The fourth annual Tampere Peace Day explores what peace and reconciliation mean in the North, at a time when geopolitical tensions, environmental change, resource competition and renewed security concerns are transforming the Arctic. Under the theme Peace in the North: Perspectives on Peace and Reconciliation in the Arctic and Beyond, the event brings together scholars, practitioners and civil society actors to examine how peace is understood, sustained and contested across northern contexts and beyond.
The day invites participants to look beyond conventional understandings of security and peace, and to consider the roles of environmental justice, Indigenous rights, education, preparedness, memory, missing persons and reconciliation in building peace. The programme seeks to connect perspectives from the Arctic and the wider North with peacebuilding experiences from other parts of the world, highlighting both the specific challenges of northern contexts and broader lessons for peace and reconciliation.
Tampere Peace Day 2026 will be organized jointly by Tampere Peace Research Institute (TAPRI), Tampere University, The Peace Education Institute, CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation (CMI), Finn Church Aid (FCA) and the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (Felm).