LSU - The National Council of Swedish Children and Youth Organisations

What LSU - The National Council of Swedish Children and Youth Organisations does

LSU – The National Council of Swedish Children and Youth Organisations (legally "LSU – Sveriges barn- och ungdomsorganisationer", previously Landsrådet för Sveriges ungdomsorganisationer) is a Swedish nonprofit umbrella body founded in 1948 and headquartered in Stockholm. It convenes approximately 80 member child and youth organisations spanning the full spectrum of Swedish civil society — from political youth wings (e.g., Push Sverige), hobby and identity-based organisations (e.g., RFSL Ungdom, Scouterna, KFUM Sverige), to subject-specific groups (Unga Forskare, Unga Reumatiker) — collectively representing more than 670,000 children and young people. LSU is not a technology company; it operates as a coordination, advocacy, and knowledge platform, with no proprietary core technology platform described in available sources.

LSU's product and service portfolio centres on three layers: (i) member services including coordination, the CivSam-rådet political coordination forum, monthly member dialogues, member support, and a 20% discount on the LSU Basar knowledge bank; (ii) international representation through appointed youth representatives to EU Youth Dialogue, NORDBUK (Nordic Council of Ministers advisory body), and UNESCO; and (iii) knowledge products, principally the annual URIS (Ungdomsrörelsen i siffror) longitudinal report and a podcast. Distribution is delivered through direct membership engagement, the Basar e-commerce storefront (basar.lsu.se) for digital and physical knowledge products shipped via PostNord within Sweden or picked up at the Stockholm office, and multilateral policy forums. Marketing relies on owned digital channels (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, X/Twitter, TikTok, Discord, email newsletter), annual participation in Almedalen political week, and content marketing via reports and podcast.

Revenue mechanics comprise membership fees from the 80 member organisations, Swedish government and public grants supporting coordination and international representation, and secondary product sales from the LSU Basar shop (e.g., 'Snacka funktionsrätt' at 150 SEK, 'Vi Brinner' at 200 SEK). The organisation is governed by a member-elected board (Chair Sigge Eriksson, Vice Chair Yasmine Djelloul, 2026-2027 term), operates a secretariat of 24 employees led by Secretary General Jonas Larsson, and is legally structured as an ideell förening with no parent company, no venture or private equity ownership, and no disclosed funding rounds.

Name

LSU - The National Council of Swedish Children and Youth Organisations

Legal name

LSU – Sveriges barn- och ungdomsorganisationer

Website

https://lsu.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LSU is a Stockholm-based Swedish nonprofit umbrella founded in 1948 that coordinates approximately 80 child and youth organisations representing over 670,000 young people, delivering policy advocacy, international representation to EU/Nordic/UN forums, and knowledge products including its annual URIS report.

Ownership category

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NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

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PRIMARYEDADADAB

Education Policy Advocacy & Lobbying Organizations

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Policy, Research & Think Tanks

SECONDARYEDAJAJAG

Student Clubs & Organizations (General Interest, Cultural, Service)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Extracurriculars & Athletics (School-Run)

SECONDARYEDADALAA

Intergovernmental Education Cooperation & Bilateral/Multilateral Programs

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

SECONDARYEDADADAD

Education Policy Evaluation & Impact Assessment Organizations

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Policy, Research & Think Tanks

SECONDARYEDADALAF

Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

Keywords

• Youth umbrella organization
• Youth advocacy services
• Member coordination
• Civil society network
• Knowledge resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Membership fees from child and youth organisations: LSU's primary membership consists of approximately 80 child and youth organisations across Sweden. Member organisations pay fees to be part of the umbrella organisation and receive support, resources, and coordination services in return.
2. Sales from LSU Basar (knowledge bank and resource shop): LSU operates an e-commerce shop (Basar) selling reports, method materials, and profile products from LSU and member organisations, both in digital and physical form. Member organisations receive a 20% discount on purchases. Revenue from product sales is a secondary income stream.
3. Government and public funding: As a national youth umbrella organisation, LSU receives government grants and public funding to support its coordination, advocacy, and international representation activities for the Swedish youth movement.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

LSU is the national umbrella council for approximately 80 Swedish child and youth organisations, coordinating collective advocacy, providing knowledge resources through the LSU Basar shop, and appointing international youth representatives to Nordic, EU, and UN policy forums. Its primary output is member services (coordination, training, policy representation) and the annual URIS report on the Swedish youth movement's conditions.

