Towards Sustainable Architecture is Finland’s new national architectural policy programme. Our previous architectural policy programme, which was also our first, was published in 1998. The new programme was drawn up based on the work of a working group appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of the Environment.

The ecological, social, economic and cultural sustainability of the built environment is at the heart of the new architectural policy programme. The programme offers a comprehensive perspective on the goal-oriented development of Finland’s built environment.

The aim of the programme is to strengthen cooperation between stakeholders that influence our built environment. The programme’s content is linked to a variety of topical international projects and initiatives, such as the Davos Declaration, which Finland joined in 2021, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The programme emphasises the importance of education, training, information and communication in achieving the sustainability objectives set for our living environment.