Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations
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| Full name | Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations |
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| Native name | Sveriges Akademikers Centralorganisation |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Members | 556,000 |
| Affiliation | ITUC, ETUC |
| Office location | , Sweden |
| Country | Sweden |
| Website | www |
The Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (Swedish: Sveriges Akademikers Centralorganisation, SACO) is a confederation of 26 independent professional associations in Sweden. It gathers some 556,000 members, all of whom are academics or graduate professionals with a university or college degree. The members include economists, lawyers, architects, graduate engineers, doctors, scientists, teachers and many others. A growing share of Swedish union members are affiliated to a SACO union: 17% in 1950 and 35% in 2012 (pensioners and students excluded).
The organisation does not form affiliations with political parties.
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