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On 1 February, starting at 18:00, there will be Chinese New Year celebrations at Tallinn Town Hall Square and Rotermann Square, with performances by musicians, dancers and fire artists, as well as a virtual programme. From 12 noon, townspeople can witness the crafting of a tiger sculpture on Town Hall Square.

94 per cent of residents are satisfied with Tallinn's living environment, including 34 per cent who are very satisfied.

The funding round, co-led by Tiger Global and Alkeon, joined by existing investors IVP and Accel, brings Veriff’s total funding to 0M and its valuation to .5B, as it aims to expand its global customer base and deliver trusted online identity verifications.

On the 10th January, at the EXPO 2020 Estonian Pavilion, Tallinn and Tartu organised a successful business seminar aimed at smartcity solutions and presented the best examples of collaboration between cities and entrepreneurs.

Tallinn has been consistently replacing sodium street lights with modern LED street lights in recent years, saving hundreds of thousands of euros per year in both maintenance and electricity.

Tehnopol Science and Business Park is joining with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to create an Artificial Intelligence or AI development programme designed to make manufacturing and data-intensive businesses better able to climb up the value chain.

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.

The year 2022 will bring close to ninety high-level international competitions to Tallinn, including twenty-one World and European Championships as well as World and European Cups. In total, Tallinn will support hosting international sports events with more than €865,000 this year.

Estonian Startup Awards 2021 gala took place on January 21, 2022. Over 300 startuppers and impact makers of the sector gathered at Vaba Lava to officially wrap up 2021 and celebrate the biggest wins of the year. Most noteworthily, 8 award trophies found a new home - scroll down to see the FULL SHORTLISTS and WINNERS of Estonian Startup Awards 2021.

Against the backdrop of soaring electricity prices, the city must also find ways to save energy. As one measure, the winter lights will be switched off earlier than planned, and dismantling has already begun.