About Ellencentret

Ellencentret is for young people of all genders up to the age of 25 who are experiencing or have experienced sexual exploitation, in terms of sex for money, prostitution, sugar dating, participation in pornography or having sex in a way that does not feel good, sometimes called sex as self-harm. You can chat with us and you are always anonymous. In Sweden, you are never doing anything illegal if you accept money or any form of compensation for sex. With us you can get help and support, you are not alone.

You can chat with us in English here. 

Ellencentret a part of the non-profit foundation 1000 Möjligheter. All of our work is based on our experience helping and supporting young people, and on the experiences they have shared with us. We provide help, advice and therapy for young people in prostitution via our national chat helpline and our help centre in Stockholm. We also offer legal-advice through collaboration with our lawyers, and educate professionals on the subject of young people in prostitution. 

You can read more  about our work in the report "Pornography and prostitution - a report on exploitation and demand".

We are strong advocates for the Swedish model/Equality model that punish the sex buyer but never the sex seller. The motive behind the Swedish model is equality. We view prostitution as a form of men's violence against women, even though we of course acknowledge that men, children and transgendered people are also bought in prostitution and trafficking.

The Swedish model stress the undeniable link between prostitution and trafficking, and we believe that these two can never be separated. If you want to tackle trafficking you also have to tackle prostitution. We have had many study visits by, and done lectures for, authorities, MPs and NGO:s from around the world, who are interested in the Swedish model.

Read more about the Swedish model and the prostitution policy in Sweden here.

Contact us by email at info@1000mojligheter.se or by phone at +46(0)70 955 31 53.

Our founder and secretary-general Zandra Kanakaris can be reached at zandra@1000mojligheter.se.