NVF Board

Nordic Road Association (NVF) is led by the NVF Board, therefore it is the highest decision-making body in the NVF. The Board consists of the chairpersons, vice-chairpersons, and secretaries of each country’s national association board. See the pages of the NVF Board here.

The chairmanship of the NVF is changed on a rotating basis every four years between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Finland holds the chairmanship period for the current period 1st July 2024–30th June 2028. The chairmanship period ends with Via Nordica -congress in 2028. You can find more information about the congress here.

National Associations

The member countries of the NVF are Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Each member country has its own national association with a chairperson, vice-chairperson, secretary, and members.

NVF is a co-operation between public and private sectors. The chairpersons of the national associations are the directors of the national road administrations of each country and the vice-chairpersons come from the private sector.

The chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the national association of the leading country are also the chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the NVF Board during the chairmanship period.

Working Groups

The work in the NVF takes place through the working groups. The working groups have a chairperson, vice-chairperson, and members from the member countries. In the NVF working group the members share and develop knowledge and best practices in the road and transport sector. The working groups work within a common framework and roles.

The working groups are diverse and consist of experts across the public and private sectors. The working groups’ operation is based on a business plan that the groups prepare at the beginning of the period. In addition, the NVF Board may give specific assignments to the working groups.

Working groups are set up in different areas of work. The working groups exist only at the Nordic level. The national associations are free to set up their own working groups independently of the Nordic working groups. The working groups are appointed for a shorter or longer period of time during the four-year NVF period.

At the beginning of the period 2024–2028 there are nine working groups in total. Below you can see the working groups and the countries that hold the chairmanships of the working groups:

Bridges	Norway
Nordic Construction Market	Sweden
Operation and Maintenance	Denmark
Road Design	Finland
Road Freight Transport	Denmark
Road Technology	Iceland
Road Traffic Safety	Norway
Tunnels	Iceland
Urban Transport and Transport Planning	Sweden

Language policy

English is the main language of the NVF. All Nordic events and documents must be in English, including the content on the NVF’s website. However, the working groups may choose to use Scandinavian if all participants can participate in the communication.

The language policy was adopted by the NVF Board on 12th of March 2024.