Career
Arvidsson trained as a nurse and later worked as a nursing assistant at Uddevalla Hospital. Arvidsson engaged simultaneously in trade union work. In 1972, she was employed by the Swedish Municipal Workers" Union as an academic ombudsman.
In 1982, she became ombudsman and in 1983 she became Deputy President.
In June 1988 she was appointed President of the Swedish Municipal Workers" Union. She became the union"s first female President.
In addition, she became the first female President of any institution in the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Liaison Office). In 1995, she left her post as President of the Swedish Municipal Workers" Union because of peptic ulcer.
Arvidsson was appointed Governor of Gotland on 15 January 1998 by the Swedish Government.
During her time as governor, she was particularly involved in the issue of transport from the island to the mainland. She left her position as governor on 29 February 2004. Arvidsson was appointed Chairman of the Swedish National Maritime Museums in 2003 but left office in late 2004.
She died on 23 April 2012 after a short illness.