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The East Wing of the Riksdag.

Welcome to the Riksdag

The Riksdag is Sweden’s parliament and main arena for political debate, where all laws affecting the people of Sweden are shaped and made. It has 349 members who are chosen every four years in general elections.

The Riksdag this week 23-29 June

The following is a selection of events during the current week. A full schedule is available in the Swedish calendar.

Calendar (in Swedish)

Monday

  • Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) session in Strasbourg
  • Meeting of the Committee on EU Affairs
  • Interpellation debates. Among others, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa will answer an interpellation on the decision not to pay emergency assistance to UNRWA.

Tuesday

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) session in Strasbourg

Wednesday

  • Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) session in Strasbourg
  • Guided tours of the Riksdag in Swedish and in English

Thursday

  • Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) session in Strasbourg
  • Guided tours of the Riksdag in Swedish and in English

Friday

  • Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) session in Strasbourg
  • Guided tours of the Riksdag in Swedish and in English

Sunday

Organization for Cooperation and Security (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly session in Porto, Portugal

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To the right of the picture the Guards Regiment stand in line. In the foreground there is a crowd. In the background there are verdant trees and buildings in the distance.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand

The opening of the Riksdag session 2025

The Riksdag opened again on Tuesday 9 September. The opening marked the start of the new parliamentary working year, the 2025/26 Riksdag session, for both the Riksdag and its 349 members.

The opening of the Riksdag session 2025

Illustration. People visiting the Riksdag.
Illustration: The Riksdag Administration

Visit the Riksdag

There are many ways of visiting the Riksdag. Guided tours of the Riksdag are available all the year round. You can also attend debates, decisions and the committees’ public meetings here at the Riksdag.

Visit the Riksdag

An illustration of the members of the Riksdag at a meeting, viewed from above.
Illustration: The Riksdag Administration

The committees – the hub of the work of the Riksdag

In the committees, the Riksdag’s decisions are prepared by the members of the Riksdag. In the Committee on EU Affairs, the Government obtains support for its EU policies. 

The committees

Illustration: The Riksdag Administration

The Constitution

The Constitution – also known as Sweden’s fundamental laws – are special laws which regulate how Sweden shall be governed. The Constitution is available in English translation.

The Constitution

 

The parties in the Riksdag and number of members

The Riksdag has 349 members who are elected every four years. Eight political parties are represented in the Riksdag during the 2022–2026 electoral period.

There are currently two members of the Riksdag without party designation. The members have left their parties since the 2022 elections.

  1. 106

    The Social Democratic Party
  2. 72

    The Sweden Democrats
  3. 68

    The Moderate Party
  4. 24

    The Left Party
  5. 24

    The Centre Party
  6. 19

    The Christian Democrats
  7. 18

    The Green Party
  8. 16

    The Liberal Party

How the Riksdag works

The Riksdag’s five main tasks

The Riksdag is the highest decision-making assembly in Sweden. The Riksdag’s tasks include making laws and determining the central government budget. It also examines how the Government performs its duties.

Makes laws

One of the Riksdag’s most important tasks is to make laws. Proposals for new laws, or amendments to existing laws, normally come from the Government in the form of a government bill. However, proposals can also come from one or several members of the Riksdag.

Makes laws

Illustration of the book of statutes and a gavel.
Illustration: The Riksdag Administration
Front view of the Medieval Museum.
Photo: Anders Löwdin

Assignment to preserve and make unique artefacts available below Riksplan

The Riksdag Administration is to draw up a plan to determine how the unique milieu below Riksplan can be cared for and made available to the public in connection with the conversion which is now at the planning stage.

Assignment to preserve and make unique artefacts available below Riksplan

The Speaker Andreas Norlén in the Chamber. He is sitting at his seat and strikes the desk with the gavel.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand

The Speaker

The Speaker is the Riksdag's principal representative, and as such directs and organises the Riksdag's work procedures. Andreas Norlén (Moderate Party) has been the Speaker of the Riksdag since 2018.   

The East Wing of the Riksdag aerial photo
Photo: The Riksdag Administration

Explore the Riksdag – a virtual guided tour

Join us on an exciting journey through the Riksdag and watch videos on everything from the introduction of universal suffrage to the organisation of the work of the Riksdag. Get a 360° view of the Chamber, the assembly room of the Committee on Finance and other key locations, and take a guided tour behind the scenes of the Riksdag.

Explore the Riksdag (opens in new window)

Overview of the Chamber with the tapestry Memory of a landscape by Elisabet Hasselberg Olsson in focus.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand

Webcasts

All debates from the Chamber are broadcast live via the Riksdag webcast service. A few of them are also interpreted into English.

Webcasts in English