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

Launch of the Åland Example Map

4 November 2021

Åland is an example of many things: a peaceful solution to a potentially violent conflict, evolving territorial autonomy, a

Now it is possible to order the book ‘’styr ålänningarna sitt eget öde? Demokratiperspektiv på Åland´´online.

3 November 2021

The book can be ordered at adlibris and at www.boklund.fi. The book is produced by the Åland Peace Institute in collaboration

How do autonomies work within less democratic regimes? – Interview with the first Åland Peace Fellow

19 October 2021

Do you want to know about how autonomies work within smaller democratic regimes? And get an insight into how

The Peace Institute participates in demilitarisation seminar

14 October 2021

On 20 October 2021, 100 years have passed since the Åland Convention on the demilitarisation and neutralisation was signed.

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.