Cultural Heritage Strategy

The Cultural Heritage Strategy is a government resolution that emphasises the importance of cultural heritage in different sectors of society as a resource for future sustainable solutions. The key values of the strategy are sustainability, diversity and equality. The strategy was adopted in February 2023 and will be valid until 2030.

Collective path for fostering cultural heritage

A key idea of the Cultural Heritage Strategy is that cultural heritage belongs to us all. Fostering cultural heritage is a shared mission based on inclusion, ownership and responsibility. Cultural heritage is diverse and constantly changing, and each individual and community has their own relationship with it.

The strategy examines cultural heritage comprehensively from the perspectives of individuals, communities and different levels of society. It also recognises contradictions related to cultural heritage and emphasises its role in mirroring societal values and attitudes.

The vision of the Cultural Heritage Strategy emphasises the role of cultural heritage as a resource for society and as a provider of a better quality of life to people. The aim is to support and promote everyone’s right to cultural heritage.

Tool for implementing Faro Convention

The Cultural Heritage Strategy is used to implement the objectives of the Council of Europe’s Faro Convention. Under the Convention, everyone is equally involved and entitled to their cultural heritage and is responsible for taking action to promote it. The key objectives of the Convention include strengthening the link between cultural heritage, the quality of life, identity and sustainable development in society.

The Cultural Heritage Strategy also supports the European Commission’s new European Agenda for Culture 2018 and the achievement of the goals set in the UN’s 2030 Agenda.