Laoküla, Harju County

Laoküla is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It is bordered to the north by the city of Paldiski.

This article is about the village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County. For the village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, see Laoküla, Saare County.
Laoküla
Village
Country Estonia
CountyHarju County
ParishLääne-Harju Parish
Population
 (2000)
 • Total40
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The borders of the village extend beyond current dwellings, and so its area is home to several abandoned buildings and their ruins; some from the Soviet era, and some from before.

On the outskirts of Laoküla, a derelict building is stood near the shore (59.327337°N 24.103941°E / 59.327337; 24.103941 (Laoküla)), and it has served as a setting in two music videos:

In January 2008, Estonian rap group Def Räädu released their video to "Vaatenurga turist", prominently featuring the derelict in the second half of the video.[1]

In late 2015, the same ruins were featured in the last scene of a music video to "Faded", a song by Norwegian DJ Alan Walker. Over time, "Faded" became the 21st most-viewed video on YouTube, with over 2.8 billion views as of October 2020.

Transit

Laoküla has a station on the Elron western route.

References
  1. "Def Räädu & J.O.C. - Vaatenurga Turist (feat. Spija)". YouTube. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
Previous station
Elron westbound lines		 Next station
Põllküla
Laoküla		 Paldiski

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