The current organisation is the result of a merger between the Swedish Employers Association (Swedish: Svenska Arbetsgivareföreningen, abbreviated SAF) and the Swedish National Federation of Industry (Swedish: Sveriges Industriförbund) that was completed in March 2001.[1]
Policy
Like its predecessors, the organisation is actively lobbying for pro-business interests. Tax cuts, especially the abolition of property and inheritance taxes, is a main priority. The organisation also promotes letting private enterprises take over the production of a larger part of services today mainly performed by the Swedish public sector, such as education and health services.[citation needed]
Approximately 200 employees work in the Stockholm main office, the 22 regional offices in Sweden and the EUBrussels office.[3] The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise is a member federation of BusinessEurope, representing 41 member federations from 34 European nations.[4] The organization alone covers 69 per cent of private sector workers in Sweden (2017). Together with other employers' associations, the organization cover about 82 per cent of all private sector workers.[5]
The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise's members are employers' associations, trade associations or other groups of companies. Individual companies are members of the member organizations and thereby members of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.[6]
Almega (Official site) Umbrella organisation for a number of trade organisations in the Swedish service sector:
Almega Service Employers Association, or Almega Tjänsteföretagen (Official site) Representing private schools, audit and consulting firms, travel agencies and tour operators, call centres, health- and wellness companies, companies in the tourist and entertainment sector, riding schools, real estate agents, bingo halls, bowling alleys, and more.
Media Industries Employers Association, or Medieföretagen (Official site) Represents newspapers and magazines, book publishing companies, radio and television broadcasters, cinemas, printing companies, public relations companies, newspaper distribution companies, film producers and distributors, record labels and video game companies.
BIL Sweden (Official site) Represents manufacturers and importers of cars, trucks and buses.
Byggnadsämnesförbundet (BÄF) (Official site) Employers' organization for companies manufacturing products primarily for construction purposes, such as concrete and cement, gypsum, gravel, insulation, lime, ceramics, rubble, roofing materials, bricks, etc. and the glass container industry.
Swedish Federation of Green Employers, or Gröna arbetsgivare (GA) (Official site) Organisation for agriculture, forestry and gardening companies, landscape contractors, golf clubs, and animal health companies.
Innovation and Chemical Industries in Sweden, or Innovations- och kemiindustrierna i Sverige (IKEM) (Official site) Industrial and employer organisation representing companies working in a broad cross-section of the chemical industry as producers, distributors and users.
SVEMEK (Official site) Association for equipment rental companies, lock and security companies, metal fabrication and machine shops, and companies providing industrial services.
Swedish Graphic Companies' Federation, or Grafiska Företagens Förbund (Official site) Trade and employers' organisation for companies within the graphic and packaging industry, as well as other sectors associated with the graphic industry.
Transport Group of Sweden, or TransportGruppen (Official site). Umbrella organisation for associations and companies in the transportation sector in Sweden:
Association Ports of Sweden, or Sveriges Hamnar. Industry and employers' organisation representing almost all port companies in Sweden.
Swedish Aviation Industry Group, or Svenska FlygBranschen. Trade and Employers' Association for airlines, airport companies, air forwarding agents, catering and aircraft maintenance companies.
Swedish Bus and Coach Federation, or Sveriges Bussföretag. Represents private and municipal companies in the bus and coach industry.
Swedish International Freight Association, or Transportindustriförbundet. (SIFA) Trade association representing companies engaged in the movement of freight by air, road, rail and sea; including ports and terminals, warehousing and distribution, logistics and supply chain management.
Swedish Motor Trade Employers' Association, or Motorbranschens Arbetsgivareförbund (MAF). Represents companies providing car and tractor services, vehicle and industrial lacquering, tyre workshops, breakdown assistance, fuel, garage and garage/parking.
