Ålands Fredsinstitut

The Åland Islands Peace Institute

Knowledge and Dialogue

The Åland Islands Peace Institute
Autonomy, Minority and Security

The Åland Islands Peace Institute is an independent charitable foundation that works with research, education and information. The focus is on issues of self-government, minorities and security, with Åland and its special status as a starting point. The Peace Institute's activities aims to contribute to peaceful societal development, peaceful conflict resolution and conflict prevention. The Peace Institute provides knowledge and analysis as well as functions as a meeting place and arena for dialogue in its areas.

briefly about us

Fredrikshamn invites Åland to celebrate it’s 100 years

8 June 2021

“We are very happy that Fredrikshamn contacted us and suggested a collaboration. The sea and the interest in the

Did you know that we have a publication database on our website?

7 June 2021

Here you can search freely among books, articles, reports, investigations, working papers and methodological material that the Åland Island

Read our Annual Report

1 June 2021

The year 2020 will be remembered as the year of the pandemic and the year of absence. Thanks to

Listen to Eliasson and Vikström – again!

21 May 2021

Did you miss this year’s Kastelholm Talks on Peace? No worries, you can see the panel discussion – in

This year’s Kastelholm Talks on Peace with the theme “Making Peace – Meetings, Mediators and Peace”. Panelists Jan Eliasson and Björn Vikström discuss with president Tarja Halonen.

Concluding discussion with comments on this year’s Kastelholm Talks with Johan Pawli, Susann Simolin, Isak Svensson, Kjell-Åke Nordquist and Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark. The discussion is led by Liz Lindvall.

Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, associate professor of international law and director of the Åland Islands Peace Institute, gives a forward-looking, international law argument about the future system for peace and security.