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Estonian Designers’ Union launched a sustainable design competition RoheAsi (GreenThing) on Monday. The competition is organized in cooperation with the city of Tallinn, which in 2023 will hold the title of European Green Capital. RoheAsi invites professionals (designers, artists, etc.) to create environmentally friendly products that are usable in everyday life, yet stylish, innovative and… Continue reading Estonian Designers’ Union announces design competition RoheAsi

The City of Tallinn, in cooperation with the Uuskasutuskeskus/Reuse Centre, has opened a recycling room at the Paljassaare waste station, where people can bring items that have become redundant at home, but are in good working order and fit for use. Joosep Vimm, Deputy Mayor of Tallinn, inaugurated the new venture by cutting through a… Continue reading Paljassaare waste station opens recycling room

Tallinn is inviting young people to join the Future Mentors programme to help shape a sustainable future for Tallinn. One of the young mentors will also have the opportunity to be part of Tallinn’s delegation to the annual meeting of Eurocities, Europe’s largest network of cities, in Espoo this June. The annual meeting of Eurocities… Continue reading Tallinn in search for young mentors

The European Investment Bank has signed a €100 million loan agreement with the City of Tallinn for its multi-year investment programme in urban infrastructure. Tallinn’s priorities for investment under its sustainable urban renewal programme are expected to benefit the people living in Estonia’s capital as well as tourists. Projects to be funded with the EIB… Continue reading City of Tallinn takes €100 million EIB loan for better urban infrastructure

For ten more days, you can submit your ideas to Tallinn Strategic Management Office’s installation competition ‘Place Buzz’, which aims to enrich the Pollinator Highway with environmentally conscious urban art. The installation competition calls for ideas for site-specific and innovative environmental and community-engaging art or architectural projects that would enrich the sections of the Pollinator… Continue reading Urban design ideas invited for Tallinn’s longest park

According to a recent publication by the European Environment Agency, Tallinn ranks in the top ten of European capitals in terms of the extent of green infrastructure. Tallinn is positioned seventh in terms of urban green space and eighth in terms of urban tree cover. The study highlights the Garden for the Senses in Tallinn… Continue reading Tallinn has one of Europe’s greenest urban space

94 per cent of residents are satisfied with Tallinn’s living environment, including 34 per cent who are very satisfied. “Tallinners rate their living conditions highly – 94 per cent of the city’s residents are very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with the city. This is a very high figure and it has remained stable over the… Continue reading Vast majority of people are satisfied with Tallinn’s living environment

The Tallinn City Government has submitted to the City Council for approval a cooperation agreement between the City of Tallinn and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to allow the development of the Rail Baltic Ülemiste passenger terminal to proceed. “The future common terminal, together with the associated infrastructure, will contribute to the development… Continue reading City to purchase land for the Rail Baltic terminal

Tallinn has been consistently replacing sodium street lights with modern LED street lights in recent years, saving hundreds of thousands of euros per year in both maintenance and electricity. The widespread uptake of LED lamps in Tallinn started in 2014 and has been particularly reinforced in recent years. In 2019, there were 60 592 street… Continue reading Tallinn deploys LED lights, saves hundreds of thousands yearly

Tallinn has set a target to create an uninterrupted park area of almost nine kilometres on the edge of the cliffs bordering Lasnamäe, Kesklinn and Pirita. A call for ideas is currently underway, so local residents and other interested parties can contribute their ideas to the future of the klint area. Ideas received so far… Continue reading Have your say on the future Klindi Park!

Among household waste, Tallinn residents are most often sorting paper and cardboard, returnable packaging and hazardous waste. According to a survey carried out in autumn, 83 per cent of households in Tallinn stated to always sort paper and cardboard waste, 82 per cent always sort packages covered by the deposit system and 75 per cent… Continue reading Tallinners mainly sort paper and cardboard waste, survey shows

CitizensHack2022 offers you an amazing opportunity to solve your own and your community’s challenges together with real innovation experts & researchers. Join the co-creation journey which will help your community to become a better place for everyone! EU funded CitizensHack2022 event takes place from 10 February to 12 February and we invite local authorities to… Continue reading Come join the CitizensHack2022