Sweden’s polling stations open at 8:00 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday, September 13, 2026, and close at 1800 GMT (8:00 p.m. local time).
Exit polls are expected soon after closing, with early indicative results around 1900 GMT. Pre-election surveys showed the centre-left opposition, led by Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, holding a narrow lead over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing bloc, which has pledged to bring the far-right Sweden Democrats into government if it wins.
Source: Reuters — Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government