City assessment
How smart is Tallinn?
Tallinn scores 81.8% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #57 of 386 by smart reach and #35 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 5 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 24 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#57 / 386
Smart score
81.8%
Evidenced rank
#35 / 387
Criteria present
62 / 86
Evidence coverage
91.9%
Tallinn's smart city score by area
10 present · 4 partial · 1 absent
8 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
7 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
9 present · 4 partial · 0 absent
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
11 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
Where Tallinn is strong
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Health & Digital Health
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Open Data & Transparency · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity · 1 absent
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 2 partial
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring · 2 partial
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning · 2 partial
Not yet assessed
5 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles3 of 4
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Tallinn operates an open data portal at avaandmed.tallinn.ee, which serves as a universal API for Tallinn city open data, with datasets also documented and published at the Estonian Open Data Portal.
https://avaandmed.tallinn.ee/Open Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Tallinn provides a Universal API for its open data, allowing GET requests to a /data/ endpoint with parameters for tables, columns, filters, and ordering, and also offers an OpenAPI (Swagger) interface.
https://avaandmed.tallinn.ee/Digital Government Services · Unified online services portal
Tallinn operates an e-service portal (taotlen.tallinn.ee) where residents can access various city services, view personal information, and submit applications for items such as invoices, fines, social benefits, and permits.
https://taotlen.tallinn.ee/Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
Residents can log into Tallinn city e-services to view personal information and submit applications, with some services explicitly requiring a card reader and a valid ID card for secure authentication.
https://taotlen.tallinn.ee/About this assessment
Tallinn was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 24 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.