You can vote in several ways. Pick whatever works best for you.
Different ways to cast your vote
Pick whatever works for you. Your vote counts the same.
On election day
At your own voting location
Early voting
At an early-voting location, in the weeks before
From abroad
Embassy, consulate, or by post
With help
Ask polling staffA person who receives your vote at the polling station and can help in answering questions., bring a friend, proxy, or home visit
Different ways to vote, pick whatever works for you.
Who can vote?
You must be at least 18 years old on election day. Additionally:
Riksdag (National Parliament) election — You must be a Swedish citizen. You must live in Sweden or have lived in Sweden previously.
Regional and municipal elections — You must be registered in the region/municipality. You can be a citizen of Sweden, an EU country, Iceland, or Norway. Citizens of other countries have the right to vote if they've lived in Sweden for at least 3 years.
Who can vote?
18+
You must turn 18
on or before election day (required for every election)
For the Riksdag
National parliament
You are a Swedish citizen
You live in Sweden, or have before
For Region and Kommun
Regional and municipal councils
Registered (folkbokförd) where you live
Either a citizen of Sweden, EU, Iceland or Norway
Or a citizen of another country who has lived in Sweden for at least 3 years
Who can vote - the age limit and the requirements for each election.
Your voting card
Before the election, the Swedish Election Authority sends a voting cardA paper sent by the Swedish Election Authority to everyone eligible to vote. It shows your polling station and which elections you can vote in. to everyone eligible to vote. It should arrive by post by August 26th at the latest. It shows your name, which elections you can vote in, and your polling station address. You don't need to bring it, but it can speed things up.
Your voting card (röstkort)
It arrives by post before the election. Here is what's on it.
Comes in the post
Voting card
Your name
so polling staffA person who receives your vote at the polling station and can help in answering questions. can find you in the electoral roll
Which elections you can vote in
Riksdag · Region · Kommun
Your polling station and its address
where and when to vote on election day
You don't need to bring it, but it makes voting quicker.
The voting card arrives by post: it shows your name, which elections you can vote in, and your polling station.
Ballots - voting for a party and person
A ballotA paper with party names used for voting. Available in the voting locations. Yellow = Riksdag, blue = region, white = municipality. is a paper that you find in the voting locations. You use ballots to cast your vote. When you vote, you always choose a party. You can also give a personal voteWhen you mark a specific candidate on the ballot in addition to voting for a party. You can only mark one per ballot. By casting a personal vote you give that candidate more support within that party. to a specific candidate of a political party by marking their name on the ballot. Only one person per ballot.
A party, and if you like, a person
Name ballot paper · example
Party name
Candidates - put one cross by a name (optional):
Candidate one
Candidate two
Candidate three
Candidate four
Candidate five
Only one name per ballot
1
Always: a party
You pick up the ballot paper of the party you want to vote for. That choice always counts.
2
Optional: a person
You can cast a personal vote by marking a candidate on the ballot. Never more than one name.
You always choose a party. If you wish, you may also mark one person on the ballot.
You don't have to wait until election day. Early votingThe option to vote before election day at a dedicated early-voting location (förtidsröstningslokal), not your regular polling station. is open August 26th - September 13th. During this time you vote at an early-voting locationA location where you can cast an early vote. You can vote in any early-voting location in Sweden. (förtidsröstningslokal), not your regular polling station.
You vote either early (August 26th - September 13th) or on election day, Sunday, September 13, 2026. On election day you vote at your own polling station, shown on your voting card. Here is how voting works:
How to vote, step by step
Your voting card comes first. Then you vote early or on election day.
1
Receive voting card
It arrives by post before the election (by August 26th at the latest)
2
Vote early
Go to an early-voting location, August 26th - September 13th
or
Vote on election day
Go to your own polling station, Sunday, September 13, 2026
3
Fill in your ballots
Prepare your ballots, put one ballot per election in an envelope (3 total, secret)
✓
Hand in your envelopes
Give the envelopes to the polling staff, who will drop them in the ballot boxA box where ballots are placed when casting a vote. It is closed until the votes are counted after the election.
The path to voting - first get your voting card, then decide on early voting or vote on election day and finally go and vote. The election-day steps are explained in detail below.
Bring ID — Driver's license, passport, or national ID card.
Choose your ballotsA paper with party names used for voting. Available in the voting locations. Yellow = Riksdag, blue = region, white = municipality. — At the polling station, you'll find ballots for all parties. The ballots are color-coded: 🟡 Yellow — Riksdag (national parliament) 🔵 Blue — Regional council ⚪ White — Municipal council The ballots are clearly marked, so you don't need to remember this in detail. Can't find a ballot for the party you want? Ask a polling staff memberA person who receives your vote at the polling station and can help in answering questions. for help, you can also write names on blank ballots.
Prepare your ballots — Place one ballot in an envelope for each election. Three envelopes in total. You vote for a party, and if you wish you can also mark one person on the ballot. Your vote is always secret.
Hand in your envelopes — Give them to the polling staff memberA person who receives your vote at the polling station and can help in answering questions., who places them in the ballot boxA box where ballots are placed when casting a vote. It is closed until the votes are counted after the election..
Voting from abroad
If you live abroad, you can vote at a Swedish embassy, consulate or by post. Order your materials from the Election Authority well in advance. You can order them a few months before the election.
All polling stations must be accessible. If you need help, ask a polling staff memberA person who receives your vote at the polling station and can help in answering questions.. You can also bring someone you trust. Polling staff members have a duty of confidentiality.
If you can't get to a polling station, you can vote by proxy (budSomeone you know who can deliver your vote if you cannot get to a polling station.) or have a mobile election worker come to your home. More information on getting help with voting
Hjälp mig rösta 2026!