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 funding round, co-led by Tiger Global and Alkeon, joined by existing investors IVP and Accel, brings Veriff’s total funding to 0M and its valuation to .5B, as it aims to expand its global customer base and deliver trusted online identity verifications.
Estonian Startup Awards 2021 gala took place on January 21, 2022. Over 300 startuppers and impact makers of the sector gathered at Vaba Lava to officially wrap up 2021 and celebrate the biggest wins of the year. Most noteworthily, 8 award trophies found a new home - scroll down to see the FULL SHORTLISTS and WINNERS of Estonian Startup Awards 2021.
The Tallinn Strategic Management Office is seeking a partner to carry out a street space study for tramways, which would provide a basis for considering the possibility of extending the tramway network.
From Sunday 26 December, free rapid antigen testing is provided at the vaccination, counselling and testing centre in Tallinn's Vabaduse Square. The service is intended as an additional preventive measure to reduce the risks of infection before meeting elderly people or people at high risk.
During the Christmas period, 24-26 December, public transport in Tallinn will operate on Sunday timetables, and on New Year's Eve the last buses and trams will leave the city centre at 3am.
Tallinn's transport priorities for the coming year are to increase public transport drivers' salaries, introduce 150 new gas buses as well as to carry out preparations for the renewal of the public transport network and the tender for eight new trams.