Swedish Ido Association was founded in Stockholm 21 April 1911 and was associated with Uniono por la linguo internaciona - ULI. The purpose was to promote the usage of the universal

Ido language Ido () is a constructed language derived from Reformed Esperanto, and similarly designed with the goal of being a universal second language for people of diverse backgrounds. To function as an effective ''international auxiliary language'', I ...

in Sweden. During the 1930s the Swedish Ido Association was one of the largest associations in Sweden that advocated the usage of a universal language. The association had about 200 exercising and 100 supporting members. The association published periodicals and literature in Ido. Among other periodicals Komuniki (1964–1988) Svensk Världsspråkstidning 1925-59 and Mondo 1912-34 can be mentioned. Due to receding numbers of members, an extra general meeting decided to dissolve the association in Stockholm 2 August 1996. At this meeting the Ido-foundation for Language Research in Memory of Hellmut RöhnischThe website of the Ido-foundation for Language Research in Memory of Hellmut Röhnisch
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Hellmut Röhnisch Hellmut Röhnisch (1914–1996) was a German-born Swedish universal language activist, businessman and athlete. Röhnisch went to school in Kassel in Germany. He left Germany with a group of countrymen in 1932. Thus escaping being arrested and pr ...

was the last chairman of the Swedish Ido Association.

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Ido language Clubs and societies in Sweden