The Åland Islands Peace Institute has a Research Council consisting of Kjell-Åke Nordquist (chairman), Associate Professor at the University of Uppsala, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Sweden, Nils-Gustaf Eriksson, Psychiatrist, expert in crisis management with own practice on Åland and Mikael Wigell, researcher within the Global Security research programme at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, director of the Åland Islands Peace Institute, is the secretary of the Board. The Research Council decides on the scholarly direction of the ÅIPI and supports the research activities.

In January 2010 the Board of the Åland Islands Peace Institute adopted a new research programme for 2010-2014.

Research programme for the Åland Islands Peace Institute 2010-2014