My name is Anna Jackson, and I moved to Åland from Great Britain to start a new chapter in my life. Before I moved here I worked for a charity that helped other charities, and spent my free time volunteering. I like to read and learn new things, and often
My name is Esther Djupsund and I am an intern at the Aland Islands Peace Institute from February to March 2021. I am currently studying the Master’s Degree Programme in International Law and Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University. In my studies I have focused on climate-related migration and intergovernmental
Tesfaye Ayalew Mekonen is doing a remote, digital internship at the Åland Islands Peace Institute from December 2020 to February 2021. He is originally from Ethiopia, but currently he is in Australia doing a Master of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Queensland. He holds a Master of
Jessica Gregory is doing her Swedish language internship at the Peace Institute from November to December. She is originally from North Carolina, the United States, and has her Masters in Mechanical Engineering from both Virginia Tech and Cornell University. In parallel with the internship she is teaching mathematics at Åland
My name is Vilma Kallio and I am a communications intern at the Åland Islands Peace Institute from October to December 2020. I study International Relations at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi. In my studies I have focused on topics concerning the Arctic, Indigenous peoples and the EU as
My name is Saana Majander and I am a research intern at the Åland Islands Peace Institute from August to October 2020. I study law at the University of Helsinki and will write my bachelor’s thesis in the upcoming spring. At the Peace Institute, I assist with a research project
Elvira Jansson, is 21 years old and is currently studying social work at Novia University of Applied Science in Turku. She is on her fourth semester and her Bachelor of Social Services is due in 2021. This spring she will do an internship at the Åland Mediation Office. I enjoy
Mari Ek is a research intern at the Åland Islands Peace Institute from February to April 2020. In her studies in the Master’s programme in Peace, Mediation and Conflict Research at the University of Tampere, she has focused on human rights, migration, humanitarian aid and gender-based violence. During her internship
Calle Koskela is a research intern at the Åland Islands Peace Institute from September 2019. Originally Calle is from Vaasa, and currently he studies political history at the University of Helsinki. His goal is to finish his master’s thesis during 2020. During his internship at the Peace Institute Calle will assist
Karoliina Paakkinen is a communications intern at the Åland Islands Peace Institute from August to October. She will work with the renewal of the website of the Peace Institute and with other communications tasks. In addition, she will assist at conferences and presentations where the Peace Institute takes part. Karoliina studies Social
