On Tuesday 20 May and Wednesday 21 May 2014, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, in the framework of Finland´s Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), will organize a discussion forum on Baltic Sea cultural routes.

The forum will take place in Maritime Centre Vellamo in Kotka, SE Finland . www.merikeskusvellamo.fi/en/

Eastern Viking Forum II will bring together roughly 100 invited experts in culture, human studies and tourism from all the Baltic Sea countries.

The programme includes the following three panel discussions:

Panel 1: The Baltic Sea in early history and the meaning of history to the people of today

Panel 2: From cultural substance to economically sustainable tourist products

Panel 3: Baltic Sea cultural routes: ideas, co-operation and funding

More information at:

http://ndpculture.org/blog/baltic-sea-cultural-routes-eastern-viking-forum-ii-finland-may-20-21-2014

Contact :

Mervi Suhonen, Project Coordinator, misuhone@gmail.com

Maija Lummepuro, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, maija.lummepuro@minedu.fi