Riksdag buildings for the future

The Riksdag buildings on Helgeandsholmen and in the Old Town of Stockholm are in need of renovation. The plan is to gradually renovate and develop the individual buildings in order to create the best possible conditions for the work of the members and the Riksdag.

Front view of the Medieval Museum.
Photo: Anders Löwdin

New meeting centre below Riksplan

The Riksdag plans to build a new visitors’ and meeting centre below Riksplan. This is to be able to better present the Riksdag's activities to the public, school classes and tourists, while also meeting requirements for increased security.

New meeting venue

The inner courtyard at Cephalus.
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand

Careful renovation of the Cephalus complex

The preparations for the renovation of the Cephalus complex in the Old Town of Stockholm, preliminarily scheduled to start in spring 2025, will continue during 2024. The complex is situated between Myntgatan, Salviigränd, Västerlånggatan and Storkyrkobrinken. It has not undergone any major reconstruction work since the 1950s. The need to modernise, among other things, the ventilation system and interior surfaces is therefore great. Today, the premises are used by members of the Riksdag and officials from the Riksdag Administration.

Careful renovation of the Cephalus complex

The inner courtyard of the Members' Building with pillars.
©Bror Marklund/Bildupphovsrätt 2023. Photo: Melker Dahlstrand

The new Members’ Building

The extensive renovations of the Members’ Building in the Old Town of Stockholm have been completed. The building has been transformed into a modern office building which is adapted to the work of the Riksdag and the members. In 2022, the members of the Riksdag and other staff will move back into the building.

The new Members’ Building

Crane at Mynttorget
Photo: Anders Löwdin

Withdrawn building permit for extension

The Riksdag Administration received a building permit for all parts of the renovation of the Members’ Building, but the special permit for the extension by the western courtyard has later been withdrawn, following a decision of the Land and Environment Court of Appeal.

Withdrawn building permit for extension of the Members’ Building

Riksbron in the summer
Photo: Melker Dahlstrand

The Riksdag is renovating for the future of democracy

Some of the Riksdag buildings are around 100 years old, and have not been renovated since the 1980s. The buildings need to be adapted to the Riksdag of today and of the future. An objective is to create the best possible conditions for the work of the Riksdag and to make it easier to visit the Riksdag.

The Riksdag is renovating for the future of democracy