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2023, when Tallinn is the European Green Capital, Tallinn will create a park to the Town Hall square, food gardens to Mustamäe and Lasnamäe, bring international green innovation to the city center, greenery to Kristiine transport hubs and much more. The main themes of the year of the European Green Capital are biodiversity, climate, green… Continue reading The European Green Capital title will bring many positive changes to Tallinn

In August this year, 20 special litter bins were installed on the shores of the northern part of Tallinn to prevent cigarette butts from entering the sea. The pilot project lasted for two months, during which time around 11 000 cigarette butts were collected from the bins, which will later be given a new life… Continue reading Nearly 11 000 cigarette butts collected from smoke boxes in Põhja-Tallinn

The Pääsküla bog conservation management plan, which went through a public display in September and has received official approval, also received the approval of the Tallinn city government last week. The management plan is the source document for the ordering of protective management works of the Pääsküla bog protected area, including the restoration of the… Continue reading The Tallinn city government approved the Pääsküla bog protection management plan

Tallinn – the European Green Capital 2023 will host the Cleantech Forum Europe green innovation conference next autumn and organize the EXPO of green technologies. The most important opinion leaders in the field around the world will meet in Tallinn on 14-16 of November 2023 at Cleantech Forum Europe, a conference aimed at sustainability and… Continue reading The European Green Capital Year brings a high-level green technologies conference and EXPO to Tallinn

The winner of the European Green Capital 2024 was announced last week in the current European Green Capital Grenoble. After Tallinn – the European Green Capital of 2023, Valencia will take the title. Spain’s third largest city (approx. 800,000 inhabitants) Valencia caught the eye of the European Commission’s jury with a program that honors its… Continue reading Valencia will be the green capital of Europe in 2024

Last week, an introduction and public discussion of the design of the spatial parts of the Putukaväil’s Mustjõe-Hiiu “Straightly nature-rich” took place in the environmental education center of Tallinn Zoo. The attendees feedback mainly asked to pay special attention to nature conservation in Astangu, one of Tallinn’s most biodiverse areas, to take care of the… Continue reading The longest section of the Putukaväil takes into account the safety of different mobility options and leads people into nature

As part of the Tallinn – European Green Capital 2023 initiative, Tallinn Strategy Center together with Civitta have developed environmental criteria for restaurant food and to highlight those meals green labels were awarded to environmentally friendly food for the first time during the Tallinn Restaurant Week. Foods that met at least one criterion received the… Continue reading Tallinn developed environmentally friendly food criteria

’Reed’, ’Straw Chapel’, and ’Interspecies Crossing’ are opened and invite you to explore! The winners were selected out of 19 proposals submitted to the ’Place Buzz’ installation competition with the goal to enrich the Pollinator Highway with environmentally sensitive public art. The installations highlight different sections of the Pollinator Highway by making the most of… Continue reading Come and discover new installations on the Pollinator Highway!

With the idea competition held this year from May to August, Tallinn was looking for a solution for the Klindipark connecting Kesklinna, Lasnamäe and Pirita districts. The future linearpark would create a pleasant public space, that highlights the wild natural klint and also preserves the unique nature. “Displacement” (OÜ Sfäär Planeeringud, Kerttu Kõll, Lauri Läänelaid,… Continue reading The winner of Klindipark idea competition is “Displacement”

Next year, as the European Green Capital 2023, maintaining and increasing biodiversity will be one of the main goals for the city. Tallinn’s own pesticide use has been reduced to a minimum and as the next step Tallinn plans to deal with other concern areas such as reducing pesticide use by large landowners, companies involved… Continue reading Tallinn reduces the use of pesticides to preserve biodiversity

Tallinn, the European Green Capital of 2023, announces today, at the beginning of the environment-themed school year, two environmental-themed contests: the “Biodiverse City” speech contest for young people and the Tallinn Green Capital mascot drawing contest for children, which is patroned by Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart.  In the drawing contest opened for up to 15-year-olds, the… Continue reading Tallinn, the European Green Capital of 2023, invites students to take part in environmentally themed contests

Deputy Mayor Tanel Kiik, responsible for transportation in Tallinn, introduced options and primary considerations for alternatives for the construction of the Järve-Pelguranna-Liivalaia tramway today at a seminar organised by the Tallinn City Council. “When planning the new tramlines, we focused primarily on the number of potential passengers, impact on the environment, financial aspects and the… Continue reading City considers opening three new tramlines