10.06.26 NEWS ... At 10:15 a.m. on Wednesday, the Emergency Response Center received a report that a large quantity of sodium hypochlorite had leaked from a truck on Õismäe tee in Tallinn's Haabersti district, Delfi reports.

10.06.26 NEWS ... The inaugural Paavli Festival in Tallinn at the weekend attracted close to 1,000 visitors and more than 40 artists.

10.06.26 NEWS ... Swedish power metal band Sabaton will be in concert in Tallinn next year, the band has announced.

10.06.26 NEWS ... Tallinn Social Democrats want to make city museums free for children and teens 18 and under, with the proposal up for city council debate Thursday.

09.06.26 NEWS ... The City of Tallinn is hiking school lunch funding starting this fall, increasing the daily lunch rate to €2.10 to help maintain meal quality amid rising costs.

09.06.26 NEWS ... Kadriorg Tennis Center has begun reconstructing its old courts and will replace them with four upgraded clay courts, which are expected to be completed later this summer. The center is also in talks with the City of Tallinn about building a new tennis hall.

09.06.26 NEWS ... Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska and Estonian First Lady Sirje Karis met education and research leaders in Tallinn on Tuesday, with a focus on academic cooperation.

09.06.26 NEWS ... Prosecutors have charged a man with attempted murder following an explosion which took place at the Ülemiste keskus mall in Tallinn just before Christmas last year.

08.06.26 NEWS ... A completely new residential and commercial quarter, traversed by a new pedestrian and bicycle street, is planned for the site of Estonian Public Broadcasting's (ERR) current deteriorated buildings on Faehlmanni and Gonsiori streets in Tallinn.

08.06.26 NEWS ... Tallinn is planning to build separate and safe bicycle paths along the entire length of Tehnika tänav and to fully reconstruct the Endla tänav and Paldiski maantee intersections.

08.06.26 NEWS ... Estonia's police chief has said "teeth flash often" during recent attacks on police, following a high-profile incident involving a judge who allegedly bit an officer after being asked to leave a nightclub in Tallinn.

06.06.26 NEWS ... Crowds, flags and banners filled the streets of Tallinn for the Baltic Pride march on Saturday, capping off a weeklong celebration of LGBT+ visibility, community and support.

06.06.26 NEWS ... Tallinn's Pirita District expects to spend up to €20,000 this spring and summer fighting invasive Spanish slugs as local governments step up efforts to slow the pest's spread.

06.06.26 NEWS ... Traffic restrictions and a no-fly zone will be in effect in central Tallinn on June 8 and 9 during the Nordic-Baltic cooperation meeting, which is hosted by Estonia this year.

06.06.26 NEWS ... A major Tallinn hospital says it fired longtime women's clinic head Piret Veerus over a serious patient safety breach and false statements. Veerus denies wrongdoing.

05.06.26 NEWS ... The firing of a respected and long-serving gynecologist has brought in focus issues including staff overwork and critical shortages at a Tallinn hospital, Eesti Ekspress wrote.

04.06.26 NEWS ... An attack drill took place on Thursday (June 4) at Estonian Public Broadcasting's (ERR) as part of the large-scale security exercise Ilves 2026.

04.06.26 NEWS ... The Baltic Pride 2026 March takes place in Tallinn this Saturday, but attendance by representatives of official organizations and institutions is expected to be quite light.

04.06.26 NEWS ... Design work on the planned Lasnamäe medical campus has been terminated at a cost of almost €3 million, with a lack of clear funding from the state cited as the reason.

03.06.26 NEWS ... Tallinn is offering a free sports program for children and teens this summer, with coaches leading outdoor practices across the city from June through mid-August.

02.06.26 NEWS ... The City of Tallinn says its business incubator is expected to operate more effectively after moving into newly refurbished offices that cost several million euros.

02.06.26 NEWS ... Last week, Tallinn hosted the HeadRead literary festival, featuring author talks, literary walking tours of the capital, plus special music events.

02.06.26 NEWS ... Tallinn has approved a detailed plan for the Central Market and its surrounding area, under which a new market building as well as new mixed-use buildings with commercial space and apartments will be constructed on the site.

02.06.26 NEWS ... Thousands of rubber ducks filled the Kadriorg Park canal in Tallinn Monday as the annual Duck Race returned to raise funds for children with cancer and their families.

