This article lists political parties in Sweden.
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
has a
multi-party system
In political science, a multi-party system is a political system where more than two meaningfully-distinct political parties regularly run for office and win elections. Multi-party systems tend to be more common in countries using proportional ...
with numerous political parties, in which parties often have a smaller chance of gaining power alone, and in the event a majority is not reached, can choose to work with each other to form
coalition government
A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a government by political parties that enter into a power-sharing arrangement of the executive. Coalition governments usually occur when no single party has achieved an absolute majority after an ...
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
The Riksdag ( , ; also or , ) is the parliament and the parliamentary sovereignty, supreme decision-making body of the Kingdom of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral parliament with 349 members (), elected proportional rep ...
and/or
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it ...
:
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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.
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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 (; 2018–present)
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Christian Values Party (; 2014–present)
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Citizens' Coalition (, 2014–present)
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Classical Liberal Party (, 2004–present)
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Climate Alliance (, 2021–present)
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Communist Party (; 1970–present)
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Communist Party of Sweden (; 1995–present)
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Direct Democrats (; 2014–present)
* (; 2014–present)
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European Workers Party (; 1974–present)
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Feminist Initiative (; 2005–present) – Represented in the European Parliament 2014–2019.
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Health Care Party (; 2005–present)
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Human Rights and Democracy (, MoD; 2021-present)
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Independent Rural Party (, 2010–present)
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Nordic Resistance Movement (; 1997–present)
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Nuance Party (; 2020–present)
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Pirate Party (; 2006–present) – Represented in the European Parliament 2009–2014.
*Revolutionary Communist Party (Revolutionära Kommunist Partiet)
*Socialist Justice Party (; 1997–present)
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Turning Point Party (; 2019–present)
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Unity (; 1990–present)
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Volt Sweden (; 2018–present)
Defunct and historical parties
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Caps (, 18th century)
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Hats (, 18th century)
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Junker Party (1850s)
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Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden (, 1921–1923)
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Communist Party of Sweden – Höglund Faction (, 1924–1926)
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Socialist Party (Socialistiska Partiet, 1929–1945)
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Clerical People's Party (, 1930s)
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National Socialist Workers’ Party (, 1933–1945)
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Swedish Socialist Party (Svenska socialistiska partiet), a Swedish Nazi party, 1943-1948
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Left Socialist Party (, 1940–1963)
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Revolutionary Socialist Party (, 1950–1951)
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Communist Labour League of Sweden (, 1956–1967)
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Communist League Marxist-Leninists/Communist Party of Sweden/Solidarity Party (, 1967-199?)
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Progress Party (, existed in various forms between 1968 and 2000)
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Marxist–Leninist Struggle League (, 1970–1981)
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Centre Democrats (, 1974–2006)
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Communist Unity Groups (, 1975–1977)
*Communist Workers' League of Sweden (, 1977–?)
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Communist Party of Sweden (marxist-leninists)/Communist Workers Party of Sweden (, 1980–1993)
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Communist Party in Sweden (, 1982–1993)
*The Marxists (, 1990s)
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Workers' List/People's Democrats ( sv) (, 1990–2002)
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New Democracy (, 1991–2000)
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Alliance Party (, 199X–2006)
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Natural Law Party (, 1992–2004)
* (, 1993–2006)
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New Future (, 1993–2006)
* (, 1998)
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National Democrats (, 2001–2014)
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Party of the Swedes (, 2008–2015)
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Revolutionary Workers' League of Sweden (, 1975–1983)
*Unique Party (, 2006)
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Communist League (, 1980–2010)
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Liquor Party (, 2009–2010)
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Socialist Party (, 1971–present) - as of 2019, the Socialist Party actively encourages its members to vote for the Left Party.
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June List (, 2004–2014) – Represented in the European Parliament 2004–2009. Did not participate in the 2019 election.
Joke parties
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Donald Duck Party
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Mjölbypartiet
Regional and local parties
The following is a list of currently active and defunct (†) parties on the local (
municipal and
regional
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
) 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 () 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 second-smallest provin ...
* (,
Ronneby)
* (;
Sölvesborg)
Dalarna
*
Health Care Party ()
*
Independent Rural Party (,
Malung-Sälen and
Vansbro)
*
Nordic Resistance Movement ()
* (,
Leksand)
*
Falu Party (;
Falun)
* (;
Borlänge
Borlänge () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 44,898 inhabitants as of 2020. It is the seat of the Borlänge Municipality which as of 2017 had a total population of 51,604 inhabitants.
