The main goal of the paper is to analyze Swedish cultural heritage
management practices, information access and links to cultural tourism. The work is
based on legal acts analysis, discussions and interviews with Swedish experts and
studying scientific publications. The study discusses the transition from cultural policy
to the heritage policy, which makes Sweden one of the few states to have a special
heritage policy. There is a summary of access to information, Databases and the
communication system in the field of cultural heritage, as well as recent trends in the
development of much more efficient Databases. Thus, the paper is a synthesis
analysis of the cultural heritage preservation system and its role in cultural tourism
development in Sweden.