This report is a documentation of the RJ Nord expert seminar “Restorative Justice and Practice in the Nordic Region – Nordic Benefits?” held on the Åland islands 12–14 May 2025. The Åland Islands Peace Institute as the lead partner of the project would like to thank the Nordic Committee of Senior Officials for Justice Affairs (ÄK-JUST) at the Nordic Council of Ministers for financing the project, as well as the Finnish Section of the Nordic Federation of Public Administration (NAF) for additional financial support. A special thanks to the members of the project steering committee:
National Mediation Service (Norway): Karen Kristin Paus
Association for Restorative Justice and Practice (Denmark): Karin Sten Madsen
Ministry of Justice (Finland)/National Council for Crime Prevention (Finland): Saija Järvinen and Aarne Kinnunen
Finnish institute for Health and Welfare (Finland): Ilona Rimpilä, Minna Kosonen and Henrik Elonheimo
Åbo Akademi University (Finland): Heidi Jokinen
Voluntary mediator (Finland): Julia Nymark-Björkstam
Åland Islands Peace Institute (Finland): Pia Slögs and Petra Granholm
Thank you also to all the participants for co-creating this event and its results. Lemböte Lägergård as venue, and its staff, contributed to a wonderful atmosphere of community.