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Brödtext: The performance of our website, val.se, is optimal when using a web browser that supports W3C web standards. Such web browsers include Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox and Safari, for example.

Keyboard navigation

You can use keyboard navigation to browse our website. With most web browsers, you can jump from one section of our website to the next by using the Tab key. And you can activate a link by pressing the Enter/Return key.

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Images protected by copyright

The photographs, graphics, illustrations and other images published on val.se must not be used without permission. This rule also applies to logotypes.

All images on our website are protected by the Swedish Copyright Act (SFS 1960:729). This law states that images may not be reproduced or made available to the public without permission from the rights holder.

One exception to copyright protection applies to bar charts showing election results. These charts may be used freely, provided that the Swedish Election Authority is credited as the source.

Photographers and illustrators

Wherever possible, the photographer’s or illustrator’s credit should be placed close to their image.

Other photographs and illustrations on our website

  • Illustrator Edholm Ullenius
  • Johnér bildbyrå

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Documents in various formats are available on our website, including pdf and Excel. You can download free software, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader, to view pdfs. If you don’t have the necessary software installed to view Word or Excel files, you can download free document viewer apps for this.

Sign language

Information about the Swedish electoral system and how to vote is available in sign language on our website.

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