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The city allocates a total of €400,000 of restoration grants to 54 applicants, the maximum grant amount being €30,000.

The City of Tallinn and the Police and Border Guard Board are starting the ‘Lock or Lose’ information campaign, the purpose of which is to prevent bicycle theft and raise people's awareness in avoiding becoming a victim of theft. The police organised a similar campaign a couple of years ago and this year, Tallinn will be joining it as well.

Tallinn has prepared a guide for the construction of bicycle parking spaces to provide an overview of the possibilities for creating bike parking facilities.

A new series of outdoor training programmes lasting throughout the summer will begin on Monday, 12 June. The objective of these programmes is to offer young people aged 7-26 a way to spend time doing sporting activities during the summer and to encourage them to exercise regularly. Participation in the summer training is free for young people from Tallinn.

As of 1 June, collecting biological waste by type has become mandatory for all Tallinn properties regardless of intended purpose or number of apartments. Around two-thirds of city residents are collecting biological waste by type as of 1 June.

On Tuesday, 13 June, Dr Bruno Marques, President of the International Federation of Landscape Architects, will be visiting Tallinn to meet with Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus and give a public lecture on the topic “Landscapes and landscape architects in a changing world”.

Today, Estonia’s largest maritime and family event published its programme. From 14-16 July, three of the capital’s ports (Vanasadam cruise area, Lennusadam and Noblessner harbour campus) will be hosting a densely packed cultural programme and many maritime activities.

The City of Tallinn project was among the 14 chosen by the European Urban Initiative from a total of 99 applications that will receive a five million euro grant from the Regional Development Fund.

Tallinn has announced a single-stage architecture competition to seek out a new design that would fit the concepts of Koidu tänav as a home street as well as the main street of Uus-Maailm. The competition covers the area between Suur-Ameerika tänav, Koidu tänav and Pärnu maantee.

Tallinn has been offering residents free legal advice since March. Consultation days are held in each district according to a schedule. The next consultation days are 3 August from 10:00-18:00 in the Lasnamäe district administration and 24 August from 9:00-18:00 in the Kristiine district administration.