Far is the professional institute for authorized public accountants (auktoriserade revisorer), approved public accountants (godkända revisorer), and other highly qualified professionals in the accountancy sector in Sweden.

Far includes approximately 5 900 authorized public accountants, approved public accountants and specialists.

Far plays a leading role in the development of professional standards, education och information for the audit profession in Sweden.

Far publishes books, journals and newsletters via their subsidiary publishing compay Far Förlag, and arragnes conferences and seminars om professional issues via their educational subsidiary company Far Akademi.

Far acts through its council, policygroups, ad-hoc working parties and regional organisations. Far has its permenant secretariat in Stockholm.

Far contributes actively to the work of the International Federation of Accountants IFAC, the International Accounting Standards Board IASB, the Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens FEE and the Nordic Federation of Public Accountants NRF.

The English translations of the Swedish Auditors Act and the Swedish Auditors Ordinance shown here are not official versions.