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Green Youth (Sweden)
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The Young Greens of Sweden is the youth wing
of the Swedish
Green Party
. GU does not have a program of its own, and is unique among Swedish political youth organizations by following the program and policies of the mother party.
GU was founded at a conference in Sollentunaholms Slott outside Stockholm
, 28–30 November 1986.
During the period of 1990-1992 GU was a federation of autonomous local units, but in 1992 it was again reconstructed as a national organisation.
GU publishes Avtryck.
Youth wing
A youth wing is a subsidiary, autonomous or independently-allied front of a larger organization that is formed in order to rally support and allegiance for that organization's campaigns from members and potential members of a younger age...
of the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
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. GU does not have a program of its own, and is unique among Swedish political youth organizations by following the program and policies of the mother party.
GU was founded at a conference in Sollentunaholms Slott outside Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, 28–30 November 1986.
During the period of 1990-1992 GU was a federation of autonomous local units, but in 1992 it was again reconstructed as a national organisation.
GU publishes Avtryck.