For the first time in Finland, the cultural heritage strategy examines all aspects of cultural heritage comprehensively: it is everywhere and it is part of everyone’s life. Cultural heritage can be tangible, intangible or digital, or it can be related to a cultural or natural environment. The aim is that cultural heritage is highly valued and that protecting and fostering it is a collective responsibility shared by everyone.

The strategy’s vision highlights the role of cultural heritage as a resource for society and as a factor improving the quality of people’s lives: cultural heritage serves as a bridge between people and offers solutions for building a sustainable future. The most important values of the strategy are sustainability, diversity and equality as well as the responsibility for preserving cultural heritage for future generations.

The strategy considers the opportunities that cultural heritage offers for increasing inclusion, identifying cultural diversity and equality, and promoting sustainable development. The strategy highlights the importance of competence, education, research and reliable information and describes economic opportunities and needs related to cultural heritage.

The four themes of the strategy contain a total of 16 objectives with 54 measures.