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In Tallinn, apartment associations can apply for funding for the construction or maintenance of landscaping, a total of 58,150 euros have been allocated for this grant in the city budget this year. According to the Deputy Mayor of Tallinn, Vladimir Svet, the “Green Yard” grant aimed at apartment associations is the most popular grant for… Continue reading The city is expanding the possibilities of landscaping in gardens

From Friday, 15 July until 14 September, passengers may travel free of charge in Mustamäe by self-driving shuttle on the inner district roads between Mustamäe tee, Tammsaare tee and Ehitajate tee. The self-driving bus, with eight seats, will run from Tuesday to Sunday between 10am and 4pm, on a 1.8-kilometre circuit at approximately 25-minute intervals.… Continue reading Self-driving bus starts transporting passengers in Mustamäe district

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. This year’s conference is titled “An Era of new Beginnings”, and focuses on the complex challenges of cities brought… Continue reading Tallinn attends Eurocities conference, discusses sustainable development and aid to Ukraine

The Estonian Designers’ Union and the City of Tallinn announced the winners of the design competition “RoheAsi” for environmentally friendly souvenirs. In the category Sümboolne RoheAsi (Symbolic GreenThing), the first place went to the beeswax food towel (Maret Sikstus) and the second place went to the stone card pocket Seif, authors high school students Arti… Continue reading Soil jewelry and sandals made of car tires. The winners of the design competition “RoheAsi” were announced

Tallinn is announcing Klindi Park idea competition to plan the nearly nine-kilometer-long limestone cliff course that runs through the districts of Kesklinn, Lasnamäe and Pirita as a green corridor. Entries can be submitted from May 19th to August 19th 2022. The future Klindi Park is characterized by the diversity of natural and semi-natural areas. However,… Continue reading Tallinn announces Klindi Park idea competition

At the international technology and start-up conference Latitude59, taking place in Tallinn from today, Tallinn showcases itself as a green global city characterised by sustainable, eco-friendly and balanced development. According to Tallinn Deputy Mayor Joosep Vimm, the city is showcasing its key objectives for the coming years: reducing its carbon footprint, ensuring biodiversity and sustainable… Continue reading Tallinn showcased as a green global city at Latitude59

The second day of the Tallinn Day program, 14 May, will be dedicated to the city districts, which will organize several exciting events. One of the highlights of the spring season will be the flower-planting workshops in the districts of Kesklinn, Haabersti, Nõmme, Kristiine, Lasnamäe, and Põhja-Tallinn. “Just like every spring, Tallinn will be hosting… Continue reading Tallinn Day will create plenty of floral beauty in the urban space

Although bulky waste is covered by the organised waste collection scheme and need to be handed over on a separate agreement with your waste collector, Tallinn residents will again be able to drop off bulky waste free of charge at all waste collection stations in Tallinn for a week (9-15 May) as part of Environment… Continue reading Residents of Tallinn can drop off bulky waste for free at waste collection stations from 9-15 May

This weekend, Tallinners can get involved in a series of community clean-ups and help make the city cleaner as part of the Let’s Do It campaign. Helping hands are welcome in Põhja-Tallinn, Haabersti, Kesklinn, Nõmme and Kristiine districts, and activities take place on Friday and Saturday. “As every spring, district governments, institutions and organisations are… Continue reading Tallinners can take part in a range of Let’s Do It clean-ups

The Tallinn European Green Capital 2023 bureau opened an exhibition on Tallinn’s biodiversity in Tammsaare Park, which will remain open until the end of May. The exhibition highlights Tallinn’s more special and unusual species and their habitats. Tallinn is a city with a diverse biota and landscape, where many rarities have found a habitat. There are… Continue reading New exhibition in Tammsaare Park highlights Tallinn’s unique biodiversity

The Tallinn City Government is preparing to initiate the establishment of the Astangu-Mäeküla protected area in the Haabersti district. A public presentation of the concept of the conservation area will be held on Tuesday 10 May at 17.30 at the Astangu Vocational Rehabilitation Centre at Astangu 27, where residents are invited to participate and express… Continue reading Tallinn intends to create a protected area in Haabersti

This week Tallinn hosted the European Green Capital (EGC) Troika network meeting. 14 guests from Lahti and Grenoble visited Tallinn to learn about our plans for the European Green Capital year 2023. There have been regular meetings online, but this was the first time the three cities network met in real life. Tallinn joined the… Continue reading Tallinn’s international guests were impressed with our smart city solutions and the Pollinator Highway