Rutja is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia.[1] It is located on the coast of the Bay of Finland and on the western shore of the Selja River. It neighbours Karepa in the east.

Rutja
Village
Rutja
Coordinates: 59°33′N 26°23′E
Country	Estonia
County	Lääne-Viru County
Parish	Haljala Parish
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Rutja has beautiful beaches and (mainly pine) forests.^{[citation needed]} It was first mentioned in 1489.

A disused Soviet military airfield Rutja Airfield is located in Rutja. It was home to 66th Soviet Attack Air Regiment which flew up to 45 Su-17 aircraft.

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