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The Riksdag this summer
During the summer, the members of the Riksdag will continue their parliamentary business in their home communities. Throughout the summer they also have the opportunity to address written questions to government ministers.
To see when the meetings of the Committees and the Committee on EU Affairs are taking place during the summer, see the calendar. Interpellation debates will take place on 20 August, 29 August and 5 September. The 2024/25 Riksdag session will open on 10 September.
The Riksdag Library will be closed between 1 July and 13 August. There are guided tours of the Riksdag in Swedish and English Monday to Friday during the summer. The scheduled times for these guided tours are available in the calendar.
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Latest news
The Riksdag votes in favour of defence agreement with the USA
The Riksdag had approved the agreement on defence cooperation between Sweden and the USA. The Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA agreement) regulates the specific conditions for an American military presence in Sweden.
Elections to the European Parliament 2024
Elections to the European Parliament took place at the beginning of June. In Sweden, the elections took place on 9 June. Citizens in Sweden elected the people who will represent them during the coming five years.
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.
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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.
Determines the central government budget
The Riksdag is responsible for determining central government expenditure and revenue in the central government budget.
Determines the central government budget
Examines the work of the Government
The Riksdag has several ways of examining the way in which the Government and public agencies perform their duties.
Works with EU matters
Sweden is a member of the EU. As a result, the Riksdag is not the only body with the authority to decide what laws will apply in Sweden.
Helps to shape foreign policy
Certain foreign policy matters can only be determined by the Riksdag.
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.
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.
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.
Webcasts
All debates from the Chamber are broadcast live via the Riksdag webcast service. A few of them are also interpreted into English.