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The opening of the Riksdag session 2025

The Riksdag will open again on Tuesday 9 September. The opening marks the start of the new working year, the 2025/26 Riksdag session, for both the Riksdag and its 349 members. The opening can be followed on the Riksdag website and via social media. On this page, you will find information about everything that is happening during the opening of the Riksdag session 2025.

The opening of the Riksdag session takes place in September each year. Until 1974, the ceremony was held at the Royal Palace. Since the adoption of the 1974 Instrument of Government, the opening has taken place at the Riksdag, With its historical roots, the opening of the Riksdag session has a special ceremonial place in modern Swedish democracy.

Programme

1 p.m. the webcast from the opening of the Riksdag session starts. The guests arrive at Riksplan.

2 p.m. the opening ceremony starts in the chamber.  At the request of the Speaker, H.M. The King declares the 2025/26 Riksdag session open. The Prime Minister then presents the Statement of Government Policy, outlining the policies the Government intends to pursue during the coming year.

The programme in the Chamber also includes the Royal Anthem, musical performances, the National Anthem and exit music.

In the evening, there will be a performance at Konserthuset Stockholm for members of the Riksdag and invited guests. The guests include representatives of the Royal Family and the Government. 

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 Guards Regiment on parade at Riksplan when members, ministers and invited guests arrive at the Riksdag for the opening of the Riksdag session 2022.

The entrance to the East Wing of the Riksdag lined with verdant trees. In the foreground the backs of the Swedish Royal Army Band.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand

Webcast

The opening of the Riksdag session can be viewed live and on-demand via the Riksdag webcast service.

Webcast service: Opening of the Riksdag session

The Speaker, his wife and the three Deputy Speakers are on their way to the Riksdag, The Royal Palace is in the background.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand

Social media

The opening via the Swedish Parliament on social media

Illustration. Journalists.
Illustration: The Riksdag Administration

Information to the media about the opening of the Riksdag session

Here you will find practical information for journalists and photographers wishing to cover the ceremony on location at the Riksdag.

Information to the media about the opening of the Riksdag session 2025

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