The 17th Nordic Congress of Onomastic Research was organised as a digital event at the University of Helsinki and was held on June 8-10, 2021. Over 90 onomasticians participated in the congress during three days, 35 section lectures and 2 invited plenary lectures (by Johanna Isosävi and Guy Puzey) were given. A congress report will traditionally be published in the NORNA Reports Series.
During the congress, a new NORNA Committee was elected for the 2021-2025 term. NORNA members voted for Linnea Gustafsson from Sweden as the new Chairperson. The names of the other committee members for each country can be found on the NORNA Committee page.
NORNA Committee 2021-2025:
Chair: Linnea Gustafsson
Vice Chair: Line Sandst
Secretary and Editor: Väinö Syrjälä
Treasurer: Elin Pihl
Countries' representatives:
Denmark: Line Sandst & Birgit Eggert
Finland: Unni Leino & Lasse Hämäläinen
Faroe Islands: Anfinnur Johansen & Kristin Magnussen
Greenland: vacant
Iceland: Aðalsteinn Hákonarson & Birna Lárusdóttir
Norway: Gunnstein Akselberg & Aud-Kirsti Pedersen
Sweden: Linnea Gustafsson & Josefin Devine
We congratulate the new members and wish them a fruitful Nordic cooperation ahead!!!
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