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Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart and minister Jaan Tammsalu will light the first Advent candle on Sunday, 27 November at 4pm on the Christmas tree in Town Hall Square.

Tomorrow, 25 November at 6pm, the traditional Christmas market will open at Town Hall Square and the lights will be lit on Tallinn's central Christmas tree. The traditional first Advent candle will be lit on the tree in Town Hall Square by Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart and Tallinn's Provost Jaan Tammsalu this Sunday at 4pm.

According to the draft, by January 1, 2023, the number of civil servants in the city authorities will increase by 4.5% compared to January 1 of this year - the largest increase in the number of civil servants is in the social sector.

The City of Tallinn and Cleveron Mobility AS sign a cooperation agreement that will allow the company, which develops unmanned robotic couriers, to provide parcel delivery services in the Old Town.

n 23 and 24 November, a delegation led by Kotka Mayor Esa Sirviö, the Chairman of the City Council Pasi Hirvonen and the Chairman of the City Board Sami Virtanen will visit the city of Kotka, Tallinn.The visit included a meeting of the mayors of Tallinn and Kotka today and a joint concert of the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and the Kymi Sinfonietta in the Estonia Concert Hall in the evening.

Of the total operating expenditure in Tallinn's 2023 budget, social welfare and health will account for 10.9 percent, or €97.7 million. The main objective is to ensure the availability of needs-based social welfare services, the well-being of families with children, the elderly and people with special needs, and to assist citizens in difficulty. More consideration will be brought to mental health care.

By 1 December, marker posts will be removed from most of Tallinn's cycle paths to ensure smooth snow clearance and the use of cycle paths in winter conditions.

Tallinn's 2023 budget, presented to the city council by the city government, proposes a total of €32.3 million for cultural spending, the most important of which is an increase in the salaries of cultural workers. A number of major investments in cultural facilities are also planned.

Today, 29 November, at 4pm, the windows of the Tallinn City Government building will be the venue for a festive exhibition of Christmas-themed artworks by clients and staff of the Tallinn Social Work Centre. The exhibition features compositions in different techniques and materials, from Christmas angels made of lace to snowmen made of glass.

As of Tuesday, 5,703 residents of Tallinn had participated in the vote on the ideas for Tallinn's 2023 participatory budget, and a sufficient number of residents in Põhja-Tallinn have participated for the results to be considered valid. Residents can view all the ideas and vote for their favorites until 4 December on the website https://www.tallinn.ee/en/participatorybudget.