Cultural well-being

Cultural well-being refers to a person's individual or communally shared experience that culture, the arts and creative activities increase well-being or are connected to it. On the other hand, it is a phenomenon in which culture and art carry or convey various meanings and effects related to well-being. At its core is a person's meaningful activity in art and culture, which also includes the cultural nature of everyday life.

Culture and its effects on well-being permeate the entire human life cycle and are manifested in one's relationship with art. Art and culture are understood as part of a good quality of life and lifelong learning: a person is an experiencer and actor of culture, who has cultural needs and rights. The fulfillment and realization of these is cultural well-being: everyone is in some way a cultural, creative, self-expressive and communicative being, regardless of their age, health or living conditions.

In Riihimäki, the Cultural Buddy activity offers older people who are unable to participate alone the opportunity to visit museums, theaters, and concerts with a volunteer buddy. The activity is coordinated by Open Wellbeing Services. Learn about cultural buddy activities. Elderly people who need a cultural buddy can contact activity director Jemina Salone, tel. 040 647 7112.