The Nordic Research Council for Criminology (NSfK) was established in 1962 by the Ministries of Justice of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. The Council’s mission is to promote criminological research within the member countries and to provide expert advice to the Nordic governments on matters related to criminology. NSfK’s activities are funded by the Nordic Ministries of Justice.
The Council comprises 15 members, with three representatives from each Nordic country, appointed by their respective Ministries of Justice. The Council is responsible for awarding annual research grants and plays an active role in planning and implementing the organization’s various activities. Council members may also initiate and organize working groups and contact seminars as deemed appropriate.
The Chair of the Council rotates among the Nordic countries every three years. The Council’s day-to-day administration is managed by a secretariat located in the country holding the Chair.
For the three-year term 2025–2027, the Chair of the Council is Rannveig Þórisdóttir, National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police.
Council 2025–2027
Iceland
Rannveig Þórisdóttir
Chair of the Council
National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police
Skúlagata 21
101 Reykjavík
ICELAND
Tel: +354 843 18 90
rannveig@logreglan.is
Friðrik Árni Friðriksson Hirst
University of Iceland
Sæmundargata 2
102 Reykjavík
ICELAND
Tel: +354 787 3780
faf@hi.is
Hanna Rún Sverrisdóttir
Dómsmálaráðuneytið / Ministry of Justice
Sölvhólsgötu 7, 101
Reykjavík
hanna.sverrisdottir@fangelsi.is
Denmark
Annette Olesen
Lektor
Aalborg Universitet,
Institut for Sociologi og Socialt Arbejde
Kroghstræde 7, 2
9220 Aalborg Øst
Danmark
aol@socsci.aau.dk
Linda Kjær Minke
Professor MSO
Syddansk Universitet
Campusvej 55
DK – 5230 Odense M
DENMARK
Tel: +45 65 50 46 06
lkm@sam.sdu.dk
Maria Libak Pedersen
Enhedschef
Justitsministeriets Forskningsenhed
Slotsholmsgade 10
1216 København K
Danmark
mpe@jm.dk
Finland
Helena Huhta
Postdoctoral researcher
Caloniankuja 3
20500 Turku
Postiosoite:
Oikeustieteellinen tiedekunta
20014 Turun yliopisto
Tel.: +35840 7666890
helena.huhta@nuorisotutkimus.fi
Leena Mäkipää
Senior Ministerial Adviser,
Oikeusministeriö / Justitieministeriet / Ministry of Justice
PL / PB / PO BOX 25
00023 Valtioneuvosto / Statsrådet / Government
(visiting address Meritullinkatu 10, 00170 Helsinki)
Leena.Makipaa@gov.fi
Teemu Kaskela
Teemu Kaskela
Researcher, Dr. Soc. Sc.
A-klinikkasäätiö / A-klinikstiftelsen / A-Clinic Foundation
Tel.: +358504300545
Norway
Arnt Even Hustad
Senior Adviser
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Department of Crime Prevention
Postboks 8005 DepNO-0030 Oslo
NORWAY
Tel. +47 92 88 55 14
arnt-even.hustad@jd.dep.no
Jørn Jacobsen
Professor
University of Bergen
The Faculty of Law
P.O. Box 7806
5020 Bergen
Norway
jorn.jacobsen@uib.no
May-Len Skilbrei
Professor
University of Oslo
Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law
Postboks 6706 St. Olavs plass
0130 Oslo
Norway
m.l.skilbrei@jus.uio.no
Sweden
Anna-Karin Ivert
Associate Professor
Malmö University, Department of Criminology
205 06 Malmö
SWEDEN
Tel. +46 40-665 76 47
anna-karin.ivert@mau.se
Erik Grevholm
Senior Research Advisor
The Swedish National Council for Crime PreventionBox 1386, 111 93 Stockholm
SWEDEN
Tel. +46 (0)8 527 58 402
erik.grevholm@bra.se
Tove Pettersson
Professor
Stockholm university, Department of Criminology
106 91 Stockholm
SWEDEN
tove.pettersson@criminology.su.se