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Wednesday 1 December 2021 The Government has proposed that fund managers and other financial market actors should provide clearer accounts of how environmentally sustainable their financial products are. Such information should, for example, be available in information brochures and annual reports. The Riksdag voted in favour of these proposals which were presented by the Government in response to the EU's Taxonomy Regulation.
Tuesday 30 November 2021 On 30 November, a new Government took office with Magdalena Andersson (Social Democratic Party) as Prime Minister. The formal change of government took place at a Council of State at the Royal Palace.
Tuesday 30 November 2021 On Tuesday 30 November Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (Social Democratic Party) presented the Statement of Government Policy at the Riksdag. It sets out the objectives of Government policy. The Statement of Government Policy can be watched on demand via the Riksdag webcast service.
One hundred years ago, Sweden became a democracy with the introduction of universal and equal suffrage. The Riksdag is celebrating this by bringing history to life and highlighting various thoughts on democracy in the past, the present and the future. The Riksdag will be arranging a number of events and activities during the democracy celebrations including seminars and exhibitions, and providing study materials. Visit our Celebrate Democracy website to see the materials and to find information on where and when you can participate in the activities and events.
The Celebrate Democracy website (in Swedish)
The Riksdag and the Riksdag Administration are closely following current events connected to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several measures have been undertaken to enable the Riksdag to continue working despite the pandemic.
Debates and decisions on various matters including expenditure areas in the central government budget, such as International cooperation.
Interpellation debates, during which government ministers will answer questions that members of the Riksdag have addressed to them in (written) interpellations.
On 10 November, Stefan Löfven (Social Democratic Party) formally requested to resign as Prime Minister. On 25 November, the Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlén proposed that the Riksdag appoint Magdalena Andersson (Social Democratic Party) as Prime Minister. The proposal was approved by the Riksdag on 29 November, and she took office the following day. Here you will find further information about the process of forming a government this autumn. Photo: Melker Dahlstrand.
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.
The Speaker
All debates from the Chamber are broadcast live via the Riksdag webcast service. A few of them are also interpreted into English.
Some of the functions that can be found in the English section are only available in Swedish. These include the search function and parliamentary documents.