Kalinino (Russian: Калинино; Lithuanian: Mielkiemis) is a rural locality in Nesterovsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, close to the borders with Lithuania and Poland.

It has a population of 499 (2010 Census);[3] The village was first mentioned in 1539.

The Metalski Polish noble family lived in the village in the past.

[4][5] In 1877, the village had a population of 689, mostly employed in farming and cattle and horse breeding.

[5] Under Nazi Germany, the village was renamed Birkenmühle to erase traces of Lithuanian origin.