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To preserve the city's architectural heritage, Tallinn is planning a number of restoration projects this year: the roof of St Catherine's Church of the Dominican Monastery will be restored and restoration will continue on the Skoone bastion and its surroundings as well as on the city wall and the lower walls of the Toompea stronghold and the ruins of the Pirita convent.

According to a recent publication by the European Environment Agency, Tallinn ranks in the top ten of European capitals in terms of the extent of green infrastructure. Tallinn is positioned seventh in terms of urban green space and eighth in terms of urban tree cover. The study highlights the Garden for the Senses in Tallinn Botanical Garden as a good example for improving accessibility to urban nature.

In the first round of grants for non-profit cultural activities of the year, the City of Tallinn will allocate €108 148 to a total of 18 projects.

The City of Tallinn will support youth sport with €6.6 million this year, nearly half a million more than last year. The amount of participant support for trainees and trainers will increase from €200 to €220.

From March, visitors will be able to visit Tallinn’s museums for free on the first Sunday of every month. The Museum Sundays with free admission is a practice common to many cities in the world.

The Tallinn Urban Environment and Public Works Department released a warning that the city's streets may become exceptionally slippery due to falling temperatures.

Due to the preparations for the Estonian Independence Day parade taking place on Vabaduse Square in Tallinn, the Covid prevention point on Vabaduse Square will be closed on 23 and 24 February. Other vaccination points in the city will remain open even during the national holiday.

The parade of the Defence Forces on the occasion of the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia and the rehearsal of the parade on Vabaduse Square will cause changes to public transport routes in Tallinn city centre on Wednesday 23 February from 19:00 and Thursday 24 February from 8-16:30.

The City of Tallinn, in cooperation with the Uuskasutuskeskus/Reuse Centre, has opened a recycling room at the Paljassaare waste station, where people can bring items that have become redundant at home, but are in good working order and fit for use.

Estonia’s premier music industry event Tallinn Music Week (TMW) reveals the next wave of speakers for the Creative Impact Conference taking place within the event on 6th – 7th May.