On Sunday, August 29, at 12 noon, Tondiraba Park will be opened in Tallinn - a one of a kind green and recreation area on 29 hectares that creates space for both people and nature.
Tallinn participated in the 3rd Roundtable on the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions which brought together key stakeholders from cities, regions, national governments, the private sector, civil society, academia, philanthropy and international organisations to share knowledge, experience and good practice in supporting the circular economy.
On Friday, Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart met with the Mayor of Helsinki Jan Vapaavuori online to summarize the development of collaboration between the two cities and set new goals for the next cooperation agreement.
In the international procurement led by Tallinn, seeking ways to reduce the carbon footprint of transport with the help of artificial intelligence, 21 projects from 9 countries were selected to the next phase.
At the end of last week, city leaders from around 70 cities attended the first ever Eurocities Cities Social Summit to call for a new pact between all levels of EU government to reduce social inequalities, curb homelessness and unemployment growth and foster a just, sustainable and inclusive recovery. At the summit, Tallinn Deputy Mayor Betina Beškina confirmed that Tallinn supports the goals of the European Pillar of Social Rights and is committed to paying additional attention to the social services for the homeless in the coming years.
The development work of the Tallinn Botanical Garden is in full force, and in the coming years, a new visitor centre will be opened on its premises. Last week, the Tallinn City Property Department signed an agreement with Projektibüroo OÜ for the design of the reconstruction of the administrative building and conservatory located at Kloostrimetsa tee 52.
Tallinn, Helsingborg (Sweden), Krakow (Poland), Sofia (Bulgaria) are the four finalists for the title of European Green Capital 2023. The winners will be revealed at the official Awards Ceremony taking place on 9th of September in Lahti, Finland.
According to the European Environment Agency, Tallinn ranks 4th in Europe in terms of the quality of urban air, closely following Umeå, Sweden; Tampere, Finland and Funchal, Portugal.