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Tallinn Day will be celebrated for the 21st time on Sunday 15 May, but the first events to mark the city's birthday will take place on Friday 13 May.

The architectural competition for the extension of Tallinna Reaalkool – Tallinn Secondary School of Science – has been won by an Estonian architecture office Molumba with the design R². Construction is scheduled to start in 2024.

Tallinn will continue to seek private sector partners for the reconstruction and deployment of the Tallinn Linnahall, the City Concert Hall. Launching a call for tenders will be decided once the market situation improves.

Tallinn is to refresh the red road markings of city centre cycle paths only in the most dangerous road sections, while physical separations between cycle paths and the road will be installed to make cycling safer.

The Tallinn Urban Environment and Public Works Department has launched an international public procurement procedure for the design and construction of a two-kilometre tramway linking the Tallinn’s Old City Harbour, or Vanasadam, with the planned Rail Baltic Ülemiste passenger terminal.

The international ratings agency Fitch has affirmed Tallinn’s long-term credit rating AA- with a stable outlook.

The Tallinn Environment and Public Works Department warns of the risk of slippery conditions in the coming days and urges caution in traffic. Rain, sleet and snow are expected, which, together with sub-zero temperatures, may lead to slippery roads and sidewalks.

In order to ensure safer migration routes for amphibians, Tallinn applies a temporary prohibition on motor vehicle traffic on Astangu Street from 31 March to 14 April from 9 pm to 6 am. The restriction involves the section of Astangu Street between Kotermaa Street 1 and Astangu Street 19/3. The traffic restriction does not apply to public transport passing through Astangu Street.

The COVID-19 counselling and vaccination point on Vabaduse Square remains open until 30 March. Anyone wishing to get vaccinated there can do so today and tomorrow until 9pm.

Used car tyres resulting from the spring tyre replacement can be disposed of free of charge at a collection point or a waste station.