News

Tallinn's startup ecosystem has demonstrated remarkable resilience and adaptability in 2024, achieving new revenue records despite challenging economic conditions. According to Startup Estonia, Estonian startups surpassed €2.7 billion in revenue during the first three quarters of 2024, marking a 10% year-over-year growth.

Another stellar success story of ecosystem productivity and network effect — 14 out of 30 fastest-growing startups in Eastern Europe are from Estonia.

Tallinn has been chosen by websiteplanet.com as one of the world’s best destinations for digital nomads in 2024, particularly recognized as a top...

The 2024 edition of the IMD Smart City Index has seen Tallinn make significant progress, positioning it as a city on the rise. The index, produced in partnership with the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization (WeGO), evaluates 142 cities globally on factors such as openness, innovation, inclusivity, and sustainability.

Tallinn offers both Estonian and international companies the opportunity to use the city as a testbed for their sustainable, smart city solutions. On October 16, the latest round of applications for the Test in Tallinn program was evaluated, with four out of five projects moving forward to the testing phase.

On October 9-10, a delegation of urban planners from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government visited Tallinn to explore the city's innovative development projects. Tokyo has made it a priority to increase the amount of green spaces and green corridors in its urban planning, and projects like Tallinn's Pollinator Highway and Digital Twin (Digikaksik) attracted particular interest.

Tallinn has been awarded the CEE Smart Cities Mobility Index Recognition Award, highlighting its innovative approach to urban mobility and sustainable transportation solutions.

Latitude59, Estonia's flagship startup event, is going global with its first satellite event in Singapore on Oct 29. Don't miss the opportunity to network and learn about two incredible ecosystems.

The project aims to run tests to find the best plan for installing the infrastructure of sensors to create the U-space area where drones can fly in...

On October 2, during the Tallinn Entrepreneurship Awards gala held at the Seaplane Harbour Museum, this year's best development project, collaboration project, bright starter, tourism achievement, job creator, future solution, and circular economy promoter were announced. Awards were also given for the best applied research projects.