Every five years we elect 21 politicians who will represent Sweden in the EU.
By May 22 at the latest, you will receive a letter home with a voting card. On the voting card, it says which is your nearest polling station.
But there are many different polling stations that you can choose to go to. The full list, including opening hours for early voting, is available on the Election Authority’s website.
You also do not need to tell anyone which party you intend to vote for, or how you have chosen.
If you are unsure, you can go to pages that offer election compasses. There you have to answer a long series of questions, and then you get suggestions on which parties have views that are most similar to what you think.
That’s how you do it in the polling station
First you choose a party – you will be able to pick ballots from a holder with many different parties’ ballots.
When you have found your party, you can also put a cross next to a specific person you want to vote for. You can also take a blank ballot and write which party and name you want.
Then you put your ballot in an envelope and leave the voting booth.
Remember to bring a valid ID with you when you go to vote!
The voice receiver checks your identity, ticks you off and places your envelope in a closed box.
On the Electoral Authority’s website, there is more information in text and movies in sign language.