Riga and the German city of Bremen are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their twinning this year, and in honour of this, a delegation from the Latvian capital, led by the Deputy Mayor Linda Ozola,…
In July 2025, Riga will be come an international speedway centre hosting final races of both the European and World Youth Speedway Championship, to be supported also by the Riga local government…
The environmental object "RIGA" with the cat from the animated film "Flow" has been moved from Brīvības Square to Town Hall Square (Rātslaukums), where it will continue to delight Riga's residents…
In the presence of the Mayor of Riga, organisers and partners of the Rimi Riga Marathon, the largest national sports event in the Baltic States - the Rimi Riga Marathon - unveiled the medal designed…
Vilnis Ķirsis, the Chairman of the Riga City Council and Linda Ozola, the Deputy Mayor, met with Yoshida Kensuke, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in Latvia at the City Hall…
Tourism in Riga is steadily renewing and increasing in volume: 69,406 foreign visitors were welcomed in January by the capital of Latvia, and it is by 34% more than in January of last year…
At the international immovable property and investment forum MIPIM, which is held in the French city of Cannes, Riga has received two awards from the prestigious publication Financial Times in its…
Wednesday night, Gints Zilbalodis, director of the animated feature Flow, and the film crew returned from the prestigious Academy Awards ceremony in the United States. Several thousand people…
On Wednesday, March 5, evening, Gints Zilbalodis, director of the animated film "Flow”, and the team of the film, will return to Riga from the prestigious “Oscar” award ceremony in the United States…
Riga continues to strengthen its position among Europe’s top tourist destinations. In 2024, the number of foreign visitors staying in hotels reached 1.1 million – an increase of 15.8% compared to…
