In his field of international law, the Åland Islands are well known for their special status as an autonomous, demilitarized and neutralized zone. This was and is of great interest for Ralph Wilde as a scholar of international dispute settlement through special, unorthodox forms of sovereignty/territorial status and territorial administration/self-determination.
New report about the representation of Åland in Brussels by Gustav Blomberg. This report is a part of a project about the impact of EU membership on Åland. 25 years of EU experiences have been analysed by the Åland Islands Peace Institute in cooperation with Åland Statistics and Research (ÅSUB),
Avgustina is an Åland-based 2D visual artist, originally from Bulgaria. She aims to help with the communication of important ideas between organizations and people through the power of visual storytelling. Previously she has worked as a 2D animator in different studios in Europe. Now she also uses illustration. During her
The foreign & security policy of Finland is being actively discussed at the moment. The Åland Islands Peace Institute and affiliated researchers have in various publications analyzed many relevant aspects. Here we have listed publications and books that may be interesting for those who want more facts and information about
Hello there! My name is Otto Andersson and I´m getting work experience here at the Åland Peace Institute. I live in Mariehamn and am currently in grade nine in a school named Övernäs. I’m interested in social studies and history and that’s why I’m here at the Åland Peace Institute,
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, together with the Government of the Åland Islands and the Finnish and Swedish Embassies in The Hague have a great pleasure to invite you to celebrate the centennial jubilee of the autonomous Åland Islands and take part in the celebratory seminar organized in
Did you miss the Kastelholms Talks on Peace yesterday with Tarja Halonen, Tarja Cronberg, Mikael Wigell och Stefan Löfven? Now you can watch it on Youtube.
A big thank you to everyone that came yesterday to listen to the Kastelholm Talks on Peace 2022. Scroll down to see pictures from the day, taken by Theresa Axén.
On the 20th of October last year, 100 years had passed since the signing of the 1921 Convention relating to the Non-fortification and neutralisation of the Åland Islands. The Åland parliament celebrated this centenary through an international seminar titled ’Demilitarisation and neutralisation– a stabilising force for peace in the region’.
Don´t miss our Podcast Series ahead of the Kastelholm Talks 2022. Our Information Officer Liz Lindvall talks to various invited guests and discuss their view on this year’s theme: Breakthrough or Breakdown? About Building Trust and Enhancing Disarment Today. Our guest today is Ronja Karkinen from SaferGlobe. How does the
