Tallinn stores introduce "crisis shelves" with emergency preparedness goods
Tallinn's municipal police have launched a pilot project with the Coop Harju store chain, setting up shelves with items needed for emergencies. The display shows families how to cope for at least seven days if regular services are disrupted.
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Shops in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, have started to feature "crisis shelves" – dedicated displays of goods that residents may need to prepare for emergencies. The pilot project was launched by the Tallinn municipal police in cooperation with the Coop Harju store chain, Apollo.lv reported on 13 November 2026.
The project is called "Build Your Stockpile Wisely". Its aim is to show which products are necessary in an emergency, and how to get ready for electricity and water supply interruptions and other possible crisis situations.
What is on the shelves
The "crisis shelves" hold basic goods, ranging from food to power banks, that a household needs to be ready for a crisis. The display is designed to help families plan how they could get by for at least seven days if the provision of regular services were cut off.
Who is involved
Coop Harju is an Estonian cooperative that is part of the retail chain Coop Eesti. The source does not say how many stores are taking part in the pilot or how long it will run.
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