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MIPIM is one of the world’s most important international trade fairs, bringing together professionals in the fields of property, architecture, place marketing and investment from all over the world. Tallinn has been taking part in the event with local business operators every year since 2011 with the aim of raising international awareness of Tallinn as a business and investment environment and supporting entrepreneurs in entering foreign markets and attracting investments.

Last night, the 2023 Conference Achievement of the Year was announced at Fotografiska where Tallinn Deputy Mayor Joosep Vimm and Chairman of the Estonian Convention Bureau Ott Sarapuu acknowledged the past year's most outstanding conference organizers, highlighting 27 events that generated an estimated benefit of over 9.5 million euros to the city and Estonia's economy.

At the beginning of last year, Tallinn launched the Test in Tallinn programme, initiated by Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart, inviting companies to test new technologies in urban spaces and systems. The focus was on tests in urban mobility, renewable energy and energy saving. To date, a total of 37 test project applications have been received, of which 21 have been accepted.

Cyber accelerator is a 6-month accelerator program for companies operating in the cybersecurity field. Each team selected to the accelerator receives a €48,000 grant to develop their idea!

On the evening of February 2, 2024 we gathered at Nobel Hall in Noblessner to officially wrap up the year, celebrate our community’s biggest wins and look into the future, together. Will it be bright? Well, yes. Eventually.

At the end of last year, the results of the fourth round of the Test in Tallinn program, initiated by the city of Tallinn, revealed two new partner companies with which the city decided to proceed and hopes to reach the testing phase.

On 11 January at the Tehnopol Science and Business Park, the NATO DIANA Estonian Accelerator was officially opened and nine companies that will start developing their ideas here presented solutions they have in the works.

On Monday, January 15, GScan OÜ, one of the four winners of Tallinnovation 2023, will begin measuring the cross-section of the exterior facade of the Tallinn City Government's main building (located at Vabaduse väljak 7) using muon scanners. The measurements will last approximately three weeks.

The Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry prepared an overview of the most important legislative changes for companies that entered into force on January 1. In total, nearly 300 legal acts entered into force on the first day of the new year.

Tallinn has shown progress in the Global Destination Sustainability Index (GDS-Index) 2023 analysis, a program renowned as the most reliable benchmarking and improvement tool in tourism sustainability. Since joining the program in 2021, Tallinn has consistently improved its performance. Today, it surpasses the average scores of cities in North America, Eastern and Western Europe, and also ranks higher than any other city in Eastern Europe in individual assessments.