The Cultural Policy Report

The Government submitted to Parliament a cultural policy report that outlines the long-term objectives and action plan for cultural policy until the 2040s.

The report emphasises the efforts to preserve and renew the foundations of culture and make them economically viable, and to reinforce the impact of cultural and creative sectors on society.

The long-term strategy, which draws on continuous cooperation between several policy areas, will be complemented later with an implementation plan.

• General presentation of the process and content
• The Cultural Policy Report (2024)

Long-term objectives

Finland's long-term cultural policy is based on four objectives:

1. culture is a driving force for change
2. cultural practitioners and content play a key role
3. culture is everyone's right and
4. cultural field drives global impact.

Implementation plan 

An implementation plan provide the timetable for the action plan and specify the responsible parties and other detailed plans.

One of the proposed measures to monitor implementation and the cooperation between administrative sectors is to create a cultural and creative sector body that will continue working across parliamentary terms.

Implementation Plan for the Cultural Policy Report

Cultural tour

In spring 2026, the national cultural tour contributed to the implementation of the Cultural Policy Report. The tour consisted of dialogues with national and regional actors on how to best implement the Cultural Policy Report and its key policies.
 
The tour was organised as a joint effort between the Ministry of Education and Culture, agencies under the educational and cultural administration, municipalities and regional councils. The Finnish Arts and Culture Agency, the Finnish Heritage Agency, the National Archives of Finland, the Central Organisation for Finnish Culture and Arts Association, and the Center for Cultural Policy Research Cupore all took part in the work.
 
The tour was organised between 16 March and 24 April 2026 in Oulu, Seinäjoki, Jyväskylä, Lahti, Joensuu, Rovaniemi, Turku and Helsinki, and the event drew to a close with a closing ceremony in Helsinki.