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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.

The annual Tallinn Day opened Saturday morning with the traditional meet-up of Tallinn Mayor and Prime Minister at the Lühike Jalg gates in the Old Town.

From August 1, 2022, applications for "Bike to School" support can be submitted in Tallinn. A one-time subsidy of up to 100 euros is intended for the purchase of a bicycle for children aged 10–15 who have received their cyclist driving licenses this year, i.e. in 2022.

Tallinn residents will be able to dispose of bulky waste at waste stations free of charge from 22 to 28 August. Waste stations and hazardous waste collection points will be closed on 20 August, the Day of Restoration of Independence.

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.

The deadline for submitting smart city solutions for the €100 000 Tallinnovation innovation competition is 15 September.

The nineteenth Tallinn Entrepreneurship Day will take place on 27 September, offering participants more than forty different events and ending with the award ceremony for the winners of the Tallinn Business Awards.

To promote separate collection of bio-waste, the City of Tallinn will provide residents of detached houses, semi-detached houses, terraced houses and two-apartment houses with home composters and collection containers on preferential terms. Applications will be accepted from 15 September until composters and bins are available.

To promote the separate collection of bio-waste, Tallinn is distributing bio-waste collection containers free of charge to everybody interested.