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The Committee of 100 in Finland (Sadankomitea in Finnish) was founded in 1963, based on the model of the Committee of 100 in 
Since 1966 the Committee of 100 has helped publish the magazine ''
Committee of 100 in Finland
1963 establishments in Finland Anti–nuclear weapons movement Political advocacy groups in Finland Organizations established in 1963 {{Finland-org-stub
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The Committee of 100 has been one of foremost organizations of the peace movement in Finland, especially in the 1960s.
Since 1966 the Committee of 100 has helped publish the magazine ''Ydin
''Ydin'' () is a bi-monthly political magazine published in Helsinki, Finland.
History and profile
''Ydin'' was established by Ilkka Taipale in 1966. It was started as the official media outlet of the Committee of 100. The magazine is headquar ...
'' and, since 2007, the online magazine ''Pax''; 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
A cluster munition is a form of air-dropped or ground-launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller submunitions. Commonly, this is a cluster bomb that ejects explosive bomblets that are designed to kill personnel and destroy veh ...
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Active persons in the Committee of 100 have included the former Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja
Erkki Sakari Tuomioja (born 1 July 1946) is a Finnish politician and has previously been a member of the Finnish Parliament. From 2000 to 2007 and 2011 to 2015, he served as the minister for foreign affairs. He was president of the Nordic Counc ...
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See also
*Committee of 100 (United Kingdom)
The Committee of 100 was a British anti-war group. It was set up in 1960 with a hundred public signatories by Bertrand Russell, Ralph Schoenman, Michael Scott (Reverend), Michael Scott, and others. Its supporters used mass nonviolent resistance ...
* CND
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is an organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nucle ...
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Committee of 100 in Finland
1963 establishments in Finland Anti–nuclear weapons movement Political advocacy groups in Finland Organizations established in 1963 {{Finland-org-stub