The Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society (SPAS) influences people in power so they will make decisions that support peace. We start debates and spread knowledge through seminars, articles, manifestations and letter- writing campaigns. The major aims are to ease tensions, speed up disarmament, promote the transfer of military resources to development and support democratic movements.
SPAS was formed in 1883 by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Klas Pontus Arnoldson. It is the worlds oldest and Scandinavias largest peace organisation. SPAS is a non-profit organisation with approximately 6000 individual members. The organisation is politically and religiously independent.
