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Tallinn City Government sent a request to the City Council to change the draft amendment of the public events procedure and the waste management regulation. The aim of the new amendment is to ban the use of disposable cutlery during public events held in Tallinn.

Tallinn will provide €6.9 million in support for youth sports activities this year. The basic amount of support for amateur athletes and coaches will increase from €220 to €230.

From next Sunday, 5 February, free entry tickets are required to visit Tallinn City Museum branches on Museum Sundays. The tickets are available on the Tallinn City Museum website.

Until Monday, 13 February, talented students from Tallinn's general and recreational schools can register for the music competition Tallinna Talent, which is held for the third time this year. The twenty best participants will be awarded the title of the city’s most talented musician and a one-off scholarship.

On Sunday, 5 February, the Estonian Choral Association announced the winners of the annual awards for choral and wind music at the Estonia Concert Hall. The Supporter of the Year 2022 award was presented to the City of Tallinn as last year, as the city provided substantial support for organizing the 1st Tallinn Youth Choirs Festival, supporting the activities of the Finnish Choral Association and other choir concert projects.

The first round of international conference grants will support nine conferences with more than €100 000. While last year was a record year for domestic tourism in the capital, outbound tourism is still recovering and has not yet reached the number of visitors in 2019.

Today, 16 February, at Town Hall, Deputy Mayor Vadim Belobrovtsev and Olympic Champion and six-time Tallinn Male Athlete of the Year Erki Nool, gave awards to outstanding young athletes and their coaches.

At the 18th Tallinn Youth Work Awards Gala "Suured teod" held yesterday, the nominees for 2022 were recognised in five categories: great achievements of Tallinn's youth, great achievements for Tallinn's youth, Tallinn youth worker of the year, Tallinn young volunteer of the year and Tallinn youth association of the year.

The parents of 47 newborns received name certificates during the ceremony held at Town Hall today. The name certificates were given out with folders which were decorated with the city's coat of arms.

In Tallinn, more than €15 million in subsistence benefits and €1.23 million in income-related benefits were paid in 2022. Twice as many people in need visited the city's soup kitchens compared to the year before last, with the majority of the new arrivals being elderly people.