This article lists political parties in Sweden.
Sweden
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has a
multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form
coalition government
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s.
National parties
The letter(s) after each Swedish party name are the abbreviations commonly used in
the Swedish media.
Parties with official representation
Parties with representation in the
Riksdag and/or
European Parliament
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:
*
According to a threshold rule, any one particular party must receive at least 4% of the votes to be allocated a seat in the Riksdag.
*
Any party having broken the 1% threshold in the last two EU-parliament or Riksdag elections respectively will have their ballots printed and distributed by the authorities.
Minor parties
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Alternative for Sweden
Alternative for Sweden ( sv, link=no, Alternativ för Sverige, AfS) is a far right political party in Sweden. It was founded in March 2018. The party was founded by Gustav Kasselstrand and William Hahne.
Alternative for Sweden was founded b ...
(''Alternativ för Sverige''; 2017–present)
*
Christian Values Party (''Kristna Värdepartiet''; 2014–present)
*
Citizens' Coalition
Citizens' Coalition (, MED), officially known as Bourgeois Future (, BF) until 2017, is a right-wing political party in Sweden that was founded in 2014. The party considers itself liberal-conservative and green conservative, while observers de ...
(''Medborgerlig Samling,'' 2014–present)
*
Classical Liberal Party (''Klassiskt Liberala Partiet'', 2004–present)
*
Climate Alliance (''Klimatalliansen'', 2021-present)
*
Communist Party
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(''Kommunistiska Partiet''; 1970–present)
*
Communist Party of Sweden The name Communist Party of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti, link=no, abbreviated SKP) has been used by several political parties in Sweden:
* Left Party (Sweden), known as the Communist Party of Sweden from 1921 to 1967
** Communist Part ...
(''Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti''; 1995–present)
*
Direct Democrats (''Direktdemokaterna''; 2014–present)
* (''Animals' Party''; 2014–present)
*
European Workers Party (''Europeiska Arbetarpartiet''; 1974–present)
*
Feminist Initiative (''Feministiskt Initiativ''; 2005–present) – Represented in the European Parliament 2014–2019.
*
Health Care Party (''Sjukvårdspartiet''; 2005–present)
*
Human Rights and Democracy (''Mänskliga rättigheter och Demokrati, MoD;'' 2021-present)
*
Independent Rural Party ''(Landsbygdspartiet oberoende'', 2010–present)
*
Nordic Resistance Movement (''Nordiska Motståndsrörelsen''; 1997–present)
*
Nuance Party
The Nuance Party ( sv, Partiet Nyans) is a political party in Sweden founded in 2019. According to national broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT), the party aims mainly at the country's Muslim population.
History
The Nuance Party was founded i ...
(''Partiet Nyans''; 2020–present)
*
Pirate Party (''Piratpartiet''; 2006–present) – Represented in the European Parliament 2009–2014.
*Socialist Justice Party (Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna; 1997–present)
*
Turning Point Party (''Partiet vändpunkt''; 2019–present)
*
Unity
Unity may refer to:
Buildings
* Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building
* Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper
* Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England
* Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; a ...
(''Enhet''; 1990–present)
*
Volt Sweden
Volt Sweden (Swedish: Volt Sverige; abbreviation: Volt) is a political party in Sweden and part of the pan-European party Volt Europa.
History
Volt Sverige was founded on 2 July 2018 and stood in the 2019 European elections.
In early Novemb ...
(''Volt Sverige''; 2018–present)
Defunct and historical parties
*
Caps (Mössorna, 18th century)
*
Hats
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(Hattarna, 18th century)
*
Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden (Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Vänsterparti, 1921–1923)
*
Communist Party of Sweden The name Communist Party of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti, link=no, abbreviated SKP) has been used by several political parties in Sweden:
* Left Party (Sweden), known as the Communist Party of Sweden from 1921 to 1967
** Communist Part ...
– Höglund Faction (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti, 1924–1926)
*
Socialist Party
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(Socialistiska Partiet, 1929–1945)
*
Clerical People's Party
Kyrkliga Folkpartiet ( en, Clerical People's Party or Popular Party) was a minor pro-fascist party in Sweden founded in 1930. The party was formed and led by Ivar Rhedin, a priest in the Church of Sweden.
Rhedin was the editor of ''Göteborgs St ...