History
Originally Bor ...
)
* (;
Hedemora)
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Libertarian Municipal People †(;
Älvdalen)
* (,
Mora)
*
Municipal List (,
Avesta)
* †(;
Älvdalen)
*
Popular Movement for the Good of Borlänge (; Borlänge)
* †(;
Ludvika)
* †(,
Hedemora)
Gävleborg
*
Health Care Party ()
* (;
Hofors)
Halland
Halland () is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (''landskap''), on the western coast of Götaland, southern Sweden. It borders Västergötland, Småland, Skåne, Scania and the sea of Kattegat. Until 1645 and the Second Treaty of Br ...
*
Citizens' Coalition* (,
Laholm)
* (;
Laholm)
*
Social List Active Politics †(;
Falkenberg
Falkenberg is a locality and the seat of Falkenberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 27,813 inhabitants in 2019 (out of a municipal total of about 45,000). It is located at the mouth of river Ätran. The name consists of the Swedish ...
)
Jämtland
*
Independent Rural Party (,
Härjedalen)
*
Berg Party †(;
Berg)
* (;
Strömsund)
*
VOX Humana (,
Härjedalen)
Jönköping
Jönköping (, ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, 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 o ...
*
Cooperation in Mullsjö (;
Mullsjö)
* ()
* (,
Nässjö)
Kalmar
*
Citizens' Coalition* (,
Torsås)
*
Citizens Party: School - Health Care - Care (;
Hultsfred)
* †(,
Högsby)
* †(;
Vimmerby)
Kronoberg
*
Independent Rural Party (''Landsbygdspartiet oberoende'',
Uppvidinge)
*
Alternative (;
Ljungby)
*
Alvesta Alternative (;
Alvesta)
* †(Ljungby)
*
Future Party †(,
Tingsryd)
*
Libertarian Municipal People †(;
Ljusdal)
Norrbotten
*
Health Care Party ()
*
Independent Rural Party (,
Luleå)
*
Socialist Alternative* (;
Luleå)
*
Free Democrats of Arjeplog †(;
Arjeplog)
* (;
Ã…re
Åre () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpe ...
)
*
Free Trade Party of Norrbotten (,
Haparanda)
*
Kiruna Party (;
Kiruna
(; ; ; ) is the northernmost Stad (Sweden), city in Sweden, situated in the province of Lapland, Sweden, Lapland. It had 17,002 inhabitants in 2016 and is the seat of Kiruna Municipality (population: 23,167 in 2016) in Norrbotten County. The c ...
)
Scania
*
Citizens' Coalition* (,
Höör)
*
Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party (;
Hörby)
*
Förnyalund ('Renew Lund/For New Lund';
Lund)
Södermanland
Södermanland ( ), locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latinisation of names, Latinized form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a Provinces of Sweden, historical province (or ) on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergà ...
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Vård för pengarna (''Health care for the money'')
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
* (;
Botkyrka)
* (;
Huddinge
Huddinge Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Stockholm County, east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Huddinge (), which is a part of Stockholm urban area.
The municipality is, with its approximately 110,000 inhabit ...
)
* (,
Ekerö)
* †(;
Vallentuna)
* (;
Lidingö)
*
Stockholm Party (;
Stockholm
Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...
)
Uppsala
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Health Care Party ()
* †(;
Uppsala)
Västerbotten
* (,
Ã…sele)
Västernorrland
*
Health Care Party ()
Västra Götaland
*
Democrats* (;
Gothenburg
Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...
)
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Independent Rural Party (,
Svenljunga)
* †(;
Borås)
* (;
Uddevalla)
Örebro
*
Independent Rural Party (,
Askersund,
Lindesberg and
Nora)
*
Örebro Party* (,
Örebro)
Östergötland
*
Independent Rural Party (,
Kinda,
Valdemarsvik and
Söderköping)
See also
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Alliance (Sweden) - centre-right liberal-conservative political party alliances
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Regions of Sweden
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European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it ...
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European Union
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Red-Greens (Sweden) - centre-left to left-wing political party alliances
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Liberalism and centrism in Sweden
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List of ruling political parties by country
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List of Swedish politicians
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Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden () are its generally smaller but co-equal local government Legal entity, entities. There are 290 municipalities which are responsible for a large proportion of local services, including schools, emergency services a ...
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Politics of Sweden
Notes
References
External links
NSD: European Election Database – Political parties of Sweden
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Political parties
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