Tallinn opened a refugee reception centre for Ukrainian refugees at Niine 2. The objective of the centre is to offer a one stop shop for different services, assistance and information necessary for a refugee in Estonia.
Tallinn City Government has decided to allocate €25,000 to the Tallinn Social Welfare and Healthcare Department for a targeted subsidy to the Estonian Red Cross to support the Ukrainian Red Cross in providing humanitarian aid to the people of Eastern Ukraine.
Last year, 2,305 marriages were concluded in Tallinn Civil Registry Office, with the oldest groom aged 85 and the oldest bride 74. July and August were the most popular months for marriages, with nearly 360 marriages in each month.
This Sunday, Tallinn Day, at 12.30pm, a collection of vintage buses will parade from Vabaduse väljak (Freedom Square) to Kadriorg Park. Townspeople can take a ride on ten old-timer buses that no longer run on the Estonian bus routes today.
Tallinn Day is celebrated as fitting to a UNESCO City of Music - with a wide range of music events and concerts. The programme starts on Friday 13 May with a music morning in Tallinn schools.
The Tallinn City Government has assigned the name of Ukraine Square to the so far unnamed square in Lembitu Park in the Sibulaküla subdistrict of Tallinn city centre.
Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart, together with a five-member delegation, is taking part in the Eurocities conference in Espoo, Finland, from 8-10 June. Mayor Kõlvart will also attend the Eurocities executive committee meeting and annual general meeting.
The Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kõlvart participated in the International Environment Forum – Stockholm+50 – on Wednesday, which opened the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm.