Management Board

Promoting the interests of Nordic financial trade unions in Europe

Management Board

The NFU Management Board consists of nine representatives from the NFU member unions.

The Management Board is responsible for the political and strategic direction of NFU.

Michael Budolfsen

President of NFU
Finansforbundet, Denmark
mb@finansforbundet.dk

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Susanne Lindberg

Vice President of NFU
Forena, Sweden
susanne.lindberg@forena.se

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Rauni Söderlund

Management Board member
Trade Union PRO, Finland
rauni.soderlund@proliitto.fi

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Ulrika Boëthius

Management Board member
Finansförbundet, Sweden
ulrika.boethius@finansforbundet.se

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Arne Fredrik Håstein

Management Board member
Finansforbundet, Norway
arne.fredrik.hastein@finansforbundet.no

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Lars Helvard

Management Board member
Forsikringsforbundet, Denmark
lph@forsikringsforbundet.dk

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Ari Skúlason

Management Board member
SSF, Iceland
ari@ssf.is

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Vigdis Mathisen

Management Board member
Finansforbundet, Norway
vigdis.mathisen@finansforbundet.no

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Michael Budolfsen

President of NFU
Finansforbundet, Denmark
mb@finansforbundet.dk

About Michael Budolfsen

Michael Budolfsen is a member of the Management Board since 2009, and Vice President of the Financial Services Union Denmark as well as President of UNI Europa Finance. Michael was elected President of NFU in spring 2013. Michael Budolfsen started his professional career at Sparekassen Nordjylland (Spar Nord Bank), where he was elected employee representative in 1994. He served as an employee representative on the board of Spar Nord Bank from 1996-2004. Michael Budolfsen became a member of Financial Services Union’s Executive Committee in 2000 and Vice President in 2004.

“NFU works to achieve maximum influence on the regulation of the
finance sector emanating both from the Nordic and European level. The NFU is a strong player backed by 150.000 finance employees and we work tirelessly to influence regulation in a direction that ensures that finance employees continue to thrive and develop in their jobs.”

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Susanne Lindberg

Management Board member
Forena, Sweden
susanne.lindberg@forena.se

About Susanne Lindberg

Susanne Lindberg is the NFU Vice President since 2020. Susanne is the 1st vice president of Forena, the Swedish trade union for insurance and finance, since 2013. She has a background in the insurance sector for nearly 30 years and she is the President for the staff association in the insurance company Lansforsakringar in Sweden. She has been a member of the NFU Management Board since 2016.

“NFU has a long and successful track record influencing European
regulation, legislation and cooperation. The position of the insurance, bank and finance trade union organizations is strong and the work within NFU is beneficial for the employees as well as for the consumers, the companies and the society as well. It is important that we continue to work together in the Nordic countries by NFU.

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Rauni Söderlund

Management Board member
Trade union PRO, Finland
rauni.soderlund@proliitto.fi

About Rauni Söderlund

Rauni Söderlund is a member of the NFU Management Board since 2002. Rauni is Expert in International Affairs at Trade Union PRO, the finance sector union of Finland, since 2007. Rauni was elected to her first trade union position in 1981, and worked in Nordea Bank Finland from 1979 to 2007.

“NFU is a real masterpiece among trade union organisations worldwide
– it’s an excellent forum for exchange of information, to meet your colleagues throughout the Nordic countries, and to learn from each other. An important advantage is also the fact that by using NFU the affiliated unions can save own resources and still get the Nordic voice well heard in Europe and globally.”

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Ulrika Boëthius

Management Board member
Finansförbundet, Sweden
ulrika.boethius@finansforbundet.se

About Ulrika Boëthius

Ulrika Boëthius is a member of the NFU Management Board since 2012, and the president of the Finance Sector Union of Sweden. Ulrika has worked with trade union issues most of her life, both in her company Handelsbanken where she became president of the company union and at national level, where she served 12 years as a vice president of the union until becoming elected as president in 2012. She is a board member of TCO – the Confederation of Vocational Unions in Sweden.

“The financial sectors are probably the most thoroughly regulated
sector. Therefore, it is vital for the employees that we as unions can influence these regulations before they are decided on. We also believe strongly in the Nordic tradition of cooperating with the employers, and want to spread that further in the world.”

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Arne Fredrik Håstein

Management Board member
Finansforbundet, Norway
arne.fredrik.hastein@finansforbundet.no

About Arne Fredrik Håstein

Arne Fredrik Håstein is a member of the NFU Management Board since 2019.

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Lars Helvard

Management Board member
Forsikringsforbundet, Denmark
lph@forsikringsforbundet.dk

About Lars Helvard

Lars Helvard is a member of the NFU Management Board since 2022. He is Vice President of Forsikringsforbundet, the insurance sector union of Denmark.

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Ari Skúlason

Management Board member
SSF, Iceland
ari@ssf.is

About Ari Skúlason

Ari Skúlason is a member of the NFU Management Board since 2019.

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Vigdis Mathisen

Management Board member
Finansforbundet, Norway
vigdis.mathisen@finansforbundet.no

About Vigdis Mathisen

Vigdis Mathisen is a member of the NFU Management Board since 2019.