World Heritage matters

The plan establishes that Sweden has committed itself to protecting and strengthening, among others, Swedish Finns' rights to cultural heritage, and that the oppression of national minorities is an unprocessed part of history where much remains to be done. It also wants culture to exist throughout the country. A world heritage designation for Finnskogen and clarified resources for the care of existing world heritage sites follow from these commitments.

• minorities' cultural heritagedecisive»och stärka samers, tornedalingars, sverigefinnars, romers och judars« (party programme ↗)“and strengthen Sámi, Tornedal, Swedish Finn, Roma and Jewish”
• redress for minorities»Förtryck av nationella minoriteter och en politik för tvångsassimilering« (party programme ↗)“Oppression of national minorities and a policy of forced assimilation”
• culture throughout the country»Det är viktigt att kulturen står fri från såväl kommersiell som politisk styrning och finns i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is important that culture stands free from both commercial and political control and exists throughout the country”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan requires that cultural life reflect cultural diversity and that national minorities' opportunities to maintain and develop their own language and culture are asserted and supported, and that cultural institutions exist throughout the country. A new World Heritage site for the Finnic farmhouses of Finnskog and clearer resources for existing World Heritage sites lie in that direction. However, the plan does not address World Heritage work, so the support is inferred.

• support for national minoritiesdecisive»behålla och utveckla det egna språket och kulturen.« (party programme ↗)“maintain and develop their own language and culture.”
• cultural diversity in cultural heritage»Kulturinstitutionerna och kulturlivet måste spegla den kulturella mångfalden i dagens« (party programme ↗)“Cultural institutions and cultural life must reflect the cultural diversity of today's”
• cultural heritage throughout the country»Institutioner för det professionella kulturlivet ska därför finnas över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Institutions for professional cultural life must therefore exist throughout the country.”
• vibrant cultural life»Sverige ska ha ett levande, fritt och obundet kulturliv som både stärker samhörigheten och utmanar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall have a vibrant, free and independent cultural life that both strengthens community and challenges.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that cultural heritage is our shared heritage and that culturally historically valuable buildings and environments should be preserved and cared for for the future. It also wants to strengthen national minorities' position, including Finnish-Swedes, which speaks for a World Heritage site for the Finn-forest Finnish farms. Clearer resources and responsibility for threatened existing World Heritage sites follow from the same commitment.

• cultural heritage shall be preserveddecisive»Kulturarvet är vårt gemensamma arv« (party programme ↗)“Cultural heritage is our shared heritage”
• national minorities' position»romer, judar, sverigefinnar och tornedalingar« (party programme ↗)“Roma, Jews, Finnish-Swedes and Tornedalians”
• strengthened minority rights»stärka nationella minoriteters och urfolket samernas rättigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen national minorities' and the Sámi people's rights”
• societal support for cultural environments»regionala och lokala museer bör stödjas av« (party programme ↗)“regional and local museums should be supported by”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan makes it a public task to nurture and develop cultural heritage and that culture must be provided throughout the country, which supports both the requirement for clearer resources and responsibility for existing world heritage sites and the requirement that more places in the country are highlighted. Highlighting the Finnmark forest's Finn farms also connects to the plan's commitment to strengthen minority protection and the position of minority languages. The plan does not mention world heritage, so the position is inferred.

• nurture cultural heritagedecisive»till att vårda och utveckla ett kulturarv« (party programme ↗)“to nurture and develop a cultural heritage”
• strengthened minority protection»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning, och grundlagsskydda rätten till abort och reproduktiv hälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen among other things property rights, the non-discrimination clause, minority protection and the position of minority languages, and put constitutional protection on the right to abortion and reproductive health.”
• culture throughout the country»Att tillhandahålla kultur i hela landet är en viktig utgångspunkt för Centerpartiet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Providing culture throughout the country is an important starting point for the Centre Party.”
• distributed state cultural activity»Statliga kulturinstitutioner ska sprida sin verksamhet i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“State cultural institutions must spread their activities throughout the country.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address world heritage issues, but establishes that cultural heritage in Sweden is part of humanity's common cultural heritage and shall be kept accessible for future generations. The plan also wants to increase engagement in international cultural cooperation and support the culture of national minorities, which includes the Sweden-Finnish. Based on these principles, the plan speaks for both a new world heritage site and clearer responsibility for existing ones.

