Vilnius
CORPORATE

Is Vilnius a smart city?

Rapid urbanization is posing new challenges to quality of life in big cities across the globe, including in Lithuania. Even a relatively small city like Vilnius is facing problems like traffic jams and air pollution – and using smart technologies to tackle them. […]

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Freetime

Beer Renaissance flourishes in Lithuania

Beer is increasingly replacing wine and brandy as the drink of sophistication in Lithuania. Walking through the streets of Vilnius at night, it is hard not to notice the many bars crowded with people sipping all sorts of specialty beers. Beer connoisseurs and sommeliers are enthusiastically confirming this trend. […]

A stork in its nest
Freetime

Watch a live feed of this stork family that just returned to Lithuania from Africa

If you’re feeling pangs of longing for Lithuania’s historic cities and beautiful countryside, there’s a site that invites visitors to view live feeds from various points of interest throughout the country. Now that spring is coming in Lithuania, arguably the most popular feed out of those available – a stork family’s nest in the village of Naisiai – has livened up once again now that the family has moved back in. […]

Economy

Food trucks get green light in Vilnius

The city of Vilnius has authorised the sale of products from automobiles and automobile trailers, paving the way for food trucks to operate throughout the city. […]

Crown attending Easter church service outside in Vilnius  04 Photo © Ludo Segers @ The Lithuania Tribune
Culture

Sunny Easter in Vilnius

What a difference a week makes. The long Easter weekend was a very sunny one. Temperatures are at long last rising to levels that start feeling more like spring. Finally, some flowers started to appear where just a week ago a good layer of snow had covered the landscape. […]

Vilnius goes dark for Earth Hour
Society

Vilnius centre lit by nothing but candles for Earth Hour 2016

At 8:30 local time on Saturday night, millions of people around the world turned off their lights and other electronic appliances for an hour to observe Earth Hour, an international tradition aimed at raising awareness about environmental conservation and efficient energy usage. In the centre of Vilnius, Lithuanians also observed the hour by gathering under the snow with a huge collection of candles. […]

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Vilnius takes third place at FDI European Cities of Future Awards

Vilnius took third place at the FDI Intelligence European Cities and Regions of the Future Awards in the category of medium-sized European cities based on attractiveness for foreign direct investment and economic development. […]