In this presentation I will discuss the future prospects of tourism in archaeological sites. The perspective of the presentation is in the questions of expertise. I will consider the institutional, private and personal perspectives of the futures of archaeological heritage and tourism. In recent years for example there have been significant changes in the process of protection of archaeological heritage in Finland at the organizational level. The systematic site management of ancient remains has decreased severely. Some sites have been adopted by volunteers; others have no actors who will be responsible for the site. This development rises up the questions of expertise not only in the sector of site management, but also in the

branch of industries as tourism that are utilizing these sites. This presentation will be based on my doctoral thesis. I will present some preliminary results of the Delphi process of tourism and its possible futures in Finnish archaeological sites. The Delphi process is a major

methodological tool in my thesis and I will rise up also some methodological viewpoints that are essential concerning a multidisciplinary ethnological research process in general.