We are happy to announce that Martha Hannus will start working as a coordinator at the Peace Institute on 1 February 2025. She will work mainly with our internal organisation but also with projects and other parts of our outreach activities, so you will see her around! Martha combines both
The public debate on Åland’s demilitarisation continues, with a changed security situation and increased focus on security issues and defence. The Ålandic exemption from military service and questions of Ålandic preparedness and resilience are also discussed in the media, and sometimes it is difficult to know how we who live
A warm welcome to Christmas mulled wine on Wednesday, December 4 at 13-15. We hold an open house at Hamngatan 5 and offer mulled wine and sell our books.
Last week, our Director Susann Simolin attended the European Peace Research Association (EUPRA) conference in Pisa, Italy, with the overarching theme of peace in theory and practice in troubled times. She participated in a panel on the challenges of peace research together with representatives from peace research institutes across Europe,
We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant by the Åland Cultural Foundation to conduct a study for a forthcoming research project on the demilitarization of Åland. We will map recent events related to Finland’s NATO accession and analyze media debates on demilitarization. We will also
– We are delighted that Susanne Eriksson has agreed to join our network of senior advisors. She has unique knowledge and experience of self-government and its development from the inside, and such knowledge is important for the Peace Institute both in research and in our meetings with international visitors who
Hi! I’m Rezwanul Haque, hailing from the land of the Bangladeshi monsoon and legendary tea stalls. You can often find me lost in thoughts about how perfect the world would be if every meeting came with an endless supply of tea (spoiler: I drink a lot of it). Currently, I’m
It’s that time of the year in Scandinavia when the wind turns colder, the days get shorter and academics in Stockholm and Oslo grab the world spotlight as they announce the winners of the Nobel Prizes. The Nobel Peace Prize 2024 will be announced at a press conference tomorrow on
Welcome to Mariehamns stadsbibliotek next Wednesday 2 October at 18. Our evening seminar, which was unfortunately cancelled last time due to illness, will now take place. Come and listen to our expert, Kjell-Åke Nordquist talk about ‘Middle East – Does peace have a chance? ’ The basic conditions for getting
Our evening seminar tonight is unfortunately canceled and postponed to another day. Our lecturer Kjell-Åke Nordquist is sick. We will return with a new date shortly. Kind regards, Åland Islands Peace Institute
