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Welcome to the pages of the working group ‘Road Traffic Safety’. Here you will find information about the working group’s meetings, minutes, and other relevant documents. You will also find a list of the group’s members and contact information.

Accident Statistics for the Nordic Countries: We have gathered data from the Nordic countries in an interactive infographic. You can choose which data to show, and you can download the data.

Accident Statistics Nordic Countries – Infogram

TrafiksikkerhedAbout the working group

The purpose of the group is to increase road safety. It is done by exchanging experiences on road traffic safety, effective road safety measures and by providing examples of best practices.

The working group will focus on specific themes, including different groups of road users and their needs for traffic safety, road safety and road design on rural and urban roads and key figures of traffic accidents. In addition, the working group will focus on the benchmarking of implementing of the European road infrastructure safety management directive in the Nordic countries.

For more information about the working group and the themes, see Description of the working group below.

The working group has been set up for the period July 2024 – June 2028. Norway is the leading country of the working group during that period.
Climate and Environment is the overarching theme for all the working groups during the period 2024–2028.

Relevant UN Global Goals:

  • 3 Good Health and Well-being
  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Action plan for period 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025

You can find the rules of procedure and information about the roles, framework, and responsibilities of the working group here:

Information for the working groups

Members of the working group

Here you can see a list of all members of the working group.

Chairperson of the Board
Country
Organization
Henrik Wildenschild
Norge
Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration)
Vice-Chairperson
Country
Organization
Renata Torquato Steinbakk
Norge
Trygg Trafikk (Norwegian Council for Road Safety)
Member
Country
Organization
Adrian Ibenholt
Norge
Oslo City
Aldís Ingimarsdóttir
Island
Reykjavík University
Alena Høye
Norge
Transportøkonomisk institutt (TØI)
Andras R. Marr
Færøerne
Akstovan (Faroese Vehicle Administration)
Anette Jerup Jørgensen
Danmark
Copenhagen City
Anna Elín Jóhannsdóttir
Island
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration)
Anna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir
Island
Verkís
Arja Holopainen
Finland
The Finnish Crash Data Institute (OTI)
Åsa Forsman
Sverige
VTI
Auður Þóra Árnadóttir
Island
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration)
Berglind Hallgrímsdóttir
Island
EFLA
Birgitta Rán Ásgeirsdóttir
Island
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration)
Birkir Rútsson
Island
Kópavogur Municipality
Bjarklind Gunnarsdóttir
Island
Samgöngustofa
Björgvin Tómasson
Island
Nortek
Bjørn Olsson
Danmark
Rådet for Sikker Trafik
Brian Vestergaard
Danmark
Færdselsstyrelsen
Camilla Sloth Andersen
Danmark
Vejdirektoratet (Danish Road Directorate)
Catharina Smiderstedt
Finland
Government of Åland
Christian Juhl Sønderup
Danmark
Vejdirektoratet (Danish Road Directorate)
Christina Eriksen
Norge
Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration)
Dan Sofus Hofgaard
Færøerne
Landsverk
Dejan Pijetlovic
Sverige
Sweco Sverige AB
Edda Doris Meyer
Island
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration)
Elin Roselius
Finland
Government of Åland
Elisa Huotari
Finland
Destia Oy
Erlingur Freyr Jensson
Island
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration)
Eva Lundberg
Sverige
Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration)
Filip Lava
Færøerne
Torshavn Municipality
Glenn Solberg
Norge
Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration)
Guðmundur Jónsson
Island
Verkís
Gunnar Geir Gunnarsson
Island
Samgöngustofa
Hans-Olav Hellesøe
Norge
Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration)
Heikki Kallio
Finland
Poliisi
Henrik Andersson
Sverige
VTI
Hörður Bjarnason
Island
COWI Ísland
Höskuldur Rúnar Guðjónsson
Island
Reykjavík City
Ingeborg Hesjevoll
Norge
Ingólfur Ingólfsson
Island
Hnit verkfræðistofa
Inkeri Parkkari
Finland
Traficom
Jaakko Klang
Finland
ELY Centre
Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson
Island
VSÓ
Jan Bremer Remø
Norge
Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration)
Jesper Lillelund
Danmark
Artelia A/S
Juha Heltimo
Finland
Ramboll Finland Oy
Karin Wiklund
Sverige
Edeva AB
Katrín Halldórsdóttir
Island
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration)
Kjell Lind
Finland
ELY Centre
Kristinn Jón Eysteinsson
Island
Reykjavík City
Liisa-Maija Thompson
Finland
Suomen Tieyhdistys ry
Louise Bergström
Sverige
Sweco Sverige AB
Maija Rekola
Finland
Väylävirasto (Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency)
Margrét Ósk Aronsdóttir
Island
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration)
Mari Kirkerud Pettersen
Norge
Buskerud County Municipality
Marja Pakarinen
Finland
Liikenneturva – Trafikskyddet
Markus Pöllänen
Finland
Tampere University, VERNE
Mette Sahlertz
Danmark
Aarhus Municipality
Morten Hafting
Norge
Ramboll Norway A/S
Noora Airaksinen
Finland
Väylävirasto (Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency)
Olivia Häggqvist
Sverige
Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration)
Oskar Haggren Lundblad
Sverige
Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration)
Ragnar Þór Þrastarson
Island
VSÓ
Ragnhild Meisfjord
Norge
Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration)
Risto Kulmala
Finland
Traficon Oy
Roni Utriainen
Finland
Helsinki City
Rúna Ásmundsdóttir
Island
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration)
Sanna Piilinen
Finland
Fintraffic Tie Oy
Sigríður Lilja Skúladóttir
Island
Vegagerðin (Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration)
Siri Hov Eggen
Norge
Opplysningsrådet for veitrafikken (OFV)
Sturla Roti
Norge
Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration)
Svenn Vidar Lydersen
Norge
Alta Municipality
Tapio Heiskanen
Finland
Destia Oy
Tewodros Getachew Abate
Norge
Ringerike Municipality
Torkild Åkerset
Norge
Statens Havarikommisjon for Transport

Contact information can be found at Member page

Meetings

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Working group calendar

Here you can see a list of upcoming and past meetings.

Upcoming events
Past events
12.-13. october, 2023
7.-7. march, 2023
13.-14. october, 2022
12.-13. october, 2022
18.-18. november, 2021

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