Product overview

LSU operates as a platform and collaboration organization for child and youth organizations in Sweden, offering a unified product portfolio centered around LSU Basar as its core e-commerce knowledge bank. Supporting services include annual URIS reports, EU/Nordic/UN youth representation programs, CivSam-rådet for political coordination, monthly member dialogues, a podcast, Almedalen participation, and government inquiry responses. Member organizations receive discounts and coordinated support across all services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LSU Basar: A knowledge bank with materials from LSU and its member organizations, including reports, method materials, tools, and profile products in digital and physical forms.

Quantifiable outcome

• 77% of member organisations report problems starting or running bank accounts for themselves or their local associations (2025 URIS report)

Named customers13 records

Segments1 record

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nordiska Barn- och Ungdomskommittén (NORDBUK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNORDBUK is an advisory body to the Nordic Council of Ministers, convening youth representatives and government representatives from each Nordic country. LSU appoints and supports the Swedish youth representative to NORDBUK. The partnership enables Swedish youth voices to influence Nordic policy on children and young people, focusing on democracy, human rights, and wellbeing. Projects are aligned with the Nordic Council of Ministers' Vision 2030.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• European Youth Forum: The umbrella platform for European youth organisations and national youth councils. LSU participates in European Youth Forum processes via its EU Youth Dialogue work, making it a direct peer at the supranational level.
• Allianssi – Finnish Youth Cooperation Allianssi: The Finnish national youth cooperation alliance, bringing together ~140 youth organisations. Allianssi mirrors LSU's role as a coordinating umbrella for youth civil society, with similar advocacy and capacity-building functions.
• DUF – Dansk Ungdoms Fællesråd: The Danish national council for youth organisations. DUF operates the same model as LSU — convening youth NGOs, distributing public grants and providing political representation in Denmark and abroad.
• LNU – Landsrådet for Norges barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner: The Norwegian national umbrella for child and youth organisations. LNU is the closest functional peer to LSU, performing the same role of coordinating, representing and advocating for member organisations in Norway.
• BUF – Barna- og ungdómanáð (or Icelandic Youth Council equivalent): Icelandic youth-organisation umbrella within the Nordic youth-council network. Participates in NORDBUK alongside LSU and shares the same mission of convening child/youth NGOs for advocacy and capacity building.
• NCVO – National Council for Voluntary Organisations (UK): The UK membership body for voluntary and civil-society organisations. NCVO performs the analogous coordinating, advocacy and knowledge-dissemination role for civil society as LSU does for the youth segment in Sweden.

Others

• Forum – idéburna organisationer med social inriktning (Forum/FRI Sweden): Swedish umbrella for social-oriented civil-society organisations. Forum is a domestic peer operating in the same Swedish civil-society ecosystem as LSU, with overlapping advocacy interests on the policy environment for non-profits.
• Fingo – Finnish Committee for European Solidarity (formerly Kepa): Finnish umbrella for development NGOs and civil-society actors. Fingo shares LSU's civil-society convening and policy-advocacy model but operates in development cooperation rather than youth, making it an adjacent rather than directly competing peer.

Regional players

• Frivillighet Norge: Norwegian umbrella for the broader voluntary sector. Comparable to LSU in convening civil-society organisations and policy advocacy, but covers the full voluntary sector rather than youth specifically and operates in Norway rather than Sweden.

Broad incumbents

• MUCF – Myndigheten för ungdoms- och civilsamhällefrågor: The Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society, a government body that distributes state funding to youth organisations and shapes national youth policy. MUCF is a counterpart and funder rather than a competitor, but its expanded remit could overlap with LSU's convening role.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lsu_se
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LSUSverige
• Facebookfacebook.com/Lsusverige
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lsu---the-national-council-of-swedish-youth-organisations
• Instagraminstagram.com/lsu_se
• TikToktiktok.com/@lsu_se

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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