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| Full name | Swedish Union of Journalists |
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| Native name | Journalistförbundet |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Members | 19,000 |
| Affiliation | TCO, IFJ |
| Office location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Country | Sweden |
| Website | www.sjf.se |
The Swedish Union of Journalists (Swedish: Journalistförbundet, SJF) is a trade union in Sweden. It is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees and the International Federation of Journalists.
Membership
The SJF has a membership of more than 19 000 members:
- 8,000 work within the daily newspapers
- 2,300 with public radio and television
- 1,800 as freelancers
- 900 as information officers or editors of small membership papers
- 800 with magazines
- 500 with private commercial audiovisual companies
- 400 with political or specialized reviews
1,700 are retired members, 700 are students in journalism, and an additional 1,000 are unemployed.