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This year, more than 10,000 people took part in Tallinn’s participatory budget vote, selecting the best ideas for developing their local districts.

All eight districts of Tallinn have now signed contracts with service providers responsible for snow removal and de-icing. A new measure this season is that, in addition to roadways, the city will also clear all sidewalks owned by the city.

The City of Tallinn has announced the 2025 City Council Scholarship (Raestipendium) competition. The purpose of the scholarship is to support and recognise master’s and doctoral students whose research addresses Tallinn’s development and offers practical solutions for the city. Applications can be submitted from 1–15 October.

From 15 to 17 October, the Tallinn Smart City Center hosted URBREATH project partners, who gathered in Tallinn to jointly assess the progress made so far and discuss the next steps.

With its first Voluntary Local Review, Tallinn aims to show how cities can make sustainability real — in planning, policy, and daily life.

The proposals from the Citizens’ Assembly have led to 61 initiatives to make the city greener and more people-centric: 20 have already been completed, 28 are underway, and 13 are still to come.

Tallinn residents aged 14 and older still have a few days left to vote for up to three favourite ideas to be implemented in their district.

The Tallinn City Government has approved the nightlife development document “Night-time Tallinn 2035”, which aims to shape Tallinn into a more culturally diverse, accessible and safe 24-hour city.

The new pedestrian tunnels on Endla Street will provide a safe and convenient route for pedestrians and cyclists between the city centre and Kristiine.

Next year, Tallinn will launch a project to count pedestrians and cyclists at key locations in the city centre. The data will be collected with support from the European Union’s CEF Transport programme and the project will run until the end of 2028.