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    Hanaholmen has, on behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers, decided to launch a new Nordic–Baltic programme on cultural heritage preparedness. Hanaholmen Heritage – The Nordic-Baltic Cooperation for Cultural Heritage and Preparedness – brings together experts from several countries and consists of a training component and a high-level forum, both of which will take place in May 2026.

    Our defence preparedness must include a robust cultural-heritage preparedness capability. During conflict, cultural heritage may be targeted deliberately to weaken an opponent psychologically or harmed indirectly through the violent logic that accompanies war. This new programme will bring together leading experts from the Nordic and Baltic regions to exchange ideas, share experiences, and learn from one another. Our aim is to enhance crisis preparedness across the cultural sector.

    Gunvor Kronman, CEO, Hanaholmen

    WHAT IS HANAHOLMEN HERITAGE?

    Hanaholmen Heritage is a Nordic–Baltic programme dedicated to cultural heritage preparedness and coordinated by Hanaholmen – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre. The programme is initiated by the Nordic and Baltic Ministers for Culture and funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The cooperation consists of a training programme, which leads up to a conference featuring key takeaways from the training participants as well as high-level keynotes from prominent speakers. The initiative responds to the increasing awareness of hybrid, climate-related and military threats to cultural heritage.

    The programme has a reference group with representatives from key cultural heritage organisations and other stakeholders in the region. The reference group contributes with expertise, experience, and perspectives throughout the project.

    LIST OF MEMBERS IN THE REFERENCE GROUP

    CULTURAL HERITAGE PREPAREDNESS IN THE NORDICS AND THE BALTIC´S

    The video introduces Hanaholmen Heritage through the key individuals who have participated in the course themselves or who have served as speakers or advisors in connection with the planning of the program.

    BROCHURE & PRESS RELEASE

    A press release was published on November 25, 2025. Read more about the programme in the brochure:

    Press releaseBrochure

    Hanaholmen Heritage Timeline

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    HANAHOLMEN HERITAGE TRAINING PROGRAMME

    The Nordic and Baltic countries, as well as the autonomous territories, have had the opportunity to nominate two regular participants and one alternate to the training programme. The training programme consisted of two online meetings and an on-site course held on 11–13 May 2026 at Hanaholmen. Read the programme for the on-site course here.

    Hanaholmen Heritage Conference

    The Hanaholmen Heritage Conference brought together high-level decision-makers, international experts and practitioners from across the Nordic and Baltic region to address the protection of cultural heritage in times of uncertainty, climate change and crisis. The conference was organized on 28 May 2026.

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    Thank you!

    We wish to express our gratitude to the programme’s funder, the Nordic Council of Ministers, as well as to the following organisations for their valuable advice in the development of the programme:

    • The Finnish Heritage Agency
    • World Monuments Fund
    • Ukraine Art Aid Center e.V.
    • International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage (ALIPH)
    • Institut du monde arabe
    • Aga Khan Trust for Culture
    • The Nordic UNESCO Network

    Contact us




    Mikael Hiltunen

    Programme Manager | Hanaholmen Heritage, Advocacy

    +358 (0)40 620 6006

    mikael.hiltunen@hanaholmen.fi