Through the Test in Tallinn programme, the city offers companies the opportunity to trial innovative solutions that support smart city development. In the September application round, the evaluation committee selected eight new projects for testing from a record 29 applications.
According to Deputy Mayor for Enterprise Margot Roose, Tallinn is becoming an international centre of innovation cooperation, where test projects are actively shared with other cities.
“The record interest in the Test in Tallinn programme shows that companies are actively looking for opportunities to test and develop their ideas in an urban environment. The projects selected in this round range from drone pilot training and AI-based mapping of outdoor advertising to biometric identification of pets and smart education analytics. Our goal is to bring new technologies into the urban space while creating value together with entrepreneurs that extends beyond Tallinn’s borders,” said Roose.
Tallinn also shares its experience and testing opportunities with other cities, including Heidelberg, where three Tallinn companies are currently trialling their solutions. The city has also expanded cooperation with the Seoul Business Agency in South Korea, which led to Korean companies participating in the application round for the first time – four of them were selected for testing.
Projects approved in September:
- Recycle More OÜ (Estonia) – an application that identifies waste types and directs users to the nearest suitable container or collection point.
- Mobilitum (Netherlands) – an electric cargo bike to be tested for winter maintenance in Kadriorg Park.
- Meridein Grupp (Estonia) – an FPV drone training ground for pilot training and promoting safe flying (approved conditionally, pending a suitable location).
- Scanoo OÜ (Estonia) – an AI camera system that detects and maps outdoor advertisements, supporting tax monitoring and archiving.
- Petnow Inc (Korea) – an application for biometric identification of dogs and cats to help reunite lost pets with their owners.
- LabSD Inc (Korea) – a cloud-based AI solution with testing devices for detecting eye diseases in animals.
- Ground One Inc (Korea) – an energy management system for smaller buildings that optimises HVAC and lighting systems using real-time simulations.
- Dabida Corp (Korea) – GeniTutor, a hybrid educational solution combining a smart pen and real-time analytics to provide personalised feedback for teachers and students.
The programme allows companies to test their solutions in Tallinn for up to 12 months. The city provides suitable sites and facilities for pilots, helps find partners, and, if needed, also offers access to open data.
Test in Tallinn has also received national recognition – the programme won the 2025 Public Sector Innovation Award in the category of initiatives promoting economic growth.
Source: tallinn.ee
