Committee of 100 (Finland)

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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]}

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]