diverse cities in Europe.
