Nordic Gerontological Federation

Board of NGF

The Executive committee
President: Carin Lennartsson, Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet & Swedish Gerontological Society, Sweden
1. Vice President: Mikaela von Bonsdorff, Societas Gerontologica Fennica, Finland
2. Vice President: Paolo Caserotti, Danish Gerontological Society, Denmark
Secretary General at 27NKG: Amaia Calderón Larrañaga, Aging Research Center, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

Representatives for the Nordic Gerontological Federation on the member societies

Iceland
Dr. Berglind Blöndal, Sociates Gerontologica Islandica
Konstantin Shcherbak, Icelandic Geriatric Society

Norway
Hanna Vangen, Norwegian Society for Aging Research
Kristin Mork Hamre, Norwegian Geriatrics Association

Sweden
Carin Lennartsson, Swedish Gerontological Society
Peter Nordström, Swedish Geriatric Society

Finland
Anu Siren, Societas Gerontologica Fennica
Heli Tikkanen, Finnish Geriatric Society
Katja Kokko, Finnish Society for Growth and Ageing Research

Denmark
Pia Nimann Kannegaard, Danish Society for Geriatrics
Paolo Caserotti, Danish Gerontological Society.

More information about the member organisations and their NGF representatives is presented on the interleaf About NGF.

Secretary and treasurer: Louise Scheel Thomasen, Danish Gerontological Society.

Scientific commitee

The Scientific Committee of NGF:
Denmark
Paolo Caserotti
University of Southern Denmark, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics
Pia Nimann Kannegaard
Bispebjerg Hospital, Department of Geriatric Medicine
Aske Juul Lassen
University of Copenhagen, SAXO-Institute and Centre for Healthy Aging
Charlotte Juul Nilsson
University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health
Christine Swane
The EGV Foundation

Iceland
Ólöf Guûný Geirsdóttir
University of Iceland, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition & The Icelandic Gerontological Research Institute Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences
Sirrý Sif Sigurlaugardóttir
University of Iceland, Faculty of Social Work & The Icelandic Gerontological Society
Gudlaug Thorsdóttir
University Hospital in Reykjavik
Sigrún Sunna Skúladóttir
University of Iceland, Facultyr of Nursing & The Icelandic Osteoporosis Society
Baldur Helgi Ingvarsson
MD, Geriatrician, Landspitali University Hospital

Norway
Anne Skevik Grødem
Oslo Metropolitan University, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Section for Age Research and Housing Studies
Tale Hellevik
Oslo Metropolitan University, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Section for Age Research and Housing Studies
Gunvor Hilde
Oslo Metropolitan University, Department of Rehabilitation, Science and Health, Physiotherapy
Zada Pajalic
University of South-Eastern Norway, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Sweden
Janicke Andersson
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare
Maya Kylén
Lund University, Department of Health Sciences
Joy Torgé
Linköping University, Department of Social Work
Andreas Motel-Klingebiel
Linköping University, Department of Ageing and Social Change
Charlotta Nilsen
Jönköping University, Institute of Gerontology

Finland
Ilkka Pietilä
University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences
Sari Stenholm
University of Turku, Department of Public Health
Hanna-Maria Roitto
Tampere University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
 Emmi Reinilä
University of Jyväskylä, Gerontology Research Center and Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Elina Sillanpää
University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences and Wellbeing Services County of Central Finland



NGF

The Nordic Gerontological Federation (NGF) was founded 1974 as an umbrella organization for the gerontological and geriatric organizations in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The primary mission of NGF is to support, organize and expand gerontological research, development and eduction within the Nordic countries. Read more about NGF by clicking the tabs in the left menu.