• cultural heritage shall be preserveddecisive»är en del av mänsklighetens gemensamma kulturarv och ska hållas tillgängligt för kommande generationer.« (party programme ↗)“is part of humanity's common cultural heritage and shall be kept accessible for future generations.”
• international cultural cooperation»Sverige ska öka sitt engagemang i det internationella kultursamarbetet.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall increase its engagement in international cultural cooperation.”
• minorities' culture is supported»Det offentliga ska understödja ett språk-, kultur- och medieutbud« (party programme ↗)“The public shall support a language, culture and media offering”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme makes stewardship of cultural heritage a main task and explicitly includes historically significant buildings and ancient monuments, while the state is responsible for cultural infrastructure throughout the country. Swedish-Finns' language and culture are identified as a valuable part of Swedish heritage. To propose Finnskog as a World Heritage site and clarify the care of existing World Heritage sites follows from this.

• stewardship of cultural heritagedecisive»En god kulturpolitik måste sträva efter att ta tillvara det värdefulla kulturella arv som tidigare generationer har lämnat efter sig.« (party programme ↗)“Good cultural policy must aim to preserve the valuable cultural heritage that previous generations have left behind.”
• material cultural heritage»Detta förvaltarskap omfattar det materiella kulturarv som vi ser i form av till exempel kulturhistorisk bebyggelse, fornlämningar och föremål« (party programme ↗)“This stewardship encompasses the material cultural heritage that we see in the form of, for example, historically significant buildings, ancient monuments and objects”
• cultural rights of minorities»Genom att tillerkänna samer, sverigefinländare, tornedalingar, romer och judar språkliga och etniska rättigheter stärks deras självtillit och kulturella identitet.« (party programme ↗)“By acknowledging Sámi, Swedish-Finns, Tornedalians, Roma and Jews their linguistic and ethnic rights, their self-confidence and cultural identity are strengthened.”
• state cultural infrastructure»Staten ska ansvara för det som brukar benämnas en kulturell infrastruktur, i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“The state shall be responsible for what is usually called cultural infrastructure, throughout the country.”

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about world heritage or the care of individual world heritage sites. The closest principle is that Swedish culture and history unite people, but also that politics must prioritise and choose not to do and that other reforms can wait. Based on that, the plan does not support new demands for a new world heritage site and clarified resources.

• the value of cultural heritagedecisive»Svensk kultur och svensk historia« (party programme ↗)“Swedish culture and Swedish history”
• political prioritisation»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritise and choose not to do”
• reforms can wait»Vi vet vad som måste göras – och vad som får vänta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We know what must be done – and what can wait.”

The plan makes cultural heritage a core task: it shall be protected, cared for and showcased, and preserving it is to show respect for previous generations. Proposing a new world heritage site and clarifying resources and responsibility for threatened world heritage follows from that commitment, as does the plan's promise to protect indigenous peoples' cultural values. The plan is silent about the committee's reason that the existing world heritage strategy is sufficient.

• protect cultural heritagedecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill värna, vårda och visa svensk kultur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats wish to protect, care for and showcase Swedish culture.”
• respect for previous generations»Att värna om kulturarvet är också att visa respekt mot tidigare generationer« (party programme ↗)“To protect cultural heritage is also to show respect for previous generations”
• pride in cultural heritage»Sammanhållningen och tilliten i samhället ska återupprättas, med en gemensam stolthet och respekt för det kulturella arvet, sociala koder, svensk demokrati och det sekulariserade samhället som har sina rötter i en kristen idégrund.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social cohesion and trust in society shall be restored, with shared pride and respect for cultural heritage, social codes, Swedish democracy and the secularised society that has its roots in a Christian ideological foundation.”
• indigenous peoples' cultural values»Urfolkens ställning och kulturella värden ska värnas i den utrikespolitiska inriktningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Indigenous peoples' position and cultural values shall be protected in the foreign policy direction.”