Tekna (short for ''Teknisk-naturvitenskapelig forening'', ) is a
union for graduate technical and scientific professionals in
Norway
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.
History and profile
It was established in 1874
[ under the name ''Den Norske Ingeniør- og Arkitektforening'' ('the Norwegian Engineer and Architect Association'). In 1912 it was reorganized as ''Den Norske Ingeniørforening'' ('the Norwegian Engineer Association'). It was again renamed to ''Norske Sivilingeniørers Forening'' ('Civil Engineers' Association of Norway') in 1973, and to Tekna in 2004.][
It has 103,000 members as of 2023. ][ The headquarters are in ]Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
. It publishes ''Teknisk Ukeblad
''Teknisk Ukeblad'' (''TU'', ) is a Norwegian engineering magazine. The magazine has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway.
History and profile
''TU'' has appeared weekly since 13 April 1883 and was published by Ingeniørforlaget, now Teknisk Ukeblad ...
'' together with NITO.Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations
The Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations () is a national trade union center in Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. T ...
, Nording (the Scandinavian association of engineering organisations), and Nordic IN.[Tekna]
EMF. Retrieved 13 December 2013. Its president is Elisabet Line Haugsbø,
References
Trade unions in Norway
Organisations based in Oslo
Organizations established in 1874
1874 establishments in Norway
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