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The polling station at Nolia in Umeå experienced long queues during election day, which led to logistical adjustments.
- We have lifted out the green voting booth and placed it next to it, as it was four years ago.
- Now things are going much better. The flow is rolling and the whole process has been sped up, says Marie Sandström, head of unit for the election office in Umeå.
The queues have been shortened after the change
Nolia has announced that the queues are down to 40 minutes since the change.
- Before that, there was a queue of over an hour, says Sandström.
She emphasizes that everyone who got in line before 8:00 p.m. tonight will be able to cast their vote.
- Then a person with a vest stands last in the queue. Everyone who is in front can vote, says Marie Sandström.

Örebro Party leader Markus Allard accuses election officials in Örebro of sabotage after experiencing delays in casting ballots. Electoral officials and election coordinators refute the accusations and warn that the rhetoric damages democracy.
Umeå has introduced changes in the polling stations, including by moving ballot booths out, to reduce the hour-long queues during election day. The measures have shortened the waiting time at Nolia to 40 minutes.
Postnord's delivery of early votes to polling stations in Örebro was delayed by approximately one hour. At the same time, about fifty wrongly sorted votes are reported, which can lead to a delayed vote count. Postnord disputes the information about missorting.
Postnord's deliveries of early votes to polling stations have been delayed by approximately one hour and suffered from missorting. In Örebro, around fifty votes have gone wrong, which risks delaying the vote count, which is now partially postponed until Wednesday.

Dagens Nyheter publishes a slideshow depicting election day in Sweden on September 13, 2026. The article documents the atmosphere and activity at the country's polling stations.

After the polls close, the counting of votes and the process of forming a new government begins. If the election is even, Wednesday's votes can be decisive, and the speaker then leads the work to find a candidate for prime minister that the Riksdag can accept.