Published: 17 June 2026
You can vote early anywhere in Sweden between 26 August and 13 September (election day) 2026. If you can’t vote at your assigned voting location on election day, you can still vote on this date. However, you will then need to vote at an early voting location instead. Here’s a step-by-step guide to voting early.
You can vote early in the elections to the Riksdag and regional and municipal councils between 26 August and 13 September 2026.
You can vote early at any early voting location in Sweden.
Early voting locations in Sweden (in Swedish)
You need to bring ID such as your ID card, driving licence or passport. If you do not have any ID, another person who has ID can confirm your identity.
Here you can check what you need to do when you vote early in Sweden.
Ballot papers are displayed on a rack in a screened-off area at the voting location.
Take one of the following ballot papers for each election in which you intend to vote:
If you can’t find any ballot papers for your preferred party, you can select blank ballot papers. Write the name of the party on each blank ballot paper. If you want to vote for a specific candidate, you can write their name too.
When you have selected your ballot papers, a member of the polling staff will give you some ballot envelopes. Alternatively, there might also be envelopes on display, so you can take some yourself.
You must be alone when you prepare your votes so that nobody can see or influence how you vote.
If you need assistance, a member of the polling staff can go to the voting booth with you. Polling staff have a duty of secrecy and are not allowed to tell anyone how you have voted. This is to maintain your voter secrecy.
You can bring someone else with you to the voting booth if you need assistance, but a polling staff member must also be present.
You prepare your votes at a voting booth.
If you want to vote for a specific candidate, you can choose one of the following options:
You can only vote for one specific candidate in each election, using one ballot paper.
Candidates you can vote for (in Swedish)
If you only want to vote for a party, choose one of the following options:
Put your ballot papers in ballot envelopes. Do this carefully, ensuring that there is only one ballot paper in each envelope.
Close the envelopes by tucking the flaps down or sealing them.
Give your closed ballot envelopes to a member of the polling staff, and show them your ID.
There are various ways to prove your identity:
A member of the polling staff takes your ballot envelopes, checks them, and verifies your identity.
Polling staff always work in pairs. The other polling staff member scans your ID or enters your personal identity number in order to find your electoral roll number.
For various reasons, for example due to technical issues or if you are a Swedish citizen living abroad and are no longer on the electoral register, a polling staff member may need to receive your vote outside the digital voter list.
In that case, the polling staff member will record your details by hand on a paper voter list.
The authority will then link your vote to the digital voter list so that it is sorted together with the other early votes.
The polling staff member puts all of your ballot envelopes in a window envelope and seals it. There is a code on the window envelope. The polling staff member scans the code and links it to the address of your local voting location.
The window envelope is placed in a preliminary ballot box and your vote is then sent to your local voting location.
The polling staff at the voting location make a note on the electoral roll that you have voted. After the voting location has closed, your ballot envelopes are placed in the ballot box with the other votes. This ensures that no one can see how you voted.
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You can be assisted in various ways when voting:
Find out more about the various options available under “Assistance with voting” on this website.
Here you can find answers to frequently asked questions about voting early.
You can vote early at any early voting location in Sweden between 26 August and 13 September.
Use the link below to find information about all early voting locations across the country, including addresses, opening hours and accessibility. The information is in Swedish.
You need to bring ID such as your ID card, driving licence or passport. If you do not have any ID, another person who has ID can confirm your identity.
Your vote will be sent to your local voting location. It will be counted after the voting location closes on election day.
Yes. You can vote again at your local voting location on election day. Only your most recent vote will be counted.
No, your voting card is not required.
