As expressed in its vision and aims, the European Public Finds Recording Network supports these approaches through international collaboration.

As the European Public Finds Recording Network, we aspire towards:

• Broad public engagement and access to the archaeological heritage at local, regional, national and European level; 
• A democratized approach to heritage management in Europe, stimulated through the incorporation of principles of citizen science and crowd-sourcing; 
• A recognition of recorded public finds as an important body of archaeological evidence for human behaviour and interaction.

It is our objective to work closely together, and with other areas, to:

• Advance archaeological knowledge through the recording and research of publicly discovered finds;
• Encourage best archaeological practice in the field when searching for and recording publicly-discovered finds;
• Supporting ways for public finds to be preserved and made accessible for the benefit of the whole of society, both nationally and internationally;
• Enable and facilitate members of the public to actively contribute to the recording and handling of archaeological heritage in the pursuit of knowledge;
• Promote international cooperation in the field of archaeological finds recording;
• Advance knowledge of public attitudes towards and impacts on cultural heritage;
• Develop democratic approaches to heritage management in Europe.

We will achieve these goals by:

• Making information on archaeological finds discovered by the public accessible to all, including international researchers as well as the wider public;
• Facilitating the incorporation and use of public finds in cross-national research;
• Distributing knowledge on regulation and responsible behaviour for the public when searching for (and recovering), or discovering by chance, archaeological objects;
• Acting as an intermediary between finders of scientifically important finds and museum and heritage professionals in a responsible way;
• Exchanging information on regulations, experience and expertise with international colleagues;
• Improving standards of archaeological work undertaken by members of the public to promote a sense of shared stewardship of the past;
• Supporting research through our finds recording databases and other means, by acting as intermediaries for finds experts, and by identifying gaps in archaeological small finds knowledge;
• Incorporating and further developing principles of citizen science and crowdsourcing in public finds recording.