The Eco-Island in the Old Fishing Harbour will open to public on the 5th June. It is best described as a giant raft that acts as an eclectic piece of stimuli to generate different ideas whilst simultaneously being a place to meet friends, dine and spend time – there is a pool table and piano. Dining is possible on the second floor of the double-decker bus or outdoors on the raft. The Eco-Island has been built in cooperation with NPO Eesti Pakendiringlus, Hansabuss, PlastRexi and OÜ Vakaru Refonda.

On Sunday a range of installations will be opened that will remain on the seashore for the entirety of summer. One of them, a poetry machine, will be installed on the quay-side of the Old Fishing Harbour. It is part of the summer project of Tallinn 2011 and NPO Kirbutsirkus ’Chain of Problem Points’, during which different every-day public machines, such as parking meters, ATMs, phone booths, traffic lights, megaphones and letterboxes, will be located around town. Although they will look innocent and conventional, these machines may act in strange, unfamiliar ways. Meanwhile, the poetry machine at the seashore will recite poems in Estonian, English and Russian, as required.

In cooperation with the LIFT11 urban installations festival on 5th June, three installations will be opened: ’Kai’ (Quay) at the Old Fishing Harbour, ’0’ that moves around town and ’Helin’ at Tallinn Linnahall. The latter, created by Juhan Rohtla, Joel Kopli and Koit Ojaliiv claims to be the world’s largest wind chime: 10 000 charity bells will be attached to the ceiling of a tunnel under Linnahall offering a mesmerising sound experience within this retired building. The sounding and glimmering installation is also the notional starting point of the Culture Kilometre. Altogether ten installations will be opened around town during the month.

At 20:00 there is exciting concert and performance programme to celebrate the newly opened Culture Kilometre – a pedestrian walkway and cycle path that leads from the harbour to Kopli, and to open the city to the sea. Performing on stage will be Ewert & The Two Dragons and The Fews, also MID, known from ‘Eesti Laul’ and Lauri Antsov known from ’The Talent Show’. Ecotakso will be pedalling along the Culture Kilometre and all the seashore establishments- among them seaside cafes will be open. You can visit the Fish market, Eco-Island, CAME, Estonian Design House, Patarei Prison and Katlaaed community garden. To finish the cultural programme adventurous cyclists can head to a secret cinema venue – use the bicycle as your ticket and a phone with FM receiver or radio.

The Cultural Summer that starts this Sunday on the Culture Kilometre will offer many surprises, unexpected encounters, happy moments and a rediscovery of the old for many months ahead – this is what will leave a memory in the hearts of Tallinner’s and our guests and the kind of feeling that will remain when looking back at this year in the future,’ says Jaanus Mutli, member of board of Tallinn 2011 foundation. The day will start with a bicycle parade from the Freedom Square to the seashore. Everyone is invited to join in.

The Bicycle Parade and the seashore event are being supported by the city government of Tallinn, CIVITAS MIMOSA, ‘Rattarikkaks’ initiative, Institute for Sustainable Estonia, Tallinn 2011 partners, Tallinn Bicycle Week, Ecotakso.