Published: 16 October 2026
Here you can find out what a voting card is, and how and when you will receive it. You can also find out about your right to vote in Swedish elections – whether you live in Sweden or you’re a Swedish citizen living abroad.
You will receive your voting card 18 days before election day at the latest.
Your citizenship determines which elections you’re eligible to vote in.
If you’re a Swedish citizen living abroad, you have the right to vote in the elections to the Riksdag and the European Parliament.
Here you can find answers to frequently asked questions about voting cards and the right to vote in the 2026 elections.
You will get your voting card when early voting starts at the latest. That’s 18 days before election day. If you have a digital mailbox, you will receive your voting card digitally. If you don’t have a digital mailbox, we will send your voting card to you on paper by post.
If you’re a Swedish citizen living abroad, you will receive your voting card earlier. At the latest 50 days before election day.
A digital voting card is the same type of voting card as the paper version, but we send it to your digital mailbox rather than by post.
They both include the same details – such as the elections in which you have the right to vote, and where and when you can vote.
No. you don’t need to bring your voting card with you. This applies whether you vote early or on election day. You only need to show your ID such as your ID card, driving licence or passport.
Yes. To be eligible to vote, you must be at least 18 years old on election day.
No. Individuals who have a coordination number are not eligible to vote in Swedish elections.
Population registration in Sweden is the basis for the right to vote in Sweden. You must either be currently listed in the Swedish Population Register, or have been at some point. Everyone who is listed is given a personal identity number, which you need in order to vote.
You can find out more about coordination numbers and personal identity numbers on the Swedish Tax Agency’s website, skatteverket.se.
As a Swedish citizen living abroad (if you’ve emigrated), you can vote in elections to the Riksdag. However, you need to register every 10 years to remain on the electoral roll, and in order for your vote to be counted.
If you’re living abroad on a temporary basis only, and are still listed in the Swedish Population Register, you have the right to vote, just as if you were in Sweden.
All voters who have registered a digital mailbox, and have agreed to receive mail from government agencies, will receive their voting card digitally.
This will happen automatically, so you don’t need to do anything.
If you haven’t received your voting card, you can order one from your municipality or the Swedish Election Authority.
You don’t need to bring your voting card with you in order to vote. You can just show your ID such as your Swedish passport, or your Swedish or local ID card.
