Kopli 93 is a community center in the capital of Estonia – Tallinn. It is situated in an abandoned culture house in Northern Tallinn, Kopli area. The mission of Kopli 93 is to bring people together via hands-on activities, growing food, craft, building and repairing by applying both traditional ways and innovative techniques such as permaculture, commons-based peer production, and self-organisation in order to make Northern Tallinn communities more resilient for the future. For that purpose they started to build Kopli 93 community center with a makerspace, community garden and Tallinn’s first learning apiary. The initiative launched at 2021 and is now supported by Tallinn City Municipality.

Project’s approach

The project is inspired by Deep Adaptation movement and Cosmolocalism ideas. Kopli 93 is an experimentation platform for local resilience and self-sufficiency. Interdisciplinary approach, space, skills, tools and diverse people help to innovate and produce at the local level. This helps the local community to take better care of their needs, well-being, and adapt to any circumstance.

About the creative talent

The team of Kopli 93 consists of Tallinn City employees, project workers, core activists and community members. Kopli 93 is a hub where the city, makers and local community come together to serve the mission of creating a more sustainable city.