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Since the late sixties and early seventies children and their cultural capital has been an important issue of public debate in Sweden. As a result, the cultural reforms launched in 1974. Among the decisions were eight founding principles or objectives for cultural policies. These objectives do have practical implications and also do adhere to cultural policies for children as well as other groups. An important motive for reforming cultural policies was the urge to make people take an active part in cultural activities, to make children the active spectators or future consumers. One of the objectives dealt with the need to consider the needs and experiences of children. A powerless group like children and a poor sector like culture must be given more resources.
For culture, nonprofitable in financial terms, is the soft-ware luxury of society as compared to technique, business and other hardware. In order to give children a more worthy and better life the Swedish government has tried to give it more money so that all children may see children's theater continuously.
Swedish children's theater grew strong in the 1970s, especially in the early 1970s. At that time many people awoke or had just been awakened from the confined sleep of the Swedish welfare state.
Children's theater had moved out to the schools, to the children's own spatial everyday life. There is several theatres for children and young people in Sweden. One of the Swedish major theatres touring all over Sweden is Children's Theater(Ung Riks) which is world famous and performs to school and pre-school children. It is supported by the municipalities, regional authorities and states. All children and youth in society, rich or poor, privileged or underprivileged, are the creators and bearers of culture of the future civilization - they are the future adults. The opportunities they have of growing up as secure and solid humans is of greatest importance for each person as an individual and it is essential for the well being of society as a whole. Children's theater and the cultural policies for Children in Sweden will be a good example.