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Tallinn is focused on environmental sustainability, one of six Factors in the ICF Method defining success for cities and regions in the 21st Century.

Due to the coronavirus restrictions, Tallinn new citizens whose birth has been registered from the beginning of January to the end of March, receive their name certificates along with a present from the city directly at their home.

The corona crisis is affecting the entire society and many people are experiencing difficulties. Tallinn City Government introduced additional support measures to mitigate the negative effects of the restrictions necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 disease. From March 11 until the end of April, parents will be exempted from paying the kindergarten fee, sports clubs and entrepreneurs will not have to pay rent for city premises, and the payment of sports subsidies to sports clubs will continue in full. The city also offers benefits to city residents in economic difficulties.

For the week after the school break, from November 1-5, students in grades 4 to 8 in Tallinn municipal schools will be sent to distance learning. Students in grades 1 to 3 and grades 9 to 12, as well as students with special educational needs will continue in contact learning.

Yesterday, the City Government decided that Tallinn municipal schools will continue partial distance learning for another week, i.e. from 8 to 12 November. Distance learning will continue for grade 4-8 students, but students in grades 1-3 and 9-12, and also students with special educational needs, will remain on contact learning.

The innovation competition Tallinnovation, organised by the Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol and the City of Tallinn, is open for applications from May 12. The competition seeks to find smart city solutions to make the municipal services and urban environment in Tallinn more convenient for both residents and visitors.

The innovation competition Tallinnovation, organised by the Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol and the City of Tallinn, is open for applications from May 12. The competition seeks to find smart city solutions to make the municipal services and urban environment in Tallinn more convenient for both residents and visitors.

The deadline for submitting smart city solutions for the €100 000 Tallinnovation innovation competition is 15 September.

The Tallinnovation competition, which supports smart city solutions, received ten applications this year. The city of Tallinn, along with the Tehnopol Science and Business Park, chose four winners from among the ten applicants. The winners will receive 100,000 euros of investment, which is a record-breaking sum.

The European Investment Bank has signed a €100 million loan agreement with the City of Tallinn for its multi-year investment programme in urban infrastructure. Tallinn’s priorities for investment under its sustainable urban renewal programme are expected to benefit the people living in Estonia’s capital as well as tourists. Projects to be funded with the EIB loan include public buildings, urban mobility and the upgrading of public spaces, green areas and municipal infrastructure.