Tallinn City Council voted in favor of the draft regulation on Monday.
The draft will terminate the operations of the Russian Cultural Center and Salme Cultural Center.
These centers will be merged with other city institutions.
40 council members voted in favor, while 33 were against.
Opposition came from the Center Party and EKRE council members.
Igor Gräzin from the Reform Party abstained.
Jaak Juske from the Social Democrats did not vote.
The premises and inventory of the Russian Cultural Center will be transferred to Tallinn Kultuurikatel.
Leisure activities will continue at Mere pst 5.
This will be managed by Tallinn's Department of Culture and Sports.
The Salme Center building at Kopli tn 93 will be rented to the North Tallinn Government.
The reorganization aims to modernize cultural centers.
Unified management will enable better cultural programs and space utilization.
Cooperation with communities and minority groups will also increase.
The city will be able to allocate more resources to cultural development.
The decision to merge the centers was made in June.
Reform Party members were initially hesitant but ultimately voted in favor.
In the future, the Russian Cultural Center will be renamed the Mere Cultural Center.