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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.

Together with cities all over Europe, Tallinn participates in a minute of silence for the victims of the corona pandemic which started one year ago. The joint commemoration takes place today, 24 March, at 13:00 EET.

Following through on its vision to ensure that sustainability, environmental friendliness and balanced development go hand in hand, the city has joined over sixty- six global destinations who benchmark with the GDS-Index.

GreenEST Summit brings together public and private sector experts, Greentech companies and investors from all over Europe to discuss how to address the inevitable green revolution!

The photo contest "Year-Round in Tallinn 2021" is held every year to find interesting photos that would capture the events taking place in the city and the change of the cityscape in different seasons. Cristo Pihlamäe's photo "Reflection" turned out to be this year’s winning work.

Four innovative solutions were selected from this year’s application round of the Tallinnovation smart city competition, organized in cooperation of the Science Park Tehnopol and the City of Tallinn. The winners were road safety sensors, solar-powered luminaries, drones for rescue operations and an innovative package recycling solution.

The 18th Tallinn Entrepreneurship Day took place on Tuesday 28 September and included more than 40 events dedicated to participants ranging from brand new entrepreneurs to senior executives. In total, 2000 people attended the seminars in person and online. This year’s Tallinn Entrepreneurship Day was a hybrid event – selected seminars were streamed online, but the main programme took place in person. This was made possible with the help of 40 partners.

In anticipation of Advent, Tallinn will be decorated with fairytale-like winter lights - Christmas decorations and various lighting solutions will be installed in the Old Town and all over the city. People are invited to visit the Christmas Market, enjoy ice skating in various ice rinks and take part in several events.

Today, 12 November, the Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kõlvart hosted the new President of the International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF, Luc Tardif, Vice-President Petr Brizat and Vice-President of the European Region Henrik Bach-Nielsen, to discuss the promotion of ice sports in Estonia.