Tekna (Norway)

Tekna (short for Teknisk-naturvitenskapelig forening, English: Norwegian Society of Graduate Technical and Scientific Professionals) is a union for graduate technical and scientific professionals in Norway.

It was established in 1874[1] 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.

[1] Its president is Elisabet Line Haugsbø,[3] succeeding Lars Olav Grøvik in 2023.