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.

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 will be drawn up later

An implementation plan will be drawn up once the report has been completed. It will 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.