Wille Valve is the new Head of the Åland Islands Mediation Office and a part-time researcher at the Åland Islands Peace Institute. Wille holds a MSSc in International Law and a Bachelor’s degree in Russian language and literature from the Åbo Akademi University. Wille has previously been working at the marketing department of the Bank of Åland. Before this, he was a trainee at the Åland Islands Peace Institute and at the Nordic Council of Ministers in St. Petersburg.