August 20 marks the 30th anniversary of the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Estonia. The anniversary events in Tallinn will start today at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak), where a new visitor centre is opened. On August 19-21, there will be several concerts and events taking place all over the city.
From today, 3 September to 1 October, all Tallinners will be able to submit proposals on which projects could be funded from the city's participatory budget in 2022.
8.-10. September, first ever Ülemiste City Future Forum will take place in Ülemiste business campus, looking for solutions to three future topics - creating and implementing new business models, discovering and developing talent, and green mindset as a new reality and business opportunity.
The Tallinn City Government determined the locations of the polling stations in the local elections, paying attention to comfort and flexibility of the voting, meanwhile ensuring the protection of the voters’ health in the conditions of the virus outbreak.
Friday to Sunday, 27-29. On August 10 at 20-20, vaccinations can be administered without pre-registration in ten Tallinn schools, vaccination is available in every district. Until the end of August, a vaccination point will also be open in the City Office.
This week, the Tallinn City Government approved the statute of the Tallinn Pet Register, which will oblige all pets kept in the city to be listed in the register.
From this week, the districts of Tallinn will distribute free medical masks to families with many children, low-income single parents, and residents of apartment buildings with a high infection rate.
The idea-gathering of the first participatory budget in Tallinn was very successful, more than 5 percent of the citizens with the right to vote participated in the referendum to choose between the ideas proposed by Tallinners.