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Acute health problems can be treated even during the holidays – emergency medical care in Tallinn is guaranteed and on-call pharmacies are open.

In Tallinn, parents can order a house call by a medical brigade on weekends to treat a child aged 0-8 with acute symptoms. For example, a home doctor’s crew can be called if a parent has not been able to visit the G.P. with an ill child or the child has fallen ill during the weekend.

According to a satisfaction survey conducted among city residents at the end of last year, Tallinn is a family-friendly city with a creative atmosphere, where people of different nationalities are treated well and the local people here are considered caring and trustworthy. However, the corona crisis has affected the daily livelihoods of the townspeople.

Big 7 Travel, with more than 2,5 million social audience, have just recently ranked Tallinn as number 1 destination for digital nomads in 2021.

If needed, the Tallinn Social and Health Care Board, in cooperation with the capital's hospitals and ambulances, will ensure that COVID-19 patients are safely transported home from the medical institution.

As of today, 10 June 2022, Ukrainian refugees who have been granted temporary protection will be able to apply for rent subsidies.

In June, July and August, the Tallinn cycle paramedics team is once again patrolling in the Tallinn Old Town and City Centre. The cycle paramedics are able to respond quickly and operatively to medical emergencies in crowded areas.

Until 12 June, Tallinn residents can apply for energy subsidies for expenses incurred between September 2021 and the end of April 2022. The applications have been accepted since 17 January, and more than 36,770 applications have been submitted to the Tallinn Social Welfare and Health Care Department so far.

This spring, Tallinn will give out a total of 125 kits of sorted waste collection boxes to 24 city institutions for the purpose of improving and promoting waste sorting in city-managed institutions.

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 held from 9:00-18:00 on 11 May at the Kesklinna Social Centre and from 9:00-18:00 on 25 May at the Haabersti Leisure Centre.