Who we are

Who we are
ANE is the voice of over 500,000 engineers in the Nordic countries, championing their interests and advancing their collective goals. We promote cooperation between the engineering trade unions:  
  • The Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers (Sveriges Ingenjörer) 
  • The Danish Society of Engineers (IDA) 
  • The Norwegian Society of Engineers and Technologists (NITO) 
  • The Association of Chartered Engineers in Iceland (VFÍ) 
  • Engineers Finland representing the Finnish organisations: the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland (TEK), the Technical Association in Finland (TFiF), the Union of Professional Engineers in Finland (ILRY) and the Engineers in Finland (DIFF)  
See ANE’s structure here 
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We work to

  • Promote the unique know-how within Nordic engineering by facilitating exchanges of expertise, case studies, and best practices.
  • Support cooperation on joint projects and research, enabling member organisations to work together on initiatives that advance engineering and STEM education.
  • Influence policy-making and strengthen ties with Nordic and European stakeholders and politicians through dialogue, advocacy, and engagement.
  • Strenghten working conditions in the Nordics through knowledge sharing and collaboration. Our obvious goal is the world´s fairest working conditions now and in the future.
Read the 2026-2030 strategy (pdf)

Networking

Pact for Skills

ANE is part of the EU Pact for Skills. The key principles of the charter ANE has subscribed to are: promoting a culture of lifelong learning for all; building strong skills partnerships; monitoring skills supply/demand and anticipating skills needs; working against discrimination, and for gender equality and equal opportunities.
See ANE’s response to Pact for Skills – Stakeholders’ survey (pdf)

The Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition

ANE is a member of the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition. The coalition is a multi-stakeholder partnership involving Member States, companies, social partners, NGOs and educational establishments – to help meet the high demand for digital skills in Europe which are essential in today’s digital society and economy.
Read more about the Coalition

European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

ANE is a member of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance. The purpose of the alliance is to promote the deployment of renewable and low-carbon emission technologies.
Read more about the Clean Hydrogen Alliance

The European AI Alliance

The alliance is a broad multi-stakeholder platform which complements and supports the work of the AI High Level Expert Group particularly in ensuring competitiveness of the European Region in the burgeoning field of Artificial Intelligence.
Read more about the European AI Alliance

Celebrating 15 years of ANE

On May 15th, ANE celebrated its 15th anniversary. To celebrate, we invited the presidents of our member organisations in Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Sweden to share their thoughts about why ANE is important and how ANE makes a difference.

Read more about ANE’s 15th anniversary