The Swedish Sports Confederation (Swedish: Riksidrottsförbundet, RF) is the umbrella organisation of the Swedish sports

Sport in Sweden

Sport is considered a national pastime in Sweden, and about half of the population actively takes part in sports activities. The most important all-embracing organisations for sports in Sweden are the Swedish Sports Confederation, and the Swedish Olympic Committee...

 movement. Through its member organisations, it has three million members in 22 000 clubs. The Confederation was formed in 1903. Its present chairman, since 2005, is Karin Mattsson Weijber.

Tasks

According to the website, their tasks are to:

• Speak on behalf of the united sports movement in contacts with politicians, the government and other institutions/organisations
• Coordinate the sports movement in fields like research and development
• Provide service in areas where these cannot or don't want to build up their own competence
• In certain areas act in place of the government, e g through distributing givernmental grants to sports

Member organisations

Specialised sports federations affiliated to the Swedish Sports Confederation:

• Swedish American Football Federation
• Swedish Archery Association*
• Swedish Athletic association*
• Swedish Automobile Sports Federation
• Swedish Aviation Sports Federation
• Swedish Badminton Association*
• Swedish Bandy Federation
• Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation*
• Swedish Basketball Federation*
• Swedish Biathlon Federation*
• Swedish Billiard Association
• Swedish Bobsleigh and Luge Association*
• Swedish Boule Federation
• Swedish Bowling Federation
• Swedish Boxing Federation*
• Swedish Budo Federation
• Swedish Canoe Federation*
• Swedish Canoe Sailing Association
• Swedish Casting Federation
• Swedish Association for Company Sports
• Swedish Climbing Association
• Swedish Curling Association
• Swedish Cycling Federation*
• Swedish Dancesport Federation
• Swedish Deaf Sports Federation
• Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee
  Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee
  The Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee is the umbrella organization for disability sports in Sweden....
  
  
• Swedish Equestrian Federation*
• Swedish Fencing Federation*
• Swedish Figure Skating Association*
• Swedish Floorball Federation
  Swedish Floorball Federation
  Swedish Floorball Federation is the governing body of floorball in Sweden. It was founded in Sala, Sweden 7 November 1981 and held its first annual meeting, where all 15 clubs were represented, 20 March 1982. From the season of 1983/84 the Swedish Floorball Federation became a section of the...
  
  
• Swedish Football Association
  Swedish Football Association
  The Swedish Football Association is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA...
  
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• Swedish Frisbee Disc Association
• Swedish Golf Federation
• Swedish Gymnastics Federation*
• Swedish Handball Federation
  Swedish Handball Federation
  The Swedish Handball Federation is the national handball association in Sweden.The Swedish Handball Federation was founded in 1931, and is a member of the Swedish Sports Confederation , the Swedish Olympic Committee , the European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation ....
  
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• Swedish Hockey Association
  Swedish Hockey Association
  The Swedish Hockey Association is the national hockey association in Sweden.The Swedish Hockey Association was founded in 1973 as interest in field hockey in Sweden increased substantially following the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich...
  
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• Swedish Ice Hockey Association
  Swedish Ice Hockey Association
  The Swedish Ice Hockey Association or Svenska Ishockeyförbundet in Swedish, is an association of Swedish sports clubs with ice hockey activities....
  
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• Swedish Ice Sailing Association
• Swedish Judo Union*
• Swedish Military Sports Federation*
• Swedish Minigolf Federation
• Swedish Motorcycle Federation
• Swedish Orienteering Federation
• Swedish Powerboat Association
• Swedish Powerlifting Federation
• Swedish Rowing Federation*
• Swedish Rugby Union
• Swedish Sailing Association*
• Swedish School Sports Federation
• Swedish Sport Shooting Association*
• Swedish Skating Association*
• Swedish Ski Association*
• Swedish Sled Dog Racing Association
• Swedish Squash Rackets Association
• Swedish Student Sports Federation
• Swedish Swimming Federation
  Swedish Swimming Federation
  The Swedish Swimming Federation is the governing body of swimming in Sweden. It was founded in 1904 and is a member of LEN and FINA...
  
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• Swedish Table Tennis Association*
• Swedish Taekwondo Federation
• Swedish Tennis Association*
• Swedish Triathlon Federation
• Swedish Tug of War Federation
• Swedish Underwater Federation
• Swedish Varpa Association
• Swedish Walking Association*
• Swedish Water Ski Federation
• Swedish Weightlifting Federation*
• Swedish Volleyball Association*
• Swedish Wrestling Federation*

 * Also member of the Swedish Olympic Committee

Swedish Olympic Committee

The Swedish Olympic Committee is the Swedish National Olympic Committee . The Swedish Olympic Committee organize the Swedish participation in the Olympics, choose the participants and run the "Elitprogrammet".The committee has 35 Olympic national federations members and 12 by the IOC national...

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List of presidents

The Confederation has had the following presidents:

• Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf
  Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
  Gustaf VI Adolf - Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf - was King of Sweden from October 29, 1950 until his death. His official title was King of Sweden, of the Goths and of the Wends. He was the eldest son of King Gustaf V and his wife Victoria of Baden...
  
   (later Gustaf VI Adolf), -1933
• Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
  Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
  Prince Gustaf Adolf Oscar Fredrik Arthur Edmund, Duke of Västerbotten was Duke of West Bothnia and the eldest son of Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught...
  
  , 1933-1947
• Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
  Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
  Prince Bertil of Sweden , Duke of Halland, was the third son of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught.The prince was born at Stockholm...
  
  , 1947-1991
• Arne Ljungqvist
  Arne Ljungqvist
  Arne Gunnar Gunnarsson Ljungqvist, born April 23, 1931 in Stockholm is a Swedish medical researcher and sports personality. Ljungqvist is a member of the International Olympic Committee , chairman of IOC's Medical Commission, and vice chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency .- Biography :In his...
  
  , 1991-2001
• Gunnar Larsson, 2001-2005
• Karin Mattsson Weijber, 2005-