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The 2025 Tallinn city budget emphasizes enhancing business competitiveness and positioning the city as a hub for innovation and tourism. The circular economy development plan and the new circular economy center will bring fresh momentum to the development of circular products and services. A total of €17.8 million has been allocated for these activities and investments.

Together with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), City of Tallinn hosted a panel discussion titled “Local Perspectives - Cities Leading the Way to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals” at the World Urban Forum on November 7. The discussion focused on the importance of international and national collaboration in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in urban areas. The panel was moderated by Masha Smirnova, Head of Governance at Eurocities, Europe’s largest network of cities.

Among Tallinn’s most significant investments in the 2025 city budget is the completion of the Tallinn City Theatre complex on Lai Street. At the same time, work will begin on designing the city's next major cultural project—the Tallinn Open Collections Facility. A total of €56.5 million has been allocated for operating expenses and investments in the cultural sector.

The City of Tallinn hosted a panel discussion „Local Perspectives - Cities Leading the Way to Achieving the SDGs“ at the 12th World Urban Forum in Cairo.

One of the main objectives for Tallinn city budget for 2022 is a comfortable and safe urban space, which includes investment in cycle paths and making streets more pedestrian-friendly. Two new green corridors will also be launched.

During the European Week for Waste Reduction in November, residents of Tallinn donated nearly 3,000 kilograms of household items for recycling. The collection campaign was organised in cooperation between the Re-Use Centre and the City of Tallinn.