(Kyrkliga Folkpartiet, 1930s)
*
National Socialist Workers Party (Nationalsocialistiska Arbetarpartiet, 1933–1945)
*
Left Socialist Party (Vänstersocialistiska Partiet, 1940–1963)
*
Revolutionary Socialist Party (Revolutionära Socialistiska Partiet, 1950–1951)
*
Communist Labour League of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Arbetareförbund, 1956–1967)
*
Communist League Marxist-Leninists/Communist Party of Sweden/Solidarity Party (Kommunistiska Förbundet Marxist-Leninisterna/Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti/Solidaritetspartiet, 1967-199?)
*
Progress Party (Framstegspartiet, existed in various forms between 1968 and 2000)
*
Marxist-Leninist Struggle League for the Communist Party of Sweden (m-l) (Marxist-Leninistiska Kampförbundet, 1970–1981)
*
Centre Democrats (''Centrumdemokraterna,'' 1974–2006)
*
Communist Unity Groups (Kommunistiska Enhetsgrupperna, 1975–1977)
*Communist Workers' League of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Arbetarförbund, 1977–?)
*
Communist Party of Sweden (marxist-leninists)/Communist Workers Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti (marxist-leninisterna)/Sveriges Kommunistiska Arbetarparti, 1980–1993)
*
Communist Party in Sweden (Kommunistiska Partiet i Sverige, 1982–1993)
*
The Marxists (Marxisterna, 1990s)
*
Workers' List/People's Democrats ( sv) (''Arbetarlistan/Folkdemokraterna,'' 1990–2002)
*
New Democracy (Ny Demokrati, 1991–2000)
**
Alliance Party (Allianspartiet, 199X–2006)
*
Natural Law Party
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(Partiet för naturens lag, 1992–2004)
* (''Gottlandspartiet Gotlands framtid
,'' 1993–2006)
*
New Future (''Ny Framtid'', 1993–2006)
* (Det nya partiet, 1998)
*
National Democrats (Nationaldemokraterna, 2001–2014)
*
Party of the Swedes
Party of the Swedes ( sv, Svenskarnas parti, SvP) was a Neo-Nazi political party in Sweden. The party described itself as nationalist and sought to limit Swedish citizenship only to individuals who belong to the "Western genetic and cultural legacy ...
(Svenskarnas Parti, 2008–2015)
*
Revolutionary Workers' League of Sweden (Sveriges Revolutionära Arbetarförbund, 1975–1983)
*Unique Party (Unika partiet, 2006)
*
Communist League (Kommunistiska Förbundet, 1980–2010)
*
Liquor Party (Spritpartiet, 2009–2010)
*
Socialist Party
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(Socialistiska Partiet, 1971–present) - As of 2019, the Socialist Party actively encourages its members to vote for the Left Party.
*
June List
The June List ( sv, Junilistan, jl) is a Swedish, Eurosceptic political party. Founded in 2004, it received 14% in the European Parliament election of the same year - gaining three seats. In the elections of 2009, however, it saw a drop of 11 ...
(''Junilistan'', 2004–2014) – Represented in the European Parliament 2004–2009. Did not participate in the 2019 election.
Joke parties
*
Donald Duck Party
*
Mjölbypartiet
Regional and local parties
The following is a list of currently active and defunct (†) parties on the local (
municipal
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
and
regional) levels.
Parties that are:
*active only at the regional levels are listed in bold
*active at both the regional and municipal levels are bold and are marked with an asterisk (*)
*simultaneously campaigning on the national level are
underlined
Blekinge
Blekinge (, old da, Bleking) is one of the traditional Swedish provinces (), situated in the southern coast of the geographic region of Götaland, in southern Sweden. It borders Småland, Scania and the Baltic Sea. It is the country's sec ...
* (''Ronnebypartiet'',
Ronneby)
* (''SoL-partiet Sölvesborg och Lister'';
Sölvesborg
Sölvesborg (old da, Sølvesborg) is a locality and the seat of Sölvesborg Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 10,024 inhabitants in 2013.
Sölvesborg is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred t ...
)
Dalarna
*
Health Care Party (''Sjukvårdspartiet'')
*
Independent Rural Party (''Landsbygdspartiet oberoende'',
Malung-Sälen and
Vansbro
Vansbro () is a locality in Dalarna and the seat of Vansbro Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden. It had 2,026 inhabitants in 2010, out of a total municipal population of 7,000.
The town is situated by the end of the rivulet Vanån (Van River), ...
