Tallinn prepared to support the WTA Tour tennis tournament
The City of Tallinn is willing to support holding a WTA Tour women's tennis tournament in Tallinn in 2022-2024, organised by the World Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
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Tallinn opens a refugee reception centre
Tallinn opened a refugee reception centre for Ukrainian refugees at Niine 2. The objective of the centre is to offer a one stop shop for different services, assistance and information necessary for a refugee in Estonia.
Record number of new businesses founded in Tallinn last year
A record 14,614 new businesses were registered in Tallinn in 2021, up nearly 12 per cent on the year before.
City to purchase land for the Rail Baltic terminal
The Tallinn City Government has submitted to the City Council for approval a cooperation agreement between the City of Tallinn and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to allow the development of the Rail Baltic Ülemiste passenger terminal to proceed.
Tallinn to adopt a digital transport model
Tallinn is adopting a digital transport model that will help predict the mobility needs of the population and make planning of urban transport and urban space in general more efficient.
Highlights of culture - becoming a UNESCO City of Music and building the City Theatre
Tallinn will become a UNESCO City of Music from 2022, and the development of the Tallinn City Theatre will be the biggest cultural investment in next year's city budget.
Tallinn to raise wages of bus drivers and procure 150 new buses
Tallinn's transport priorities for the coming year are to increase public transport drivers' salaries, introduce 150 new gas buses as well as to carry out preparations for the renewal of the public transport network and the tender for eight new trams.
Opening hours of Tallinn COVID prevention points during the holiday period
Seven of Tallinn's eight COVID prevention points will be closed from 24 to 26 December, while the Vabaduse Square point will remain open on 26 December. On New Year's Eve, all points will be open until 19:00, and on 1 January they will all be closed.
Over 300 lighting solutions to decorate Tallinn in winter
Tallinn's streets will be embellished with more than 300 light installations during the darkest time of the year, while a comprehensive light park, one of the largest in Europe, will be built on Vabaduse Square.
Tallinn plans to raise housing cost thresholds for subsistence benefit
Tallinn City Government approved a draft regulation introducing new thresholds for housing costs that affect the amounts of subsistence benefits paid. Raising the thresholds was necessitated by a significant increase in housing costs this year.