Sweden general election 2026
Polling day · date declared · local times in Europe/Stockholm (hover for UTC) · last verified 2026-09-23
Stale: riksdag: exit-poll was expected by 2026-09-13T18:10:00Z and has not been observed yet. Treat the windows below with care until the record is re-verified.
| Race | Body | Seats | Polls close | Now | Counting authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riksdag | legislature-unicameral | Final expected | Swedish Election Authority |
Riksdag
Count stages
| Stage | Expected from | Expected by | Replaced on the live page | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| exit-poll | election-night · | precedent | SVT/Valu exit poll is published at polls close (20:00 CEST); 2022 likewise. | ||
| election-night | intermediate-count · | precedent | RD_P.json ("preliminär") had 6,273 of 6,626 districts at 2026-09-14T07:00Z (measured). It keeps updating until the Wednesday count — it is not an election-night snapshot (2022: updated to 22 Sep). | ||
| intermediate-count | final-result · | announced | val.se: the Wednesday count (onsdagsräkningen) of late postal and overseas votes runs on 16 Sep 2026, from ~08:00 CEST; the remaining districts land in RD_P.json that day. | ||
| final-result | — | announced | val.se: the Riksdag result is final "during the weekend after election day" — end of Sunday 20 Sep 2026, CEST (UTC+2). Precedent: 2022 presented Saturday 17 Sep 2022, day 6. NOT 20 Oct 2022 — that is only RD_S.json's last-update stamp. | ||
| government | — | — | announced | Riksdag Act ch. 4 §2: the newly elected Riksdag convenes on the 15th day after election day — 28 Sep 2026 (2022: 26 Sep for an 11 Sep election, Speaker elected that day); no head of government before that. No lag after: the vote can come any day once a candidate is proposed. |
Sources
| URL | Role | Kind | Can answer a results question | Last check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| resultat.val.se/data/resultat/val2026/RD_P.json | results-live | feed | yes | |
| resultat.val.se | results-index | results index | no | |
| resultat.val.se/data/ | open-data | other | no | broken |
| val.se | authority-home | emb home | no |
Government formation
The Speaker proposes a candidate; four rejected proposals in a row trigger an extra election. A government market needs a deadline at least the longest precedent out, and the ask must come after that deadline. Precedents: 36, 131 days from polling day.
Questions and answers
- When is the Sweden general election 2026?
- Polling day is 2026-09-13 (declared).
- When will the final result of the Riksdag race be official?
- Expected between 2026-09-18T22:00:00Z and 2026-09-20T21:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. val.se: the Riksdag result is final "during the weekend after election day" — end of Sunday 20 Sep 2026, CEST (UTC+2). Precedent: 2022 presented Saturday 17 Sep 2022, day 6. NOT 20 Oct 2022 — that is only RD_S.json's last-update stamp.
- Where are the official Riksdag results?
- https://resultat.val.se/data/resultat/val2026/RD_P.json