1000 år etter vikingtoktene var Embla-kvinnene klare til å reise ut i verda med fredsskipet Embla, for å spreie bodskapen om fred og internasjonal forståing.

Vi ville nytte kulturen som reiskap, og skape haldningar for fred og samhald.

Emblaskipet var vårt samlingspunkt og ”Speakers corner”.

The foundation Embla was a fact. It was the war that broke out in former Yugoslavia in 1992 that put thoughts into action to do something. And something was done: "We are building a Viking ship, which will be a peace ship" "We turn war into peace," was our slogan.The boat builder Jacob Helset had faith in the project and start the construction.