The international sail training organization Sail Training International has confirmed the host ports for the 2028 Tall Ships Races regatta. One of the selected ports is Tallinn.
The City of Tallinn has adopted the strategy document “International Tallinn 2035”, aimed at strengthening the city’s international position, fostering strategic partnerships, and improving crisis preparedness. Cooperation with capitals in the Baltic Sea region on civil protection and resilience is one of the strategy’s key focus areas.
As the European Capital of Sport, Tallinn will host the world’s largest multi-sport event for 12–15-year-olds from 4–7 August. The competition brings together delegations from cities across the globe.
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.
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.
The City of Tallinn, in collaboration with the TalTech Academy of Architecture and Urban Studies, is set to present its neighbourhood-based renovation initiative SOFTacademy at the Venice Architecture Biennale. Opening on 10 May, the exhibition brings the modernist residential district of Mustamäe into the international spatial dialogue.
Through the Test in Tallinn programme, the city offers companies the opportunity to test their innovative smart city products and services in a real urban environment. In the most recent application round, three new projects were selected for piloting.