The Swedish National Union of Students, SFS, has three new member unions. This after Gefle Student Union, Mälardalen Student Union and Sofiahemmet University Student Union joined SFS during the general council meeting in Malmö 2022.
It was during the SFS general council meeting in Malmö on Friday, May 6, that approximately 200 representatives from member unions made the decision. The three unions represent over 30,000 students. Consequently, even more students will have a formal opportunity to influence within SFS.
– Previously, it has been a challenge within SFS to be able to represent the perspectives of smaller member unions. We feel that SFS has become much better at this, now, for example, it is more common for the presidium to join forces with member unions to put a local stamp on national issues, says Emelie Carlström from Gefle student union.
The Swedish National Union of Students constitutes the national student influence and is the official reference body for students at the national level. Before the council, a total of 350,000 students were formally represented through their member bodies.
– It was a pleasure to welcome three student unions to our organization. During the spring, we have had a dialogue with our new members about how SFS can represent all member unions, large and small. Our voices are stronger together, says Linn Svärd, chairwoman of the Swedish National Union of Students.