The Nordic Gerontological Federation
For more than 50 years, since 1974, the Nordic Gerontological Federation has served as an umbrella organization for the gerontological and geriatric organizations in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
The primary mission of Nordic Gerontological Federation is to support, organize and expand gerontological research, development and education within the Nordic countries.
The Executive Committee
Carin Lennartsson
President
Director and Deputy Head, Aging Research Center (ARC), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, and Chair, Swedish Gerontological Society.
Mikaela von Bonsdorff
1 Vice President
Professor of Gerontology and Public Health, University of Jyväskylä and Director of the Public Health Research Programme, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.
Paolo Caserotti
2 Vice President
Professor, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Head of Center for Active and Healthy Ageing, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, and Chair, Danish Gerontological Society.
Amaia Calderon Larrañaga
Secretary General 27NKG
Associate Professor and Research Group Leader, Aging Research Center (ARC), Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society (NVS), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
“We look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful and sustainable campus at the historical University of Jyväskylä to share your research results and ideas about ageing at the 28NKG!”
The Board
Each of the 11 member societies from the Nordic region is represented on the Board of the Nordic Gerontological Federation.
NORWAY
Hanna Vangen, Norwegian Society for Aging Research
Kristin Mork Hamre, Norwegian Geriatrics Association
ICELAND
Dr. Berglind Blöndal, Sociates Gerontologica Islandica
Konstantin Shcherbak, Icelandic Geriatric Society
SWEDEN
Carin Lennartsson, Swedish Gerontological Society
Peter Nordström, Swedish Geriatric Society
FINLAND
Anu Siren, Societas Gerontologica Fennica
Laura Ekblad, 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
The Nordic Scientific Committee
The members of the Nordic Scienficic Committee represent the Nordic countries and the five scientific pillars of the Nordic Gerontological Federation.
ICELAND
Baldur Helgi Ingvarsson, MD, Geriatrician, Landspitali University Hospital
Halldóra Ögmundsdottír Michelsen, MD, PhD, Landspitali University Hospital
Ólöf Guðný Geirsdóttir, Professor, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland
Sigrún Sunna Skúladóttir, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland
Sirrý Sif Sigurlaugardóttir, PhD student, Faculty of Social Work, School of Social Sciences, University of Iceland
NORWAY
Zada Pajalic, Professor, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway
Anne Skevik Grødem, Research Professor, OsloMet, Centre for Welfare and Labour Research
Gunvor Hilde, Associate Professor, Oslo Metropolitan University, Department of Rehabilitation, Science and Health, Physiotherapy
Tale Hellevik, Research Professor, OsloMet, Centre for Welfare and Labour Research
Kristin Mork Hamre, MD, PhD student, Akershus University Hospital, Helsetjenesteforskning.
FINLAND
Elina Sillanpää, Associate Professor, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Wellbeing Services County of Central Finland
Hanna-Maria Roitto, Associate professor in Geriatric Medicine, Tampere University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology
Ilkka Pietilä, Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
Emmi Reinilä, PhD in Health Sciences (Gerontology and Public Health), University Teacher, Gerontology Research Center and Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä
Sari Stenholm, Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Turku
SWEDEN
Charlotta Nilsen, Assistant Professor, Institute of Gerontology, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University
Joy Torgé, Associate professor, Division of Social Work, Department of Culture and Society, Linköping University
Janicke Andersson, Associate Professor, School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University
Andreas Motel-Klingebiel, Professor, Department of Culture and Society, Division Ageing and Social Change, Linköping University
Maya Kylén, Associate researcher, Department of Health Sciences, Lund University
DENMARK
Paolo Caserotti, Professor, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark
Pia Kannegaard, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospitals
Christine E. Swane, Director of the EGV Foundation (Social Inclusion of Older Adults)
Charlotte Nilsson, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health, Section of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen
Aske Juul Lassen, Associate Professor, Copenhagen Centre for Health Research in the Humanities, University of Copenhagen
Secretariat
Secretary
Louise Scheel Thomasen, Sweden
Contact
contact@ngf-geronord.se
