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Edgar Savisaar (31.05.1950 - 29.12.2022) was Mayor of Tallinn twice - from 2001 to 2004 and from 2007 to 2017.

Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart and Deputy Mayor Tanel Kiik, who visited Ukraine today, handed over 14 diesel buses as a gift to the Mayor of Zhytomyr Serhiy Sukhomlin. In the afternoon, Tallinn city leaders also handed over to the municipalities of the Zhõtomyr region electricity generators and other essential supplies sent from Tallinn.

Today, 4 January, the cornerstone was laid for the Kadriorg Park Economic Building (L. Koidula 34a, Tallinn). A modern building inspired by the historical orangery is under construction, part of which will be open to visitors in the future.

The first free Museum Sunday of 2023 will take place this Sunday, 8 January. The initiative will be joined by the Nõmme Museum, located in the former station building.

Tallinn's district governments have set up a total of 79 collection points across the city where old Christmas trees can be given away for free. Collected Christmas trees are not dumped in landfills, but are reused for district heating in the city's houses or to generate electricity.

The Tallinn Municipal Property Board this week launched a public procurement for the purchase of ten portable generators to ensure the continuity of Tallinn's buildings in the event of a permanent power outage. The deadline for submission of tenders is 20 January at 10am.

On 10 March, the photo exhibition "I Choose Life", depicting Ukrainians who fled to Estonia from the war and their stories, will open on Vabaduse Square. It is a social and cultural project created by Ukrainian war refugee photographers.

In 2023, the Ministry of Culture's series of theme years will reach the field of physical activity. Exercise has a direct link to our health and well-being, so Tallinn invites its residents to take part in monthly sporting events and to make use of health trails, sports fields and more.

Last year, 2,575 marriages were contracted at the Tallinn Family Register Office, with the oldest groom being 84 and the oldest bride 83. July and August were the most popular months for marriages, with nearly 360 marriages in each month.

The Tallinn City Government has submitted a draft decision to the Tallinn City Council, which, if adopted, will terminate the activities of the Tallinn Water Operators Monitoring Foundation and start liquidation proceedings.