This week, the Sail Training International confirmed the new dates and six host ports of the international sailing regatta The Tall Ships Races 2024, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic this year.
The Tallinn City Government has completed this year’s statistical yearbook "Tallinn in Figures" that offers an overview of the development of different areas of the city in the recent years. The population of Tallinn has grown for more than 20 years in a row, already reaching above 445,600.
During the last two weekends of August - August 21 to 22, and August 27 to 29 - Tallinn will organize vaccination against COVID-19 in schools. Students aged 12-18, their families, but also other residents are expected to get vaccinated. There is no need to pre-register for vaccination in schools.
Tallinn residents interested in the development of their hometown are welcome to test the planned updates of the Tallinn Planning Register website and provide feedback to them in the test environment until August 24.
Two tenders were submitted for the Tallinn public procurement to find a designer for the Pollinator Highway linear park on the section between Ristiku Street and Kolde Boulevard.
Today, the cornerstone was laid for Tallinn Zoo's new exhibition building called Cloud Forest (Pilvemets), which will provide a unique experience of the tropical ecosystem of Southeast Asia.
Starting in August, nearly a hundred new road safety towns are established in Tallinn kindergarten to help small citizens learn how to safely participate in traffic and consider fellow road users.
As part of Tallinn’s efforts to apply for the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as the City of Music, a Music Strategy has been prepared for the next four years, which sets goals for preserving and promoting the city’s music life.
From this week, the district administrations of Tallinn will distribute free medical masks to families with many children, single parents, senior citizens and people receiving income-dependent benefits.