The Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations ( no, Akademikerne) is a

national trade union center A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such a ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It was formed in October, 1997 as a break-away union from the Academic and Professional Unions (AF). Akademikerne has a membership of 231,062.

Affiliates

The following unions were affiliated to the federation as of 2021:

Cooperating Unions

Several unions cooperate with Akademikerne when negotiating on a state or municipal level: *

Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists The Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists ( no, Norges Ingeniør- og Teknologorganisasjon; NITO) is the largest union in engineering in Norway with approximately 90 000 members. NITO has 21 regional branches covering the country and o ...

* The Norwegian Association of Pharmacists * Den Norske Jordmorforening

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* Trade unions in Norway Breakaway trade unions Trade unions established in 1997 {{Europe-trade-union-stub