The Riksdag Library is open to everyone. Here you will find its address, as well as information about opening hours and accessibility.
Visit us
You are welcome to visit the Riksdag Library. The Library is situated at Storkyrkobrinken 7A in the Old Town in Stockholm.
Ring the intercom at the door to be let in by the security officer, after which you will pass through a quick security check. Larger groups are asked to inform us in advance, if possible, to facilitate their entry to the Library.
Accessibility
There is an entrance with a ramp at street level. The door opening is approximately 84 cm wide and the door can be opened by pressing a button. The main library hall is one floor up from the entrance, and can be accessed by a lift. The second floor of the library is also accessible by lift. There are wheelchair-adapted toilets on every floor. The desks by the computers in the Library can be raised and lowered. There is a reading machine with a video magnifier.
Contact and opening hours
Monday to Thursday 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
Email: biblioteket@riksdagen.se
Telephone: 020-555 000 (inside Sweden)
Irregular opening hours
- Easter: 14–18 April
- Ascension Day: 26 May
- National Day: 6 June
- Summer holidays: 23 June–14 August
- All Saints’ Day: 4 November
- Christmas holidays 2022/23: 23 December–8 January
At the Library
There are plenty of reading areas in the Library. It also has a quiet reading room and two group study rooms, both for a maximum of four people.
A wireless network is available in the Library. Ask the staff for log-in details.
About the Riksdag Library
The Riksdag Library is situated in a beautiful building at Storkyrkobrinken in Stockholm, and everyone is welcome to visit and use the Library. The Library gives you access to all parliamentary documents, that is, all documents relating to parliamentary business through the years. We also have large collections of literature in subject areas such as law and the social sciences. Furthermore, you will find journals within our subject areas, official publications and UN and EU material. Different loan periods apply to different types of material.
You are welcome to take photographs in the Library, but please make sure you do not disturb other Library users. For reasons of privacy and security, you are not permitted to take photographs of visitors to the Library. You are responsible for ensuring that photographs are not spread and that personal privacy is not violated. Taking photographs for feature films, advertisements or other productions besides news productions is not permitted in the Riksdag buildings.
Guided tours and study visits
If you are curious about the Riksdag Library's activities, collections or architecture, you are welcome to contact us for a guided tour or a study visit