Committee of 100 (Finland)

For other uses, see Committee of 100.

Committee of 100

Sadankomitea
Formation	1963;62 years ago (1963)
Type	Nonprofit
Headquarters	Veturitori 3, 00520 Helsinki, Finland
Secretary General	Jarmo Pykälä
Chairperson	Silvia Modig
Vice-chairperson	Nora Luoma
Publication	Ydin
Parent organization	International Peace Bureau

The Committee of 100 in Finland (Sadankomitea in Finnish) was founded in 1963, ^[1] based on the model of the Committee of 100 in Great Britain. ^[2]

The Committee of 100 has been one of foremost organizations of the peace movement in Finland, especially in the 1960s.^{[ citation needed ]}

Three members of Sadankomitea burn their military passports publicly in Helsinki in 1967

Since 1966 the Committee of 100 has helped publish the magazine Ydin ^[3] and, since 2007, the online magazine Pax; ^[4] it also organises seminars, distributes pamphlets, and lobbies for peace and human rights. It has particularly criticised Finland's refusal to participate in international treaties banning cluster bombs.^{[ citation needed ]}

Active persons in the Committee of 100 have included the former Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja. ^[5]

See also

• Committee of 100 (United Kingdom)
• CND

References

1. "Sadankomita – Committee of 100 in Finland". IANSA.
2. "Featured affiliate: Committee of 100 Finland". War Resisters International.
3. "Mikä Ydin?". Ydin.
4. "Pax-lehti". Kaapeli.
5. "Tuomioja.org, henkilötiedot". Erkki Tuomioja. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

External links

• Committee of 100 in Finland