| NFS | |
| Location Country: | Nordic countries |
| Affiliation: | Independent |
| Members: | 9 million |
| Full Name: | Council of Nordic Trade Unions |
| Native Name: | Nordens Fackliga Samorganisation (Swe.), Pohjolan Ammatillinen Yhteisjärjestö (Fin.), Nordens Faglige Samorganisasjon (Nor.) |
| Founded: | 1972 |
| Headquarters: | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Key People: | Magnus Gissler, general secretary |
| Website: | www.nfs.net |
The Council of Nordic Trade Unions (NFS) is a regional trade union federation. It represents 9 million members from 16 national trade unions in the Nordic countries of Europe. It was founded in 1972, and has close ties with the Baltic Sea Trade Union Network (BASTUN). The main task of NFS is to co-ordinate trade union activities in the Nordic countries, particularly with regard to employment, economic policy and different social issues. General Secretary, since 2014, is Magnus Gissler.[1] [2]
| Affiliate[3] | Abbreviation | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAK | Finland | ||
| BSRB | Iceland | ||
| Confederation of Unions for Professionals | UNIO | Norway | |
| YS | Norway | ||
| AC | Denmark | ||
| FH | Denmark | ||
| STTK | Finland | ||
| ASÍ | Iceland | ||
| Icelandic Confederation of University Graduates | BHM | Iceland | |
| LO | Norway | ||
| Samtak | Faroe Islands | ||
| SIK | Greenland | ||
| SACO | Sweden | ||
| TCO | Sweden | ||
| LO | Sweden |
1981: John Svenningsen
1989: Sune Ahlen
2000: Tom Saxén
2011: Loa Brynjulfsdottir
2013: Christina Colclough
2014: Magnus Gissler