As part of its upcoming title year as the European Capital of Sport, Tallinn is marking World Car-Free Day on September 22 with a strong focus on sports.
For the first time, over twenty-five thousand participants from a record-breaking 79 countries registered for the various distances of Estonia’s largest recreational sporting event.
Estonia will be represented in the global competition Creative Business Cup by SUTU, a company that has developed a material made from reeds that can be used to produce bank cards, for example. The competition will take place on 4-5 June in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will bring together around 80 countries who have chosen a creative and innovative start-up to represent them.
The 17th Tallinn Design Festival will take place from 19 to 25 September 2022, focusing on issues related to sustainability and green design. Discussions on methods to readjust the impact of human activities on the environment in an era fixed on economic success, examples of circular design from different countries, enlightening stories told by professionals and workshops on essential recycling will all be featured over the course of the festival.
The Science and Business Park Tehnopol and the Tartu Science Park will begin work this month as the operators of the NATO innovation accelerator DIANA, and the accelerator will open its doors next year.
The Tallinn Digital Summit, an annual event hosted by the Estonian Prime Minister, will take place in Tallinn on 10–11 October. This year’s Summit will focus on delivering trusted connectivity through trusted partnerships.
The Estonian Restaurant Association (ERL) is initiator of the Tallinn Restaurant Week. The initiative started at 2011 when Tallinn was announced European Culture Capital with 2 restaurateurs who then decided it was about time to present Tallinn restaurants to showcase themselves with pride.
Recent ranking of fDi Magazine „European Cities and Regions of the Future 2023“, published by the Financial Times places Tallinn seventh among the medium-sized cities in Europe.