What SOSIALISTISK UNGDOM does

Sosialistisk Ungdom (SU) is Norway's largest feminist and socialist youth organization, founded in 1975 and operating as the official youth wing of the parliamentary party Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV). It is a non-profit membership-based activist movement with a headquarters in Oslo (Møllergata 4) and 13 total employees, of whom 4 are full-time at the central office (leader, general secretary, 1st deputy leader, organizational advisor). The organization serves Norwegian youth interested in socialist, feminist, environmental, and international solidarity politics, operating through a grassroots network of local chapters (lokallag) and county chapters (fylkeslag) across all 15+ Norwegian counties. Its primary activities include biennial national congresses (landsmøte, gathering 120-130 delegates), an annual summer camp (Sommerleir), a rebel conference (Rebellkonferansen), school election campaigns, and political actions on issues such as consent law (samtykkelov), fair green transition, education reform, and redistribution.

SU's revenue model is dual: tier-one recurring membership dues (kontingent) processed via the Unicornis AS member registry, and tier-two merchandise sales (stickers, patches, flyers priced 7-38 NOK per unit) through the su.no online store. The organization supplements these with project-based grants, notably a NOREC-funded three-year solidarity project with the Colombian sister party Juventud Comunista Colombiana (JUCO). There is no proprietary technology — SU runs on a standard WordPress website, an online store, and third-party vendor infrastructure for memberships, event registration, and data processing. Its core distribution is the human grassroots network of local chapters, augmented by organic social media (Instagram, Facebook), school visits, and earned media from press releases.

Name

SOSIALISTISK UNGDOM

Legal name

Sosialistisk Ungdom

Website

https://su.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sosialistisk Ungdom (SU) is Norway's largest feminist and socialist youth organization and the official youth wing of parliamentary party SV. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Oslo, it serves Norwegian youth through grassroots local chapters, national events, and campaigns on socialist, feminist, and environmental issues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Youth Organization / Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Political Organizations (81394), Political Organizations (813940)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Rights, Privacy & Free Expression Advocacy (BPAGAFAL)

Keywords

• Political youth organization
• Grassroots activism
• Youth political engagement
• Socialist movement
• Feminist advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: Members pay membership fees (kontingent) to join SU. Payment is handled through the member registry at su.hypersys.no.
2. Merchandise sales (online store): SU operates an online store (nettbutikk) selling political merchandise including patches, stickers, and flyers. Products are priced per unit and sold to members and supporters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sosialistisk Ungdom (SU) is a political youth organization that recruits and organizes Norwegian youth around socialist, feminist, environmental, and international solidarity politics. Its core offerings include membership enrollment, grassroots activism and campaigns, political education through events such as Sommerleir (summer camp), Rebellkonferansen (rebel conference), and the biennial Landsmøte (national congress), as well as an online store selling campaign merchandise (stickers, patches, flyers) to support its political causes.

