Three elections, one day
13 Sept 2026 · polls 08:00–20:00The 2026 general election
All 349 seats · 4% national threshold Next prime minister after the 2026 electionLargest party in the 2026 general electionSecond-largest party in the 2026 general electionThird-largest party in the 2026 general election Riksdag → Reference 20regionsThe 2026 region election
Healthcare and public transport · 3% threshold Stockholm County — 2022 region electionVästra Götaland — 2022 region election Region → Reference 290municipalitiesThe 2026 municipal election
Schools, social services, planning · 2–3% threshold Stockholm Municipality — 2022 municipal electionGothenburg — 2022 municipal electionMalmö — 2022 municipal electionTrollhättan — 2022 municipal election Municipality →Only the Riksdag election is priced by betting markets. The region and municipal councils are described from the official count.
Sweden's elections
Sweden elects its 349-seat Riksdag, along with all region and municipal councils, every four years — next on Sunday 13 September 2026.
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Riksdag elections are held every four years, on the second Sunday in September. The same day always carries three elections at once: the Riksdag election (national), the region elections to the region councils, and the municipal elections to the municipal councils. The Election Authority (Valmyndigheten) administers the elections nationally, the county administrative boards are responsible for the final count in their own county, and the country's municipalities run polling stations and vote reception locally.
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Swedish citizens who turn 18 by election day and are, or have been, registered as resident in Sweden are eligible to vote in the Riksdag election. Candidates must themselves be eligible to vote and be nominated by a party, having consented to candidacy in advance. Swedish citizens living abroad may vote by post or in person at an embassy or consulate.
How the 349 seats are distributed
The Riksdag has 349 seats: 310 fixed constituency seats and 39 adjustment seats, allocated to make national representation as proportional as possible. A party needs 4% of the vote nationally to enter the Riksdag, or 12% of the vote within a single constituency to win seats in that constituency alone. Seats are allocated using the adjusted odd numbers method across 29 constituencies, mainly coterminous with counties — Stockholm, Skåne and Västra Götaland are each divided into several. Stockholm County was the largest constituency after the 2022 election, with 43 members; Gotland, with 2, was the smallest. A candidate can also win a seat directly by personal vote, which requires at least 5% of their party's ballots in the constituency.
Thresholds in the region and municipal elections
The thresholds are lower outside the Riksdag. A party needs 3% of the vote in the region to enter a region council. For a municipal council the threshold depends on how the municipality is organised: 3% in municipalities divided into constituencies, and 2% in municipalities that are not. A personal vote for a region council also requires at least 100 votes, and for a municipal council at least 50.