On Åland’s demilitarisation day, Monday 30 March 2020, the Åland Islands Peace Institute organized – for the sixth time – the Kastelholm Talks on Peace, with the theme War, Peace and the Environment. Due to the coronavirus and the measures to stop its spread, this year’s Kastelholm Talks could not
When the Åland Islands Peace Institute organises Kastelholm talks on peace for the fifth time, the theme was “Democracy, Participation and the Role of Civil Society”. The Kastelholm talks are recurring discussions about peace, under the patronage of the former President of Finland, Tarja Halonen. The talks are always held
2021 Making Peace – Meetings, Mediators and Peace Jan Eliasson, Swedish ambassador, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and current Chairman of the Board of SIPRI and Björn Vikström, Professor of Theology at Åbo Akademi University, former bishop and Chairman of the Board of the Anders Chydenius Foundation. 2020 War, Peace and
The topic of the Kastelholm talks 2018 “Media, power and courage – credibility and trust in the public discourse” focuses on two key changes to the prerequisites for public discussion: firstly the rapid and comprehensive leaks of classified information to the public through the intervention of individuals and secondly the
The Kastelholm talks of 2017 highlighted the centenary celebration of Finland, discussing the topic “With Finland as a neighbour – boundaries and boundlessness over the past century”. When Finland gained its independence in 1917, Sweden, Russia and other countries around the Baltic Sea and in the Nordic region got a
What are currently the biggest threats towards our security in the Baltic Sea region and how can we explore options to work toward a more peaceful future? These were the main questions during the Kastelholm talks in 2016, which were held under the patronage of President Tarja Halonen on 30th
On 28 March 2014, the first Kastelholm talks were arranged, i.e. discussions about peace under the auspices of President Halonen, at the Kastelholm Castle on Åland. The Panel of the first talk consisted of Mr. Erkki Tuomioja, the Foreign Minister of Finland, Ms. Britt Bohlin, the Director of the Nordic