02.06.26 NEWS ... An attempt by two opposition factions in the Tallinn City Council — the Social Democrats and Parempoolsed — to pass a no-confidence motion failed on Tuesday.

01.06.26 NEWS ... Music fans of all ages flocked to Tallinn's Proto Invention Factory on Sunday as the two-day Children's Jazz Festival Kräsh returned for its fourth edition.

01.06.26 NEWS ... The official beach season begins in Tallinn on Monday (June 1) and Forus security company will be responsible for safety and public order at the capital's beaches

31.05.26 NEWS ... While Estonia has plenty of parks and green areas, there is no public indoor space where people can spend their free time during the winter, National Library interior architect Ville Lausmäe has said.

30.05.26 NEWS ... Despite the June 9 deadline for publishing admissions lists, school leaders have warned that uncertainty and long waits for high school places may persist.

30.05.26 NEWS ... Planned changes to the major Tallinn traffic junction, including a proposed pedestrian bridge, have sparked debate.

30.05.26 NEWS ... The Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) opened its graduation festival on Wednesday.

29.05.26 NEWS ... Six oversized concrete wolves are coming to the courtyard of Tallinn's new Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (EASS) building after winning a public art design competition.

29.05.26 NEWS ... Tallinn University plans to redesign the streetscape in front of its campus on Narva maantee, but the city believes the winning architectural proposal was not developed in sufficient cooperation with municipal authorities, and the reduction of traffic lanes proposed in the design is out of the question.

29.05.26 NEWS ... Social Democrats and Parempoolsed have submitted a no-confidence motion against Tallinn Mayor Peeter Raudsepp, citing cuts to youth sports funding and support for organizations linked to the ruling coalition.

28.05.26 NEWS ... A central Tallinn mall has proposed bearing the brunt of renovating a nearby stretch of sidewalk the mall's CEO has said is in dire need of improvement.

27.05.26 NEWS ... Tallinn's water supplier Tallinn Vesi is to raise household water bills by nearly €2 per month.

27.05.26 NEWS ... The City of Tallinn will fully renovate Lembitu Park in central Tallinn, installing Estonia's first multifunctional direct-current lighting network to boost energy efficiency and celebrate the area's history.

27.05.26 NEWS ... Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Estonia's capital, Tallinn, the honorary title of "Rescuer City" for its support for Ukraine.

26.05.26 NEWS ... Tallinn has proposed removing a provision from the law that allows taxis and electric vehicles to drive in public transport lanes.

25.05.26 NEWS ... By the end of the year, passengers using Tallinn public transport should be able to validate rides using a bank card or a mobile phone, allowing them to leave their transit card at home.

23.05.26 NEWS ... A bill is currently at the Riigikogu which, if it passes, will allow 16- and 17-year-old wait staff to serve alcoholic drinks.

22.05.26 NEWS ... Around half of Tallinn's public fountains are already gushing after city authorities recently started switching them on again ahead of summer.

22.05.26 NEWS ... Despite recent media coverage, plans for a new high-rise in Central Tallinn's Kompassi Square remain uncertain as the city continues early-stage talks with the developer.

22.05.26 NEWS ... Tallinn city specialist and wheelchair user Jako Stein says even well-designed concrete often does more to improve urban accessibility than high-tech solutions.

21.05.26 NEWS ... The opening of Canada's expanded embassy in Tallinn is proof of that country's commitment to the security of Estonia and the other two Baltic states, Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna (Eesti 200) said.

21.05.26 NEWS ... Tallinn and grid operator Elering are sharply divided over the cost of preserving aging high-voltage transmission towers along the city's Pollinator Highway (Putukaväil).

20.05.26 NEWS ... Tallinn and Tartu are adjusting their mowing schedules this year to strike a balance between a well-maintained urban environment, drought periods, and biodiversity.

20.05.26 NEWS ... Tallinn Deputy Mayor Joel Jesse announced that the city is making a strategic shift in tram development and moving toward the use of bidirectional trams.

20.05.26 NEWS ... The transition of Tallinn schools to Estonian-language instruction has sparked a heated political confrontation, fueled by teacher shortages and conflicting expectations regarding the speed of the change.

19.05.26 NEWS ... Developer G11 is planning to build a mixed-use building of up to 13 stories on Kompassi Square in central Tallinn, housing both commercial space and apartments.