The Swedish Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union (HRF) is a trade union in Sweden. History The union was founded in on 31 March 1918 in Gothenburg as the Swedish Hotel and Restaurant Personnel Union, bringing together local unions from Gothenburg, Helsingborg and Stockholm. It originally had 2,498, a total which fluctuated over the next 15 years. In 1932, it affiliated to the Swedish Trade Union Confederation, and membership grew steadily, reaching a peak of 59,681 in 1999. Since then, it fell rapidly, and in 2019 membership stood at 26,562. Presidents 1950: Arne Axelsson 1968: Sigvard Nyström 1978: Hans Billström 1988: Seine Svensk 1990s: Birgitta Kihlberg 2005: Ella Niia 2014: Therese Guovelin 2016: Malin Ackholt References External links Swedish Trade Union Confederation Hospitality industry trade unions Trade unions in Sweden Trade unions established in 1918 1918 establishments in Sweden