oting ▁dialog ue ▁and ▁know - ledge ▁about ▁the ▁living ▁conditions ▁of ▁other ▁people . ▁ ▁The ▁Å land ▁Conc ili ation ▁Office ▁The ▁Å land ▁Conc ili ation ▁Office ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Å land ▁Islands ▁Peace ▁Institute ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁County ▁Administration ▁in ▁Å land . ▁The ▁Conc ili ation ▁Office ▁offers ▁conc ili ation ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Act ▁on ▁Conc ili ation ▁in ▁C riminal ▁and ▁C ertain ▁Civil ▁C ases . ▁ ▁Conc ili ation ▁is ▁a ▁free ▁service . ▁The ▁idea ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁parties ▁through ▁meet ings ▁and ▁discuss ions ▁should ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁agree ▁on ▁an ▁in dem n ification , ▁e . g . ▁mon et ary ▁compens ation ▁or ▁a ▁work ▁performance . ▁A ▁conc ili ation ▁session ▁brings ▁together ▁the ▁parties ▁to ▁the ▁bre ach ▁or ▁dispute ▁and ▁two ▁volunt ary , ▁trained ▁and ▁im partial ▁medi ators . ▁ ▁The ▁Å land ▁Islands ▁Å land ▁consists ▁of ▁around ▁ 6 , 5 0 0 ▁islands , ▁of ▁which ▁ 8 0 ▁are ▁inhab ited , ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁about ▁ 2 7 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁Å land ▁is ▁a ▁self - g over ning , ▁dem il itar ised ▁and ▁Swedish - spe aking ▁region ▁of ▁Finland . ▁Dem il itar isation ▁means ▁that ▁no ▁troops ▁may ▁be ▁station ed ▁in ▁Å land ▁and ▁that ▁no ▁fort ifications ▁may ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁territory . ▁Å land ▁is ▁also ▁neutral ised