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The heavy snowfall which has lasted during the entire day has brought almost 80% of street maintenance equipment to the streets.

ACES of Europe President Gian Francesco Lupattelli handed over the title of European Capital of Sport 2025 to Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart in Brussels last night.

This year's best athletes and team of Tallinn were announced at a ceremony held in Tondiraba Ice Hall on Wednesday evening - the title of best female athlete was awarded to Kelly Sildaru, while the title of best male athlete was awarded to Janek Õiglane, the best youth athlete was swimmer Eneli Jefimova, the best para-athlete was the wheelchair curling team of Kätlin Riidbach, Signe Falkenberg, Andrei Koitmäe and Lauri Murašov and the best team was Tallinn FC Flora football team. Tallinn's best youth sports club was Nelson wrestling club.

Tallinn has launched four different calls for applications to support music and culture projects in 2023, aimed at enriching Tallinn's cultural calendar, improving access to culture and ensuring the continuity of cultural events.

Next year's draft city budget foresees a total of €50.1 million for operating expenditure and investments in the area of environment and environmental protection. In addition to the activities related to the European Green Capital, for example, the improvement of parks and green spaces will continue as an important part of creating a high quality urban space.

The Tallinn Environment and Public Works Department warns road users of the snowstorm, which may cause sleet on the roads and difficult road conditions. Residents are warned to avoid entering traffic and driving today if possible.

In March this year, Tallinn launched the Museum Sundays initiative at city-owned museums to raise awareness of museum activities and improve access to culture. During 2022, the initiative has attracted a large number of visitors, with 14 museums and exhibition halls now participating.

In the draft 2023 city budget, the largest share of the total investment is in the reconstruction and overhaul of roads and streets, with €78.1 million planned. Emphasis is placed on the reconstruction of major transport nodes and the overhaul and rehabilitation of streets, bridges and viaducts.

As the conditions of the heavy snowstorm that started at noon today, the city brought all street maintenance equipment to the streets to quickly remove the effects of the strong winds and snowfall. The winds are expected to abate overnight into Tuesday.

Yesterday’s snowstorm has brought 200 maintenance vehicles to the streets and the process of clearing streets of snow continues throughout the day. The conditions of the streets are currently acceptable considering the weather conditions.