)
*
Nordic Resistance Movement (''Nordiska motståndsrörelsen'')
* (''Bygdepartiet,''
Leksand)
*
Falu Party (''Falupartiet'';
Falun)
* (''Omsorg för Alla'';
Borlänge)
* (''Hedemorapartiet'';
Hedemora
Hedemora is a town in Dalarna County and the seat of Hedemora Municipality, Sweden, with 7,273 inhabitants in 2010.
Despite its small population, Hedemora is for historical reasons normally still referred to as a ''city'', and as such the oldest ...
)
*
Libertarian Municipal People † (''Frihetliga Ljusdalsbygden;''
Älvdalen)
* (''Morapartiet'',
Mora)
*
Municipal List (''Kommunlistan,''
Avesta)
* † (''Kommunlistan'';
Älvdalen)
*
Popular Movement for the Good of Borlänge (''Folkrörelsen för Borlänges Bästa''; Borlänge)
* † (''Bopartiet'';
Ludvika)
* † (''Ungdomslistan'',
Hedemora
Hedemora is a town in Dalarna County and the seat of Hedemora Municipality, Sweden, with 7,273 inhabitants in 2010.
Despite its small population, Hedemora is for historical reasons normally still referred to as a ''city'', and as such the oldest ...
)
Gävleborg
*
Health Care Party (''Sjukvårdspartiet'')
* (''Folkhemmet i Hofors-Torsåker;''
Hofors)
Halland
*
Citizens' Coalition* (''Medborgerlig samling'',
Laholm)
* (''Laholmspartiet;''
Laholm)
*
Social List Active Politics † (''Samhällslistan Aktiv Politik;''
Falkenberg)
Jämtland
*
Independent Rural Party (''Landsbygdspartiet oberoende'',
Härjedalen)
*
Berg Party † (''Bergspartiet;''
Berg)
* (''Rättvis Demokrati'';
Strömsund
Strömsund (; sma, Straejmie) is a locality and the seat of Strömsund Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,589 inhabitants in 2010.
Stroms church (''Ströms kyrka'') was inaugurated in 1847.The Grand Hotel dates to 1909. The Court H ...
)
*
Voice of the People - VOX humana (''Folkets röst – VOX humana'',
Härjedalen)
Jönköping
Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.
The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipa ...
*
Cooperation in Mullsjö (''Samverkan i Mullsjö'';
Mullsjö)
* (''Mullsjös framtid'')
* (''Solidaritet – Arbete – Fred – Ekologi'',
Nässjö)
Kalmar
*
Citizens' Coalition* (''Medborgerlig samling'',
Torsås)
*
Citizens Party: School - Health Care - Care (''Medborgarpartiet: skola – vård – omsorg;''
Hultsfred
Hultsfred () is a locality and the seat of Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 5,143 inhabitants in 2010. It is best known for the Hultsfred Festival
The Hultsfred Festival ( sv, Hultsfredsfestivalen) was an annual music festival ...
)
* † (''Livskvalitet i Högsby Kommun'',
Högsby)
* † (''Vimmerbypartiet'';
Vimmerby)
Kronoberg
*
Independent Rural Party (''Landsbygdspartiet oberoende'',
Uppvidinge)
*
The Alternative (''Alternativet'';
Ljungby
Ljungby () is the central locality of Ljungby Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 15,785 inhabitants in 2015.
Ljungby was instituted in 1829 as a ''köping'', or ''market town'', and did not become a municipality of its own when the fi ...
)
*
Alvesta Alternative (''Alvesta Alternativet'';
Alvesta)
* † (Ljungby)
*
Future Party † (''Framtidspartiet'',
Tingsryd
Tingsryd () is a locality and the seat of Tingsryd Municipality, Kronoberg County
Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a county or ''län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It border ...
)
*
Libertarian Municipal People † (''Frihetliga Ljusdalsbygden;''
Ljusdal
Ljusdal () is a locality and the seat of Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,230 inhabitants in 2010.
Ljusdal is situated on Riksväg 83 which runs between Tönnebro in Söderhamn Municipality in Gävleborg County and Ån ...
)
Norrbotten
Norrbotten (), known in English as North Bothnia, is a Swedish province (''landskap'') in northernmost Sweden. It borders south to Västerbotten, west to Swedish Lapland, and east to Finland.
Administration
The traditional provinces of ...
*
Health Care Party (''Sjukvårdspartiet'')
*
Independent Rural Party (''Landsbygdspartiet oberoende'',
Luleå)
*
Socialist Justice Party* (''Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna;''
Luleå)
*
Free Democrats of Arjeplog † (''Arjeplogs Fria Demokrater'';
Arjeplog
Arjeplog (; Pite Sami: ) is a locality and the seat of Arjeplog Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 1,977 inhabitants in 2010.
