Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations

The Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (Sveriges Akademikers Centralorganisation, Saco) is a confederation of 21 independent professional associations in Sweden. It gathers some 960,000 members, all of whom are academics or graduate professionals with a university or college degree. The members include economists, lawyers, architects, graduate engineers, doctors, scientists, teachers and many others. A growing share of Swedish union members are affiliated to a Saco union: 1% in 1950 and 18% in 2018 (pensioners and students excluded).

The organisation does not form affiliations with political parties.

Associations

 * 1) Association of Architects (Sveriges Arkitekter)
 * 2) Association of Graduate Engineers (Sveriges Ingenjörer)
 * 3) Association of Business Professionals and Economists, Lawyers, Social Scientists, IT-academics, HR-professionals and Communication Specialists (Akavia)
 * 4) Association of Graduates in Documentation, Information and Culture (DIK-förbundet)
 * 5) Swedish Association of Graduates in Public Administration and Social Work (Akademikerförbundet SSR)
 * 6) Association of Head Teachers and Directors of Education (Sveriges Skolledare)
 * 7) Association of Military Officers (Officersförbundet)
 * 8) Association of Military Officers in the Reserve (Sveriges Reservofficersförbund)
 * 9) Association of Occupational Therapists (Sveriges Arbetsterapeuter)
 * 10) Association of Physiotherapists (Fysioterapeuterna)
 * 11) Association of Scientists (Naturvetarna)
 * 12) Association of University Teachers and Researchers (SULF)
 * 13) Association of Church of Sweden Employees (Kyrkans Akademikerförbund)
 * 14) National Union of Teachers in Sweden (Sveriges Lärare)
 * 15) SRAT (associations of professional employees)
 * 16) Swedish Dental Association (Sveriges Tandläkarförbund)
 * 17) Swedish Medical Association (Sveriges Läkarförbund)
 * 18) Swedish Pharmaceutical Association (Sveriges Farmaceuter)
 * 19) Swedish Psychological Association (Psykologförbundet)
 * 20) Swedish Ship Officers' Association (Sjöbefälsföreningen)
 * 21) Swedish Veterinary Association (Sveriges Veterinärförbund)