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The European Heritage Label
The European Heritage Label is a cultural heritage action of the European Union. The aims of the Label are to raise awareness about our common yet diverse cultural heritage, about our common history and about the values and the role of the EU.
The European Commission has awarded labels since 2013. The label can be awarded to sites located within the EU that have played a significant role in the history and culture of Europe and the building of the Union. The sites must also be developed through an educational project. Until 2024 a total of 67 sites in 20 countries has received the Label. European Heritage Label recipients include museums, archaeological sites, monuments, archives and institutions working with cultural heritage.
Finland joined the European Heritage Label in 2018. The Finnish Heritage Agency coordinates the national implementation of the Label in Finland. The first site awarded with the label was the University of Jyväskylä's Seminaarinmäki campus and equality of education. The second label was awarded in 2024 to Kalevala - Living Epic Heritage.
The label increases international visibility, opportunities for networking and participation in the debate on European cultural heritage to Finnish actors. The label sites offer opportunities to learn about our common diverse cultural heritage as well as history and values. By being involved, we can make a difference. Europe starts here!
The next national pre-selection will be organised in May-June 2024.
Applying the Label
More information
Kulttuuriperintötunnus Facebook (EHL in Finland)
Heritage Label on the European Commission website
Action plan for the years 2020–2022
EUROHERIT-research project in the University of Jyväskylä
Videos
Euroopan kulttuuriperintötunnus – mukana yhteisessä keskustelussa -webinaari 17.2.2022
Euroopan kulttuuriperintötunnus – mahdollisuuksia ja haasteita -webinaari 4.5.2021
Euroopan kulttuuriperintötunnusta hakemassa -seminaari 6.5.2020
Seminar European Heritage Label – Practises and Experiences 22.11.2019
Eurooppalainen kulttuuriperintötunnus Suomessa -seminaari 13.3.2019
More information
Leena Marsio, Senior Advisor leena.marsio@museovirasto.fi +358 29533 6017