You can vote at an early voting location on election day, so you don’t need to go to your assigned voting location.

You can go to an early voting location anywhere in Sweden. On election day, at least one early voting location is open in each municipality.

Please keep in mind that significantly fewer early voting locations are open on election day than before that date. You might therefore need to travel further if you wish to vote on election day, depending on where you’re situated.

Here’s how to vote early

Here’s where you can vote early

Vote at your assigned voting location. It will be open from 8:00 to 20:00 on election day.

You can check your assigned voting location on your voting card. You will receive your voting card by 26 August 2026 at the latest.

Here’s how to vote on election day

Early voting is the best option for you. You can vote early at any early voting location in Sweden, any day between 26 August and 13 September.

Here you can find out how to vote early, and check your nearest early voting location.

Here’s how to vote early

As a Swedish citizen living abroad, you can vote early or at a voting location in Sweden on election day.

You can vote early at any early voting location in Sweden between 26 August and 13 September.

If you want to vote at your assigned voting location, you can only do this on 13 September (details of your assigned voting location are stated on your international voting card). In order to vote at a voting location, you need to be on the electoral roll.

Voting early as a Swedish citizen living abroad

Voting at a voting location in Sweden as a Swedish citizen living abroad

That’s great! In that case, the best option for you is to vote early from abroad.

You can do this at any Swedish embassy or consulate that’s open for voting. You can vote early from 20 August 2026.

Opening hours vary considerably, so please check the times for your specific location. On 15 June, we’ll publish details of all voting locations abroad.

Here’s how to vote early from abroad

OK, in that case, the best option for you is to vote by post. You can vote by post from 30 July. Find out what to do:

Here’s how to send a postal vote from abroad

That’s great! In that case, you can accompany them to the voting location and assist them.

If the person needs help with selecting their ballot papers and preparing their vote at the voting booth, a polling staff member working at the voting location must also be present. This rule applies whether you choose to vote early or on election day.

Assistance and accessibility at voting locations

Here’s how to vote early

Here’s how to vote on election day

That’s great! In that case, voting by messenger is the best option.

This means that the person prepares their vote at home (or in another place where they’re situated). Then you help by taking their vote to the voting location.

The following are needed in order to vote by messenger:

• someone who can be the messenger
• a witness (this must be someone other than the messenger)
• special materials for voting by messenger

Voting from home or another place

OK, in that case, you can contact the municipality in which the person lives.

The municipality can send two polling staff members to where the person is situated to collect their vote from them. This service is called “mobile voting”.

It’s important to book this service in good time.

Get help from your municipality (on the webpage called “Voting from home or another place”)

That’s great! In that case, you can vote early at any early voting location, or vote at your assigned voting location on election day. The staff working there will help you.

Assistance and accessibility at voting locations

That’s great! In that case, voting by messenger is the best option.

Voting by messenger means that the person who is going to help you comes to your home (or to another location where you’re situated).

You prepare your vote at home, and the person helping you then takes your vote to the voting location.

In order to vote by messenger, you need:

• a person who can be your messenger
• a witness (this person cannot be your messenger)
• special materials for voting by messenger.

Voting from home or another place

OK, in that case, you can contact your municipality.

The municipality can send two polling staff members to your home (or to where you’re situated) to collect your vote. This service is called “mobile voting”. It’s important to book this service in good time.

Get help from your municipality (on the webpage called “Voting from home or another place”)