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The Riksdag this week 17–23 March 

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

Calendar (In Swedish)

Monday

Guided tour of the works of art in the Riksdag (in Swedish)

Tuesday 

  • Public consultation in the Committee on EU Affairs
  • The Committee on the Constitution will hold a press meeting
  • Interpellation debates

Wednesday

  • Celebration of Nordic Day
  • Debates and decisions on proposals

Thursday

  • Debates and decisions on proposals
  • Question-and-answer session in the Chamber

Saturday–Sunday

  • Guided tours of the Riksdag in Swedish and in English.
  • Guided tours of the works of art in the Riksdag (in Swedish)

Sunday

Members of the Riksdag will participate in the Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy – CFSP/CSDP in Warsaw

Latest news

  • Swedish participation in NATO air defence operation

    The Riksdag has approved the Government’s proposal regarding Sweden’s participation in an air defence operation under the command of NATO to protect and maintain the security of military and civil support to Ukraine.

  • New act to impede use of alternative payment systems by criminals

    The Riksdag voted in favour of the Government’s proposal for a new act on currency exchange, as well as legislative amendments.

All news items
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. People visiting the Riksdag.
Illustration: The Riksdag Administration

Welcome to the Riksdag

There are many ways of visiting the Riksdag. Guided tours of the Riksdag are available all the year round. Tours in English are available at noon and 1.30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. School classes and other groups can also book study visits in advance.

All debates in the Chamber and public hearings are open to the public.

Visit the Riksdag

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

The Riksdag building in purple light.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand

Visit the Riksdag on Stockholm Culture Night

On Saturday 26 April, the Riksdag will participate in Stockholm Culture Night. Both wings of the Riksdag and the Riksdag Library will be open to visitors all evening.

Visit the Riksdag on Stockholm Culture Night