It is a popular winter test site for the Asian and European car industries and featur ...
)
* (''Fria Norrland'';
Åre)
*
Free Trade Party of Norrbotten (''Norrbottens Frihandelsparti,''
Haparanda)
*
Kiruna Party (''Kirunapartiet'';
Kiruna)
Scania
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*
Citizens' Coalition* (''Medborgerlig samling'',
Höör)
*
Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party (''SPI - Välfärden'';
Hörby
Hörby () (old da, Hørby) is a locality and the seat of Hörby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 15 631 inhabitants in 2019.
6 km (3.7 mi) south-east of the center of Hörby is at least since 1959 the location of a radio and ...
)
*
Förnyalund (''Renew Lund/For New Lund'';
Lund)
Södermanland
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*
Vård för pengarna (''Health care for the money'')
Stockholm
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* (''Botkyrkapartiet'';
Botkyrka)
* (''Drevvikenpartiet'';
Huddinge)
* (''Öpartiet,''
Ekerö
Ekerö is a locality (urban area) and the seat of Ekerö Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 11,524 inhabitants in 2017. It is also an alternative name of the island Ekerön, on which the Ekerö urban area is situated.
Sports
The ...
)
* † (''Fritidspartiet;''
Vallentuna)
* (''Lidingöpartiet'';
Lidingö
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)
*
Stockholm Party
The Stockholm Party ( sv, Stockholmspartiet) is a Political Party in Sweden, registered for the Municipal and County Council elections. It was founded in 1979 and was represented in the Stockholm city council from 1979-2002. It failed to reach en ...
(''Stockholmspartiet'';
Stockholm
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)
Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019.
Located north of the ca ...
*
Health Care Party (''Sjukvårdspartiet'')
* † (''Stoppa E4 Väst – Kulturpartiet'';
Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019.
Located north of the ca ...
)
Västerbotten
Västerbotten (), known in English as West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in the north of Sweden, bordering Ångermanland, Lapland, North Bothnia, and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is known for the cheese named after the pro ...
* (''Åselepartiet'',
Åsele)
Västernorrland
*
Health Care Party (''Sjukvårdspartiet'')
Västra Götaland
*
Democrats* (''Demokraterna'';
Gothenburg
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)
*
Independent Rural Party (''Landsbygdspartiet oberoende'',
Svenljunga
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)
* † (''Vägvalet'';
Borås
Borås ( , , ) is a city (officially, a locality) and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 66,273 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them th ...
)
* (''Uddevallapartiet'';
Uddevalla)
Örebro
*
Independent Rural Party (''Landsbygdspartiet oberoende'',
Askersund
Askersund is a locality and the seat of Askersund Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with a population census of 3,887 inhabitants in 2010.
Geography
Askersund is a popular tourist destination with swimming and nature experiences. The city ...
,
Lindesberg
Lindesberg () is a locality and the seat of Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 9,672 inhabitants in 2017.
History
Lindesberg has centuries old history, being the center of an old mining district. The earliest known traces ...
and
Nora)
*
Örebro Party* (''Örebropartiet'',
Örebro)
Östergötland
*
Independent Rural Party (''Landsbygdspartiet oberoende'',
Kinda
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* Kinda Hundred, a hundred in Sweden
* Kinda ...
,
Valdemarsvik
Valdemarsvik is a locality, situated alongside the bay of Valdemarsviken which connects to the Baltic Sea. It is the seat of Valdemarsvik Municipality which is located in Östergötland County, Sweden. The coastal area is a popular summer destina ...
and
Söderköping)
See also
*
Alliance (Sweden)
The Alliance ( sv, Alliansen), formerly the Alliance for Sweden (''Allians för Sverige''), was a centre-right liberal-conservative political alliance in Sweden. The Alliance consisted of the four centre-right political parties in the Riksdag ...
- centre-right liberal-conservative political party alliances
*
County councils of Sweden
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*
European Parliament
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*
European Union
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*
Red-Greens (Sweden) - centre-left to left-wing political party alliances
*
Liberalism and centrism in Sweden
*
List of ruling political parties by country
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*
List of Swedish politicians
*
Municipalities of Sweden
*
Politics of Sweden
Notes
References
External links
NSD: European Election Database – Political parties of Sweden
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