Nearly 48 600 pupils start the school year in Tallinn schools
In Tallinn's 57 municipal schools, 48,589 pupils will start the school year, including 3,868 first-graders.
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New cigarette bins help fight pollution on Tallinn beaches
Last week, special litter bins were installed on the beaches of the Põhja-Tallinn district to prevent cigarette butts from ending up in the sea. The material collected in the bins will later be given a new life as 3D printing filament. This is initially a pilot project that will run for two months.
Tallinn renewed over 700 crosswalks for the start of school year
Every summer, Tallinn renews the road markings around educational institutions to make children's journeys to school or kindergarten safer and drivers more attentive to small pedestrians. This summer, 324 pedestrian crossings around schools and 413 around kindergartens were updated, and on 1 September, police and municipal police officers will also help to ensure safety.
Public transport timetables change on 1 September
The public transport of Tallinn will switch over to winter working hours on 1 September, which means that the timetables of many bus routes and all tram and trolleybus routes will change.
Home doctor can be called for Tallinn children up to 12 years old
From today, after a temporary pause in the home doctor service during the summer months, it is once again possible to call a doctor to tend to a sick child in Tallinn over the weekend.
Fitch gives Tallinn rating outlook at same level as Estonia
International rating agency Fitch has affirmed Tallinn's long-term credit rating at its current high level of AA-, but revised the rating outlook to negative.
Tallinn Marathon causes temporary changes to traffic
Next weekend, on September 10 and 11, the Tallinn Marathon will bring more than ten thousand runners from more than forty countries to Tallinn, causing several temporary changes to traffic and public transport in the city.
Tallinn announces call for ideas for participatory budget
From 12 September until 2 October, all Tallinn residents are invited to submit proposals about projects to be funded by the Tallinn participatory budget 2023.
Last call to submit ideas for smart city solutions
The deadline for submitting smart city solutions for the €100 000 Tallinnovation innovation competition is 15 September.
Mayors of Tallinn and Milan discuss cooperation opportunities
Visiting the European Basketball Championship in Milan, Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart met with Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala to discuss cooperation on environmental issues and the growing role of cities in crisis management.