The YWCA-YMCA of Sweden ( sv, KFUK-KFUM Sverige) is the

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

branch of the

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams (philanthropist), Georg ...

and the

YWCA The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Swi ...

. It was established in 1966 following a merger of the YMCA of Sweden and the YWCA of Sweden. In 2011, the organization decided to use the term during promotion where ''M'' now stands for ("people") instead of (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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* {{Authority control 1966 establishments in Sweden Christianity in Sweden Religious organizations based in Sweden Christian organizations established in 1966 Sweden Youth organizations based in Sweden Sweden