The history of the Riksdag in pictures
View a historical slideshow of the Riksdag buildings on Riddarholmen, Sergels torg and Helgeandsholmen with photos and illustrations from 1866 onwards.

The Riksdag buildings on Helgeandsholmen.

The Hall of State at the Royal Palace on 22 June 1866.

The Riksdag Building on Riddarholmen.

The Second Chamber, Riddarholmen.

Assembly hall of the Estate of the Peasantry, Riddarholmen.

The First Chamber, Riddarholmen.

The Riksdag Building on Riddarholmen.

The First Chamber, Riddarholmen.


The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen under construction.

Members of Parliament in the Second Chamber, Riddarholmen.

The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen under construction.

The First Chamber, Riddarholmen.

The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen.

Riksbank Building and the Riksdag Building.

The Riksdag building år 1908.

Building The First Chamber, Helgeandsholmen.

The Riksdag’s ceremonial opening, Helgeandsholmen.

The First Chamber, Helgeandsholmen.

Kerstin Hesselgren – the first woman in the Riksdag.

Riksgatan with the Riksbank (central bank) building and the Riksdag Building.

The Second Chamber, Helgeandsholmen 1951.

The public gallery in the Second Chamber, Helgeandsholmen.

The Second Chamber, Helgeandsholmen år 1959.

The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen during the last meetings of the bicameral Riksdag.

The last debates in the Second Chamber.

MPs dance farewell to the bicameral Riksdag in the Second Chamber.

Gunnar Sträng and Olof Palme in the First Chamber.

Chamber MPs thank the Speaker Henry Allard in the Second Chamber.

Sergels Torg provides premises for the unicameral Riksdag.

King Gustaf VI Adolf visiting the new Riksdag premises in Kulturhuset (House of Culture), Sergels Torg.

The Chamber of the Riksdag in the House of Culture at Sergels Torg.

The Riksdag is back at Helgeandsholmen.

The Chamber on Helgeandsholmen – the opening of the Riksdag session in 1983.

The Speaker Ingemund Bengtsson in the new Chamber on Helgeandsholmen.

MPs in the chamber in the Riksdag building on Helgeandsholmen.

The Riksdag building on Helgeandsholmen.

The Riksdag buildings on Helgeandsholmen.

The Hall of State at the Royal Palace on 22 June 1866.

The Riksdag Building on Riddarholmen.

The Second Chamber, Riddarholmen.

Assembly hall of the Estate of the Peasantry, Riddarholmen.

The First Chamber, Riddarholmen.

The Riksdag Building on Riddarholmen.

The First Chamber, Riddarholmen.


The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen under construction.

Members of Parliament in the Second Chamber, Riddarholmen.

The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen under construction.

The First Chamber, Riddarholmen.

The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen.

Riksbank Building and the Riksdag Building.

The Riksdag building år 1908.

Building The First Chamber, Helgeandsholmen.

The Riksdag’s ceremonial opening, Helgeandsholmen.

The First Chamber, Helgeandsholmen.

Kerstin Hesselgren – the first woman in the Riksdag.

Riksgatan with the Riksbank (central bank) building and the Riksdag Building.

The Second Chamber, Helgeandsholmen 1951.

The public gallery in the Second Chamber, Helgeandsholmen.

The Second Chamber, Helgeandsholmen år 1959.

The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen during the last meetings of the bicameral Riksdag.

The last debates in the Second Chamber.

MPs dance farewell to the bicameral Riksdag in the Second Chamber.

Gunnar Sträng and Olof Palme in the First Chamber.

Chamber MPs thank the Speaker Henry Allard in the Second Chamber.

Sergels Torg provides premises for the unicameral Riksdag.

King Gustaf VI Adolf visiting the new Riksdag premises in Kulturhuset (House of Culture), Sergels Torg.

The Chamber of the Riksdag in the House of Culture at Sergels Torg.

The Riksdag is back at Helgeandsholmen.

The Chamber on Helgeandsholmen – the opening of the Riksdag session in 1983.

The Speaker Ingemund Bengtsson in the new Chamber on Helgeandsholmen.

MPs in the chamber in the Riksdag building on Helgeandsholmen.

The Riksdag building on Helgeandsholmen.

The Riksdag buildings on Helgeandsholmen.

The Hall of State at the Royal Palace on 22 June 1866.

The Riksdag Building on Riddarholmen.

The Second Chamber, Riddarholmen.

Assembly hall of the Estate of the Peasantry, Riddarholmen.

The First Chamber, Riddarholmen.

The Riksdag Building on Riddarholmen.

The First Chamber, Riddarholmen.


The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen under construction.

Members of Parliament in the Second Chamber, Riddarholmen.

The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen under construction.

The First Chamber, Riddarholmen.

The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen.

Riksbank Building and the Riksdag Building.

The Riksdag building år 1908.

Building The First Chamber, Helgeandsholmen.

The Riksdag’s ceremonial opening, Helgeandsholmen.

The First Chamber, Helgeandsholmen.

Kerstin Hesselgren – the first woman in the Riksdag.

Riksgatan with the Riksbank (central bank) building and the Riksdag Building.

The Second Chamber, Helgeandsholmen 1951.

The public gallery in the Second Chamber, Helgeandsholmen.

The Second Chamber, Helgeandsholmen år 1959.

The Riksdag Building on Helgeandsholmen during the last meetings of the bicameral Riksdag.

The last debates in the Second Chamber.

MPs dance farewell to the bicameral Riksdag in the Second Chamber.

Gunnar Sträng and Olof Palme in the First Chamber.

Chamber MPs thank the Speaker Henry Allard in the Second Chamber.

Sergels Torg provides premises for the unicameral Riksdag.

King Gustaf VI Adolf visiting the new Riksdag premises in Kulturhuset (House of Culture), Sergels Torg.

The Chamber of the Riksdag in the House of Culture at Sergels Torg.

The Riksdag is back at Helgeandsholmen.

The Chamber on Helgeandsholmen – the opening of the Riksdag session in 1983.

The Speaker Ingemund Bengtsson in the new Chamber on Helgeandsholmen.

MPs in the chamber in the Riksdag building on Helgeandsholmen.

The Riksdag building on Helgeandsholmen.