Product overview

Sosialistisk Ungdom (SU) is a political youth organization without a traditional software product. The organization operates primarily as a membership-based activist movement. The main product offering is an online store (nettbutikk) selling campaign merchandise including stickers, patches, and flyers supporting their political causes such as feminism, anti-patriarchy messaging, and their 'Nok er nok' (Enough is Enough) campaign against digital violence. Additional services include organizing events such as Sommerleir (summer camp), Rebellkonferansen (rebel conference), and Landsmøte (national congress).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SU Membership (Medlemskap) Membership in Sosialistisk Ungdom, open to Norwegian youth interested in socialist, feminist, and environmental politics. Members pay kontingent (membership dues), gain access to political education, events, and chapter activities, and are eligible to participate in the democratic governance of the organization including the biennial landsmøte.
• Sommerleir (Socialist Summer Camp) SU's largest annual gathering where youth from across Norway come together for political education, campaigning, and community-building around socialist and feminist causes.
• Rebellkonferansen (Rebel Conference) A national political conference organized by SU for political education, ideological debate, and member engagement on socialist, feminist, and environmental issues.
• Landsmøte (National Congress) SU's biennial national congress and highest democratic body, attended by 120-130 delegates from fylkeslag (county chapters). The landsmøte adopts policy documents and elects the sentralstyre (central board) and regional representatives. The 30th ordinary landsmøte was held 22-25 June 2024.
• Strykemerke: Knus patriarkatet (Patch: Crush the Patriarchy) Iron-on patch with the slogan 'Knus patriarkatet' (Crush the Patriarchy), sold as feminist campaign merchandise via the su.no online store to members and supporters.
• Klistremerke: Fuck patriarkatet (Sticker: Fuck Patriarchy) Pack of 25 stickers with the slogan 'Fuck patriarkatet' (Fuck Patriarchy), sold as feminist campaign merchandise via the su.no online store.
• Klistremerke: Tid for feminisme (Sticker: Time for Feminism) Sticker with the slogan 'Tid for feminisme' (Time for Feminism), sold as feminist campaign merchandise via the su.no online store.
• Flyer: Nok er nok (Flyer: Enough is Enough) Pack of 25 flyers supporting SU's 'Nok er nok' (Enough is Enough) spring 2026 campaign against digital violence against women, commercialization of women's bodies, and feminist self-defence.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Juventud Comunista Colombiana (JUCO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026SU maintains a sister-party relationship with Juventud Comunista Colombiana (JUCO), the youth organization of the Colombian Communist Party. The partnership involves a three-year solidarity project funded by NOREC focusing on feminism, peacebuilding, and increased democratic participation. SU staff and leadership travel to Colombia to participate in joint political education and organizing activities, and JUCO representatives visit Norway.
• Independence Youth Union (Palestine)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022SU visited its Palestinian sister party Independence Youth Union as part of a delegation of red-green youth parties. The trip involved political education and solidarity work related to the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
• Vest-Sahara Komiteen (Norwegian Western Sahara Committee)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSU participates in joint activities with Vest-Sahara Komiteen, including visits to Saharawi refugee camps and international volunteer camps alongside other Norwegian red-green youth parties.
• Unicornis AScoreTechnology or IntegrationUnicornis AS provides and maintains SU's member registry system (su.hypersys.no), which handles membership enrollment, member data, and payment tracking. This is a critical infrastructure partner for SU's operations.
• Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSU is the official youth organization (ungdomsparti) of Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV). SV is a parliamentary party represented in the Norwegian parliament (Stortinget). SU and SV maintain a close relationship, with SU influencing SV's policy agenda and SV providing political mentorship and resources.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Unge Venstre: Official youth organization of Venstre. Direct structural peer sharing lokallag-based grassroots organizing, biennial congresses, and youth political education across Norway.
• Grønn Ungdom: Youth wing of Miljøpartiet De Grønne (Green Party). Direct peer operating under the same youth-organization-of-a-parliamentary-party model, competing for environmentally engaged Norwegian youth.
• SFU (Sosialistisk Folkepartis Ungdom): Youth wing of Sosialistisk Folkeparti (Socialist People's Party). Operates a near-identical grassroots, membership, and congress model to SU, with overlapping ideological territory on socialism and feminism.
• Senterungdom: Youth wing of Senterpartiet (Centre Party). Direct peer operating under identical Norwegian parliamentary-youth-organization model with lokallag, fylkeslag, and landsmøte cycles.
• AUF (Arbeidernes Ungdomsfylking): Norway's Labor Party (Arbeiderpartiet) youth wing. Direct peer as the youth organization of another parliamentary party, operating the same membership, lokallag/fylkeslag, and landsmøte model across Norway.
• Rød Ungdom: The youth organization of Rødt (Red Party) in Norway. Closest ideological peer to SU within the Norwegian radical-left youth space, competing for the same activist youth demographic.
• Venstre Ungdom: Youth wing of Venstre (Liberal Party). Direct peer running the same lokallag/fylkeslag/landsmøte structure across Norway, competing for politically engaged youth from a liberal rather than socialist perspective.
• KrFU (Kristelig Folkepartis Ungdom): Youth wing of Kristelig Folkeparti (Christian Democrats). Direct peer using the same youth-organization-of-a-parliamentary-party model and competing for Norwegian youth on the center-right.

Broad incumbents

• Socialdemokratiska Ungdomsförbundet (SSU): Swedish Social Democratic Youth League. Comparable as a neighboring Nordic social-democratic youth wing operating with lokallag/landsmöte equivalents and parliamentary party affiliation — same operational archetype as SU but at greater scale.
• Junge Sozialist*innen (Jusos): Youth organization of Germany's SPD. Comparable as a much larger, well-established social-democratic youth wing in a neighboring Nordic/European system, sharing ideological positioning and the parliamentary-youth-wing structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sosialistiskungdom
• Instagraminstagram.com/sosialistiskungdom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sosialistisk-ungdom

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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