There are more than 110,000 eligible voters in Sweden. In the last election, only one in ten of them went to vote.
In Stockholm, early voting started at the Finnish embassy at 11 o’clock in the morning. Two to thirty voters were waiting for the doors to open. During the first hours, you had to queue to get into the urn.
At the time of these elections, more than 110,000 eligible voters live in Sweden. The figure is somewhat lower than four years ago. You can vote in advance in 28 locations. That number is also a few lower than last time. Localities where only one vote was cast last time have been removed from the list.
If the old signs are correct, the busiest day of early voting will be the last, which is Saturday in Stockholm.
This election has now been the second time to order voting material and send your vote by mail. The number of those who used this opportunity will be known only after the actual election day.
For Swedish Finns, what is new in these elections is that RKP founded a separate association for those entitled to vote living in Sweden. This is how the party aims to strengthen its positions in the large constituencies in the south.