On 24 February, the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine will be commemorated in the capital and throughout Latvia. Riga will host the "Together to Victory!" campaign, as well as the opening of…
This week, on 17 and 18 February, a team of European experts from Esri, the world’s leading Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software developer, paid a two-day visit to Riga. The aim of the visit…
Continuing preparations for the next phase of its investment programme, SIA Rīgas ūdens has signed an agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) providing access to a loan facility of up to EUR…
With the support of the co-financing programme implemented by the Riga Entrepreneurs' Support Contact Point, a city snow park will be created for one day on Saturday, 7 February, in the courtyard of…
In less than a month, on 21 February, the Old Town will host the second annual Shrovetide celebration to which the Riga Municipality invites everyone to join in. Shrovetide or Meteņi according to the…
On Wednesday, 21 January, members of Riga City Council approved the capital's budget for 2026, with families, education, security, economic growth and infrastructure development as the main…
Riga is the first capital city in the world to be awarded the status of "Angels Region" – an international recognition of regions where stroke care is delivered at the highest quality, improving the…
From 14 to 16 January 2026, an international experience exchange event took place in Riga as part of the Nordplus Junior program project "Nordic-Baltic Cooperation for the Development of Critical…
Foreign direct investment in Riga reached €10.2 billion at the beginning of 2026, showing that Riga continues to strengthen its position as an attractive location for investors. In general, the…
For 38 days, from 28 November to 4 January 2025, the Old Town Christmas Market conjured up a Christmas fairy tale in the Doma Square. Latvian home producers and craftsmen, an extensive cultural…
