Founded in 1920, the umbrella organisation brings together 18 peace organisations. Its work focuses on conflict prevention, disarmament and peacebuilding. It belongs to the International Peace Bureau and the ICAN campaign for a nuclear weapons ban. Finnish and Swedish have been used since its early years.
The Peace School programme provides peace education for school classes. The organisation runs the Rauhanasema peace activity centre and publishes news and statements on peace and arms exports, including reports on Finnish military exports.
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