The initiative for establishing a Nordic Bryological Society was taken by Keld Holmen and Elsa Nyholm who invited bryologist from the Nordic countries to take part in a gathering in Nora, Västmanland, Sweden the summer of 1966 (Sv. Bot. Tidskr., 60 (1966):3, p 443). The following bryologists from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden were attending: Ingvar Andersson, Pell Algot Eriksson, Sven Fransson, Nils Hakelier, Kjeld Holmen, Johan Kielland-Lund, Timo Koponen, Edvard von Krusenstjerna, Unto Laine, Bodil Lange, Bengt M. P. Larsson, Jim Lundqvist, Allan Nicklasson, Elsa Nyholm, P. Olof Nyman, Herman Persson, Per Størmer, Ingrid Størmer, Ivar Söderberg and Antero Vaarama. The society was founded the 18 th of August 1966. The first Council consisted of Per Størmer, Oslo (President), Kjeld Holmen, Copenhagen, B. Johannsson, Reykjavik, Edvard von Krusenstjerna, Djursholm (Secretary), Elsa Nyholm, Stockholm and Antero Vaarama, Åbo. The annual fee was 10 SEK.
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