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From today, 3 September to 1 October, all Tallinners will be able to submit proposals on which projects could be funded from the city's participatory budget in 2022.

The City Government adopted a package of support measures, which includes both crisis help for residents and benefits for economic operators from the beginning of September to the end of the year. The city will continue to compensate the first day of sick leave to residents of Tallinn. Also, rent exemption to entrepreneurs operating in the city's premises will be extended until the end of the year.

From September 1, Tallinn public transport will switch over to winter schedule, and therefore the timetables of many bus lines and all tram and trolleybus lines will change. School buses will also be on the route again.

During the last two weekends, 21-22 and 27-29 August, a total of 2,690 people were vaccinated in 16 schools in Tallinn. Vaccinees will receive a second dose on October 2, 9 or 10 at the same school where the first dose was administered. During that time, people who want to get their first vaccination are also welcome in schools.

On 30 August, the new e-Business Register portal ariregister.rik.ee was launched, conveniently consolidating all existing commercial register services into one environment.

This year, Germany and Estonia are celebrating the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 30th anniversary of the restoration of these relations, and on this occasion the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany presented the city of Tallinn with a Buddy Bear, designed by artist Julia Valtanen.

From Monday, August 23 to the end of August, a vaccination point will be open in the Tallinn City Office building (Vabaduse väljak 7) on working days from 10 am to 8 pm. Spikevax (COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna) is used for vaccination and pre-registration is not needed.

Until September 30, the exhibition „Mixed plants in community plots / Kogukondlik Tootsi peenar" is open in Solaris Centre, aiming to introduce the increasingly popular community horticulture and its positive impact on both people and urban nature. You can also take part in a microgreens workshop and a guided tour with the curator.

Yesterday, on August 18, the new visitor centre was presented at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds (Lauluväljak) that tells a story of the Signing Revolution, the tradition of Song Festivals, and the history of the Song Festival Grounds. The centre was created in time for the 30th Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence and will be welcoming all visitors from August 31.

In 2024, a new sports centre with the Olympic swimming pool, a leisure centre and a hotel will be completed in Lasnamäe, at Varraku 14a. A public contest was announced this week to find the name for the future building.