Svensk Ungdom, Svenska folkpartiets ungdomsorganisation

What Svensk Ungdom, Svenska folkpartiets ungdomsorganisation does

Svensk Ungdom (SU), legally Svensk Ungdom, Svenska folkpartiets ungdomsorganisation rf, is a Finnish non-profit political youth organization founded in 1943 and registered as a Finnish association (Business ID 0215323-8). It is the official youth wing of the Swedish People's Party in Finland (Svenska folkpartiet, SFP), a party that participates in Finland's governing coalition, and the SU chairman sits on SFP's party board. SU serves Swedish-speaking young people in Finland aged 14-30, with approximately 2,000-3,000 individual members, organized into four regional districts (kretsar) covering Helsinki/Uusimaa, Varsinais-Suomi, Uusimaa, and Ostrobothnia, plus outreach to Swedish-speaking language islands across Finland.

The organization's core offerings are civic and political in nature: a membership program providing event access, travel opportunities, and policy influence; the Liber political magazine (published twice yearly in print and online via Issuu); a Resource Bank (Resursbank) for press and media partners; and a Transparency Register operated under EU Regulation 2024/900. In the 2025 Finnish municipal elections SU fielded 133 candidates, of whom 32 were elected to municipal councils and 26 received alternate positions. The underlying technology stack is light: a WordPress-based website (su.fi), Lyyti for event registration and member communication, Google Drive for hosting transparency register and brand assets, and Issuu for digital magazine distribution. There are no proprietary software products, AI capabilities, or commercial technology offerings.

The revenue model is membership-fee-based (subscription/recurring) with approximately 2,000-3,000 individual members aged 14-30, supplemented by close operational and likely financial cooperation with parent party SFP. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The organization is led by an elected board (President Emma Isoherranen; Vice Presidents Eloize Suhtala Uvalic and Mira Bäck; General Secretary Nicolina Nordman since March 2026) and operated by approximately 8 paid staff including political officers covering each of the four regional districts, a communications officer, and an organization coordinator. Headquartered at Georgsgatan 27, 00100 Helsinki, with additional offices in Turku (Auragatan 1 G) and Vaasa (Rådhusgatan 23).

Name

Svensk Ungdom, Svenska folkpartiets ungdomsorganisation

Legal name

Svensk Ungdom, Svenska folkpartiets ungdomsorganisation rf

Website

https://su.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1943

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Svensk Ungdom is the Swedish-speaking liberal political youth organization in Finland, founded in 1943 as the youth wing of the Swedish People's Party (SFP), serving approximately 2,000-3,000 members aged 14-30 across four regional districts through events, the Liber magazine, and electoral candidate fielding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Revenue from membership fees paid by approximately 2000 members aged 14-30. Members receive magazine Liber and access to events.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Svensk Ungdom is a Finnish social-liberal political youth organization that delivers a paid membership program to Swedish-speaking young people aged 14-30, runs political events and campaigns, fields candidates on SFP lists in municipal, welfare-area, and parliamentary elections, and publishes the twice-yearly political magazine Liber. It operates a membership-funded non-profit association with about 2,000 members and 8 paid staff, supported by four regional chapters (kretsar) and a parent-party relationship with Svenska folkpartiet (SFP).

Product overview

Svensk Ungdom is a political youth organization (approximately 2,000 members aged 14-30) that operates primarily as a political advocacy and civic engagement organization rather than a product company. Its offerings include the Liber political magazine (published twice yearly), a resource bank for press/media, membership services with event access, and a transparency register for political advertising disclosures. The organization maintains an online presence through its website su.fi for communication, event registration (via Lyyti), and digital publishing (via Issuu).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nordiska Centerungdomens Förbund (NCF)coreOthersNordic Centre Youth Federation - international cooperation organization for liberal youth in the Nordic countries. Part of SU's international network of youth organizations.
• Ungdomens Nordiska RådcoreOthersNordic Youth Council - cooperation body for youth organizations across the Nordic region.
• LymeccoreOthersEuropean Liberal Youth - European-level organization for liberal youth movements.
• International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY)coreOthersGlobal federation connecting liberal youth organizations worldwide.
• Plan International FinlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative organization for joint educational visits and equality advocacy work. SU organizes visits to Plan International Finland with committees and regional chapters.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY): Global umbrella federation connecting liberal youth organizations worldwide. SU is a member; IFLRY is comparable as the broader institutional network that frames SU's international activities, policy positioning, and leadership development.
• Nordiska Centerungdomens Förbund (NCF): Nordic Centre Youth Federation — international cooperation organization for liberal youth across the Nordic countries. Directly comparable as the regional umbrella body in which SU participates alongside other Nordic liberal youth organizations.
• European Liberal Youth (LYMEC): European-level organization for liberal youth movements and a core SU partner. Comparable as the supranational institutional counterpart that coordinates European liberal youth policy work in which SU participates.

Direct peers

• Vasemmistonuoret: Left Youth of Finland, the youth wing of the Left Alliance. Comparable to SU as a Finnish party youth organization with a defined ideological identity, age-capped membership (under 30), and active role in fielding candidates on parent-party lists.
• Keskustanuoret: Youth organization of the Centre Party in Finland. Directly comparable to SU as a Finnish parliamentary party youth wing that organizes young members through regional chapters and competes in the same municipal and welfare-area election cycles.
• Liberalerna Ungdom: Youth organization of the Liberal party (Liberalerna) in Sweden. Highly comparable to SU as a Nordic Swedish-speaking liberal youth movement affiliated with a parliamentary liberal party and connected through the broader LYMEC/IFLRY networks.
• Sosialidemokraattiset Nuoret: Social Democratic Youth of Finland, the youth wing of the Social Democratic Party. Closely comparable to SU in mission (left-leaning party youth wing), age cohort (under 30), regional chapter structure, and electoral candidate fielding in municipal elections.
• Vihreät nuoret: Green Youth of Finland, the youth wing of the Green League. Directly comparable to SU in operating model — small-staff NGO, regional chapters, member-funded, and active in municipal elections — while representing a different ideological segment of Finnish youth politics.
• Kokoomuksen Nuoret: Youth organization of the National Coalition Party (Kokoomus) in Finland. Directly comparable to SU as a Finnish political party youth wing that recruits members aged roughly 14-30, fields candidates in municipal elections, and operates regional chapters across Finland.
• Venstres Ungdom: Youth wing of the Norwegian Liberal Party (Venstre). Comparable to SU as a Nordic liberal party youth organization, fellow member of IFLRY and the Nordic Centre Youth Federation (NCF), operating with similar age cohorts and parliamentary pipeline.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/svenskungdom
• Instagraminstagram.com/svenskungdom_rkpnuoret
• TikToktiktok.com/@svenskungdom_rkpnuoret
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/svensk-ungdom-svenska-folkpartiets-ungdomsorganisation

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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