Applications for benefits to mitigate the rise in electricity, gas and district heating costs in Tallinn will be accepted from mid-January at the latest.
This Sunday, Tallinn Day, at 12.30pm, a collection of vintage buses will parade from Vabaduse väljak (Freedom Square) to Kadriorg Park. Townspeople can take a ride on ten old-timer buses that no longer run on the Estonian bus routes today.
On Sunday 22 May, from 12 noon to 3 pm, a free family event will take place on Vabaduse väljak (Freedom Square) to mark 100 years since the start of regular bus services in Tallinn.
The Tallinn Education Department has started informing parents about the designation of the school of residence for their children who will start school on 1 September 2022. The deadline for accepting the assigned school is 10 June.
Tallinn will allocate additional funding to improve access to services for preventing and alleviating mental health problems in the city’s budget next year.
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.
Tallinn's draft city budget for 2022 will provide an increase in the pension supplement to €150 per year. In addition, all primary, secondary and vocational school students will receive a €50 benefit at the start of the school year.
Tallinn City Government approved a draft regulation introducing new thresholds for housing costs that affect the amounts of subsistence benefits paid. Raising the thresholds was necessitated by a significant increase in housing costs this year.
Tallinn has launched a social campaign "Give your family a safe Christmas!" this week. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness about the possibility to be vaccinated with a first, second or booster dose at the Covid-19 counselling and vaccination centres in Tallinn.