Within the Estonian Government, the Ministry of Culture is responsible for organizing and coordinating state cultural policy. The task of the Ministry of Culture is to make sure that necessary and favorable conditions, both legislative and financial, are created for the functioning of culture, heritage and sports from the culture professionals’ as well as the general public’s point of view.

The mission of the Ministry of Culture is to support the maintaining of the Estonian national identity by valuing, preserving, developing, acknowledging and spreading Estonian fine arts, cultural heritage and sport in Estonia and abroad supporting both the professional and amateur activities in creativity and sport.

The following fields are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture:

Literature and Publishing
Theatre
Music
Fine Arts
Cinema
Folk art
Museums
Libraries
Cultural Heritage
Creative Industries
Broadcasting and Audiovisual Policy
Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Cultural Diversity and Integration
Sport

More precise information about each area of responsibility can be found from the menu on the left.