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.
During this year’s Stockholm Culture Night, the Riksdag will offer several programme items. In the East Wing of the Riksdag, you can take part in the programme item The Riksdag of the past, where the former chambers from 1905 will show the Riksdag from a historical perspective. Another programme item has the heading The Riksdag of the present and will take place in the West Wing of the Riksdag. There you can visit the Public Gallery of the Chamber to watch a film about the work of the Chamber. In the Riksdag Library, the theme is The Riksdag in words and images. Here, there will be discussions throughout the evening on politics and culture, today and in the past.
The programme items are free of charge and do not need to be booked in advance.
Activities in the East and West Wings of the Riksdag
18.00–24.00
The Riksdag of the past
- East Wing of the Riksdag
- Entrance: Norrbro 1 B
Here you can visit the former First and Second Chambers and the Grand Gallery, which was a natural meeting place for the members of the Riksdag. You can listen to our guides, meet MPs and test your knowledge of the Riksdag in a walking quiz. From here, you can also visit the Chamber in the West Wing via a VR headset.
The Riksdag of the present
- West Wing of the Riksdag
- Entrance: Riksgatan 3
The Public Gallery of the Chamber will be open and you can watch a film of the Speaker Andreas Norlén talking about the work of the Chamber. There will be various activities on the theme of democracy, including a quiz and exhibitions, as well as the opportunity to meet MPs.
Activities at the Riksdag Library
18.00–24.00
The Riksdag in words and images
- The Riksdag Library
- Entrance: Storkyrkobrinken 7
Here you can look at parliamentary records from the 1600s onwards, view the Library’s collection of political drawings, see what it is like to write with a real quill pen and take a quiz on the theme political satire. There will also be a series of seminars throughout the evening.
Seminars (in Swedish only)
19.00–19.30
The Research Service has the answers to the MPs’ questions
Discussion between David Rydberg from the Riksdag Research Service and Librarian Sofia Lindgren.
20.00–20.45
Sweden’s 30 years in the EU – reflections, challenges, future
Discussion between MPs from the Committee on EU Affairs and Secretary-General Ingvar Mattson.
21.00–21.45
Polarisation and deviants in a consensus-seeking society
Political Scientist Katarina Barrling, Historian Joakim Scherp, Secretary-General Ingvar Mattson
22.00–22.30
Sketches, revues, podcasts and memes – what is satire?
Senior Lecturer Joanna Doona and Historian Joakim Scherp discuss political satire
23.00–23.40
From quill pens to AI – taking the record in the Riksdag
Discussion between Official Reporter Carl Johan Pettersson and Historian Joakim Scherp
Last year’s Culture Night programme attracted long queues all evening.
In the Riksdag Library visitors can write with a real quill pen.
How to get to the Riksdag
The Riksdag is located on the island of Helgeandsholmen in the centre of Stockholm. The entrance to the West Wing is located at Riksgatan 3 and entry to the East Wing is via Riksplan. The Riksdag Library is situated at Storkyrkobrinken 7A in Gamla stan.
Here you will find information about how to get to the Riksdag and how to prepare for your visit.
Other information
- No bags larger than A4 size
- Mandatory security check
- No prams