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In the 2024/25 academic year, approximately 47,500 students will begin their studies across 58 municipal general education schools in Tallinn. This...

Tallinn’s Mahtra Basic School will become the first municipal school in the city to offer a class based on the principles of the Montessori method of education.

The Tallinn Education Department has launched a new webpage within its previously created leisure activities portal, providing an overview of extracurricular activity providers in the city. This platform helps young people and their parents quickly and easily find suitable extracurricular opportunities in Tallinn, including both municipal and private schools, youth centers, and sports clubs.

The Tallinn City Government is proposing to the City Council to merge several institutions and services managed by the Tallinn Welfare and Healthcare Department. The aim of this consolidation is to ensure a unified, high-quality social services system while optimizing management costs.

The Tallinn City Government expresses its support for the Ministry of Climate's proposed amendments to the Waste Act, which aim to simplify the removal of abandoned vehicles from public spaces and ensure they reach waste handlers for proper disposal.

The Tallinn city government has submitted the proposal for the second supplementary budget for 2024 to the City Council, which aims to adjust planned expenses, revenues, investments, and financial transactions within the city's budget.

On October 21-22, Tallinn's Deputy Mayor Viljar Jaamu participated in the European Mayors’ Summit held in Strasbourg. The summit brought together European city leaders to share their vision with newly elected Members of the European Parliament and discuss the future priorities of the European Union. The key focus was on the role of cities in shaping EU policy and their contribution to achieving climate objectives.

Today, the City of Tallinn and the Avatud Kool SA (Open School Foundation) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a new Estonian-language municipal general education school in Põhja-Tallinn. The agreement confirms the collaboration to create Tallinn Open School, providing a diverse educational offering and additional school places in the area.

According to city planners and demographers, the population of Põhja-Tallinn is projected to grow by about 40,000 people over the next decade. This increase will drive the need for new school and kindergarten places. Estimates indicate that 1,200 primary school places and 670 kindergarten places will be needed in Tallinn.

Starting today, Tallinn Municipal Police will increase the number of officers patrolling Old Town during evening and night hours on weekends. The goal is to ensure nighttime peace and to respond swiftly to potential disturbances.