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As part of Tallinn’s participatory budget initiative “A City Created Together,” 314 original ideas were submitted and will be introduced during public discussions taking place in all city districts from 21 May to 5 June.

On the weekends of 10–11 May and 17–18 May, the City of Tallinn will once again organise collection rounds for hazardous household waste and reusable items. These rounds allow residents to conveniently, safely, and sustainably dispose of hazardous materials and give new life to items they no longer need.

The City of Tallinn continues to offer free legal advice to residents in every district according to a set schedule. The next consultation dates are 3 April at the Kesklinn Social Centre, 10 April at the Lasnamäe District Government, and 17 April at the Haabersti Vaba Aja Keskus – all between 9:00 and 13:00.

The Tallinn City Government has approved the locations of polling stations for the 2025 local elections. The updated list reflects voters’ preferences for casting their ballots in shopping centres, improved accessibility, and participation rates in previous elections. Polling stations with fewer than 600 voters will be merged with others. In total, 43 physical polling stations will be open across Tallinn, with one additional station designated for organising voting at the voter's location.

One year after taking office in April 2024, the Tallinn City Government marks its first full year of work. Over the past year, the city has launched a number of major reforms to improve management efficiency, make public services more accessible and of higher quality, increase transparency, and invest strategically in the living environment and civil protection.

Tallinn Education Department and international programming school kood/Jõhvi are launching a partnership to offer three Estonian-language programming courses to ten Tallinn high schools starting from the next academic year. The first course – an introduction to programming – was presented on Wednesday, which students at Tallinna Tehnikagümnaasium have already started taking at their own pace since last week.

By Tuesday, City Centre and in Nõmme districts had reached the legitimacy quota on the participatory budget vote. Residents in the other districts are encouraged to actively contribute to reaching the minimum required.

One of the main objectives for Tallinn city budget for 2022 is a comfortable and safe urban space, which includes investment in cycle paths and making streets more pedestrian-friendly. Two new green corridors will also be launched.

On October 1st, the Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kõlvart met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino who was on his visit to Tallinn. At the meeting in the Town Hall, they discussed the co-operation relations between the City of Tallinn and the Estonian Football Association, and the development of football infrastructure in Tallinn.

Tallinn aims to create a continuous, almost nine-kilometer-long park area on the limestone strip in Lasnamäe.