Swedish Federation for Voluntary Defence Education and Training
The Swedish Federation for Voluntary Defence Education and Training (, commonly known as "Försvarsutbildarna") is a nationwide voluntary defence organization with the aim of strengthening the Swedish Total Defence. The organization was founded in 1943 under the name of the Swedish Central Federation for Voluntary Military Training (, CFB) before changing to its current name in 2006. History. On 5 July 1912, 18 of Sweden's "Landstorm" associations met at a congress and made a decision to form "Sveriges Landstormsföreningars riksförbund" ("National Association of the Swedish Landstorm Association's"). In 1915, "Landstormspojkar" was formed , which became the first youth department. The aim of the youth departments' activities was, in collaboration with home, school and employers, to raise Swedish boys and young people to be good citizens with the ability to participate in the defence of the motherland and to assist in the schools' military service training. Through the Defence Act of 1942, the "Landstorm"s organization was abolished. However, there was still a need for voluntary officer training to complement the compulsory training that was now introduced. On 1 June 1943, the King in Council determined basic statutes for the Swedish Central Federation for Voluntary  Military Training (, CFB), whose main task was to conduct voluntary officer training. In January 2006, the organization changed its name to the Swedish Federation for Voluntary Defence Education and Training ("Svenska Försvarsutbildningsförbundet") to mark that the organization should keep pace with the changes that have taken place in Sweden's defence and security policy and the development of the Swedish Armed Forces. The organization now turned to everyone who was interested in supporting society's civilian crisis management. At the 2012 national assembly, a new business idea was adopted with a new focus. The activities of the organization now included  the entire scale from the security of the individual to the defence of society. Nationwide associations. The organization are found all over Sweden through their regional associations and local associations as well as through their nationwide associations that gather around different skills or activities: