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This year, more than 10,000 people took part in Tallinn’s participatory budget vote, selecting the best ideas for developing their local districts.

Reconstruction of Peterburi maantee will begin on 18 September. The goal of the project is to redesign the street space to make it safer and more people-centred. The work will affect traffic arrangements, and public transport routes will be adjusted.

The City of Tallinn has announced the 2025 City Council Scholarship (Raestipendium) competition. The purpose of the scholarship is to support and recognise master’s and doctoral students whose research addresses Tallinn’s development and offers practical solutions for the city. Applications can be submitted from 1–15 October.

Tallinn invites everyone to welcome the New Year at Freedom Square, where the celebration will feature a concert with performances by ensemble LAINE, folk-infused beats of Trad.Attack!, rapper nublu and an innovative light show titled “New Beginning.” Due to the concert, there will be traffic closures in the area and rerouted public transport lines to accommodate the festivities.

Today, the Mayor of Tallinn, Mihhail Kõlvart, and the Mayor of Tartu, Urmas Klaas, signed a cooperation agreement to facilitate the co-operation between the European Green Capital 2023 Tallinn and the European Capital of Culture 2024 Tartu for mutual advantage.

According to the European Environment Agency, Tallinn ranks 4th in Europe in terms of the quality of urban air, closely following Umeå, Sweden; Tampere, Finland and Funchal, Portugal.

This year, Tallinn is running a candidacy for becoming a city of music of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, and in this connection, a sectoral idea gathering is ongoing to compile the city of music strategy.

At yesterday’s meeting, the Tallinn City Council confirmed Tallinn's participation in three TalTech Smart City Centre of Excellence projects and agreed to their bridge financing. Participation in the projects contributes to the achievement of Tallinn's climate goals, the development of Tallinn as a smart city and the pursuit to become European green capital.

The focus is on Industrial Development, Development of Digital Countries and Education Development.

Tallinn launched a campaign “Dust Kills”, which calls on drivers to prefer all-season tires in winter conditions and thus contribute to a cleaner living environment for themselves and their children.