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Historic milestone achieved as capital city enters elite tier of global startup ecosystems.

The City of Tallinn and Tehnopol have awarded a total of €145,000 to six Estonian companies through the Tallinnovation competition to develop and test innovative smart city solutions in Tallinn’s urban space. Tallinnovation is more than just a testing ground – it is a growth platform where technologies that create new quality in the urban environment and aim for the global market are born.

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In the newest Tallinnovation Podcast episode, we dive into how Helsinki is transforming into a real-world lab for innovation — and what Tallinn (and...

The NATO DIANA innovation accelerator has announced its third annual set of challenges and opened a new call for applications. DIANA’s mission is to discover the next generation of dual-use deep technologies to help advance its mission of building a peaceful, secure, and resilient future.

In this forward-looking episode, we talk to Christopher Lyrhem , Chief Future Officer at Circular, about how artificial intelligence, usership models...

On May 20–21, the international hackathon "Hack the Future" took place in Tallinn, aiming to find innovative solutions to enhance cities' resilience to climate change and natural disasters.

The cities of Tallinn and Valencia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership focused on urban innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. This marks Tallinn’s second initiative of this kind, following the agreement signed with Heidelberg earlier this May.

Cyber accelerator is a 7-month accelerator program for companies operating in the cybersecurity field. Each team selected to the accelerator receives a €60,000 grant to develop their idea! Cyber accelerator starts in October 2025 and runs for 7 months.

From 21–24 May 2025, Tallinn will host Latitude59, the leading international conference in the region for technology and startups. The City of Tallinn is actively contributing to the event with substantive partnerships, side events, and an exhibition booth at Kultuurikatel.