Increasing interest and awareness towards entrepreneurship and developing our image as an open city contributes to smart production and services with high added value. An attractive business environment, international conferences and major events will attract the leaders of their field to Tallinn and increase the international recognition of the city. All this will help with the development of entrepreneurship, science and innovation and allow Tallinn, along with Helsinki, to become the smart economic heart of Northern Europe and a testing environment for innovative solutions.

All the action programmes in this field of activity help shape Tallinn’s open study space. Competent educational leaders and teachers will make sure that both the learning environment and methods are modern and support the individual development of each student in the best way possible. The city’s varied and comprehensive educational network that the state gymnasiums and other learning opportunities offered by the public and private sector support fosters lifelong learning and is visible both in the physical and virtual space of the city. The options to receive primary and general education in English support foreigners who have migrated here.

Tallinn is a city for creative people that promotes everyone’s talents. Creativity expresses itself in both small and big ways – in simple everyday tasks as well as activities impacting the world’s culture. Creative boldness, desire for freedom and rebelliousness characterise the city. The diverse cultural landscape attracts both tourists and talents to Tallinn.

Great urban and regional transport networks promote entrepreneurship and convenient international connections improve Tallinn’s competences. A pedestrian and cyclist-friendly urban space and accessible public transport makes Tallinn attractive and allows people to live a stress-free and healthy life. Environmentally friendly modes of travel help to guarantee the fulfilment of climate goals, clean city air and a safe and noise-free urban space.

A safe and clean environment will make the city attractive to locals as well as to those who are spending time here temporarily. Municipal police helps to ensure the safety and peace at public events.

Prevention (including raising people’s awareness) and supervision of following the rules will help to create a safe and healthy environment.

This field helps to design the districts and outdoor areas in a way that makes them more unique, cleaner and safer. Thanks to landscaping, outdoor areas are greener and people have more reasons to spend their time in them. The city offers children and families more ways and reasons to spend their free time near their home by planning, building and maintaining the playgrounds.

A friendly urban space makes Tallinn attractive to city residents and tourists as well as investors and talents who are looking for a home in the world; supports the development needs of companies and promotes the creation of innovative settings.

Housing services help to ensure cost-effective, accessible, energy efficient and comfortable homes that are suitable for people in need in varying districts. Advising and supporting apartment owners and associations develops real estate management skills and helps the living environment become safer and more attractive.

The benefits for adapting a living space helps to make the homes of people with special needs and older adults suitable for them.

Supporting the organisation of competitive sports and sports events and ensuring the necessary infrastructure for it guarantees that there are always (major) events happening in the city as well as making Tallinn an attractive city for both local residents and tourists.

A compact utility network will help with shaping landscaping and other aboveground infrastructure and developing an attractive urban space. Well-thought out street lighting helps to create a safe and pleasant urban space.

Fostering healthy lifestyles and ensuring the accessibility of health care prolongs the time during which people live healthily, contributes to the intertwined society, independent coping and a strong sense of security as well as increases employment and added value of companies.