A sustainable roadmap for organising your event in Tallinn
14.06.2021
Tallinn is a green city where people are future and development oriented while valuing their heritage.
In Tallinn, greenery is always close by there are many boulevards, city squares, parks, city forests, beaches and backyards.
Tallinn is also a vibrant metropolitan, with its creative, innovative and happy residents. Dreams come true in Tallinn.
Tallinn 2035 development strategy (in Estonian)
In Tallinn, greenery is always close by there are many boulevards, city squares, parks, city forests, beaches and backyards.
Tallinn is also a vibrant metropolitan, with its creative, innovative and happy residents. Dreams come true in Tallinn.
Tallinn 2035 development strategy (in Estonian)
Tallinn - European Green Capital 2023
Tallinn has been recognized by the European Commission as the European Green Capital 2023.As one of the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tallinn is characterized by a diverse and mosaic nature of its landscapes and communities, which also serve as habitats for rare species.
Tallinn’s strengths are its holistic approach, free public transport, brownfield reconversion and green ambassadorship. Among the areas of the green capital, Tallinn has good indicators regarding air quality, nature protection and biodiversity, but the city has greater challenges in the areas of sustainable mobility and the circular economy.
You can read about Tallinn’s journey to the European Green Capital 2023 and its activities for a greener urban environment on the Green Capital website.
Tallinn has joined:
- Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
- OECD Programme on the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions
- European Green City Accord
- Mayors Alliance for Green Deal
- OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth
- Pesticide Free Towns
- Global Destinations Sustainability Index
How to recognise a sustainable service provider?
When organising a sustainable event, choose a local partner, which follows the principles of sustainability when offering service.
Such companies can be identified by a certificate or label:
Such companies can be identified by a certificate or label:
- Environmental management systems, such as ISO14100 or EMAS
- Estonian Responsible Business Index (further as RB Index)
- Green Key eco-label (further as GK)
- Partner has described their sustainability principles on their website.
Arriving to Tallinn
Tallinn Airport has the Responsible Business Index (2020), ISO14001 certification and contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, Tallinn Airport plans to be carbon neutral by 2035.
The Port of Tallinn is certified with the Responsible Business Index (2019) and contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Half of the trains in Elron, which organises passenger transport by rail, are environmentally friendly electric trains, and the company favors to outsource services from companies with an environmental management system.
By 2035, Tallinn's public transport plans to have only electric buses and trams in its fleet. By 2025, all diesel buses will be removed
Explore on foot or use (free) public transport
Tallinn city centre is compact, which means there are short, walkable distances between sights, hotels and meeting places. This minimises the event organiser’s need to hire transport for delegates, since visitors can easily walk between locations.
The public transport in Tallinn is varied, which allows even longer distances to be travelled quickly and conveniently.
Tallinn provides free public transport for the delegates of international events (conferences, culture- and sports events).
Sustainable hotels
Sustainable convention centres and event venues
Estonian handicraft and reuse based companies
The opportunity to put your hands to work and make something yourself, can be useful for the doer, the environment and the community. Many Estonian designers have integrated recycling into their creations and are ready to involve guests in their workshops.
Conscious and unique experiences
There are many exciting activities that have a rather modest impact on the environment but are extraordinary to experience. Such as nature tours, mushroom and berry picking trips, taste experiences.
Ask for advice
When organizing a sustainable event, we encourage you to ask for advice:
Meeli Jaaksoo, Business Tourism Manager - meeli.jaaksoo@tallinnlv.ee
or by writing convention@tallinnlv.ee
Advice on the sustainable tourism destination of Tallinn is provided by:
Liis Läte, tourism development project manager - liis.late@tallinnlv.ee
For more information, take a look at ISO 20121 sustainable events.