During the past school year, an environmental education programme had been carried out in Tallinn nurseries and schools encouraging children to reuse and recycle things and to develop the habit of sorting waste by type.
On Monday, 19 June, the youth-oriented summer of festivals will officially begin at Inglirand. Five youth festivals will be taking place throughout the summer.
The Tallinn urban area has dozens of public fountains, where everyone can get free clean drinking water, something especially important in hot weather.
During the upcoming Victory Day and St John’s Day, people with health concerns can turn to the hospitals’ emergency departments as well as the Tallinn Dental Clinic, on-duty pharmacies and the general practitioner help line.
In regard to Victory Day and St John’s Day, on Friday 23 June and Saturday 24 June, Tallinn public transport will be operating per the Sunday timetable.
The government intends to redistribute the municipalities’ revenue base by planning changes in the tax system. Municipalities were given two working days to discuss and approve the new formula.
The Tallinn City Government submitted a draft of the third supplementary budget of 2022 to the city council. According to the draft, the city budget will increase by 22 million euros. Should the draft be adopted, the final budget for 2022 will be 1.74 billion euros.
Tallinn Day celebrates the acquisition of Lübeck city rights in 1248, which included Tallinn as a member of the Union of European Cities. On Monday, 15 May, Tallinn will be 775 years old. The birthday events will begin on 14 May, when Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart will open the Short Leg Gate.
The Tallinn City Government submitted a draft of the third supplementary budget of 2023 to the city council. According to the draft, the city budget will increase by 46.5 million euros. Should the draft be adopted, the final budget for 2023 will be 1.18 billion euros.