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The City of Tallinn is transforming Aia Street into a green and vibrant public space this summer, complete with rest areas, play zones, urban furniture, and greenery.

The Tallinn City Government has approved a decision to accept financial support from the United States for the reconstruction of Väike-Ameerika Street.

The City of Tallinn and the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training of the Kingdom of Spain have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote educational cooperation. The signing ceremony took place today at Tallinn Mustamäe Upper Secondary School, with Deputy Mayor Aleksei Jašin representing the City of Tallinn and José Aurelio Llaneza Villanueva representing the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training of the Kingdom of Spain.

The public discussion on the draft design conditions for the Pelguranna tramline will take place on 6 May at 17:30 at Tallinna Pelgulinna Riigigümnaasium. Experts will present feedback received on the draft, outline future plans, and answer participants' questions.

Tallinn Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski sent a letter today to Prime Minister Kristen Michal urging the government to make a decision on funding the new medical campus in Tallinn and establishing a unified hospital system. If the government fails to act soon, the city will move ahead on its own to merge its healthcare institutions – East Tallinn Central Hospital, West Tallinn Central Hospital, and Tallinn Children’s Hospital. The state-owned North Estonia Medical Centre (PERH) can only be included in this merger with a decision from the national government. Without such a decision, PERH will remain outside the unified hospital system in Tallinn.

This year, the City of Tallinn will plant 3,500 trees in parks, courtyards, and along streets—matching the number of new little Tallinn residents expected to be born in 2025. It marks the city’s largest-ever tree-planting initiative, aimed at creating a healthier and greener urban environment.

On Saturday, May 17, the LHV Maijooks running event will take place, causing partial or full closures of certain streets in the city centre and Pirita district between 12:30 and 15:00. The event will also affect the operation of bus lines no. 1, 5, 6, 8, 34, 38, and 49.

Starting on 21 April 2025, the City of Tallinn will begin works to remove a Soviet decorative emblem from the façade of the Russian Cultural Centre (Mere puiestee 5). The removal is based on the city government’s coalition agreement and a structural safety assessment.

The City of Tallinn has adopted the strategy document “International Tallinn 2035”, aimed at strengthening the city’s international position, fostering strategic partnerships, and improving crisis preparedness. Cooperation with capitals in the Baltic Sea region on civil protection and resilience is one of the strategy’s key focus areas.

Through the Test in Tallinn programme, the city offers companies the opportunity to test their innovative smart city products and services in a real urban environment. In the most recent application round, three new projects were selected for piloting.