Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund

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ABF, short for Arbetarnas Bildningsförbund (The Workers' Enlightenment League) is the Swedish educational section of the labour movement. ABF conducts seminars, classes and study circles on all kinds of subjects, including workshops, languages and music, although the main aspects of ABF are the pro-socialistic political views.

ABF was founded in 1912 by the Social Democratic Party and some of the trade unions. Today, the main members of ABF are the social democrats and the Left Party.

There are ABF-locations in almost every Swedish town and on several in the major cities, and its headquarter is located at Sveavägen street in Stockholm. In Gothenburg, the ABF building is located at the Järntorget square.