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YWCA-YMCA of Sweden
KFUK-KFUM Sverige
KFUM logotyp.jpg
Formation 1966 (1966)
Type Christian youth organization
Headquarters Skeppsbron 28, Stockholm, Sweden
Methods
Membership
60,000
Official language
Swedish
Chairperson
Emma Hundertmark
General Secretary
Alexander Clemenson
KFUK-KFUM
Headquarters in Stockholm.

The YWCA-YMCA of Sweden (Swedish: KFUK-KFUM Sverige) is the Swedish branch of the YMCA and the YWCA. It was established in 1966 following a merger of the formerly separate YMCA of Sweden and the YWCA of Sweden, which were originally founded in 1884 and 1885 respectively.

In 2011, the organization decided to use the term KFUM Sverige during promotion where M now stands for människor ("people") instead of män (men) as before.

The YWCA-YMCA of Sweden has 40,000 members in 140 local associations. Several Swedish YWCA-YMCA associations have been successful in sport.

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