Over a million Swedes have voted early - an increase of almost 40 percent compared to the last election

There is a lot of pressure on early voting. Over a million Swedes have already made their choices in the first week. An increase of almost 40 percent compared to the last election, according to the Swedish Electoral Authority. And also in Västmanland the large increase is noticeable.

- Now almost twelve percent of Västerås residents have voted, says Mikael Stenås, election coordinator for Västerås city's election office.

The great interest is noticeable when SVT's reporter visits the polling station in the city hall in Västerås, where over 1,400 people have already voted early. And if Mikael Stenås is right in his prediction, many more people will take advantage before election day on September 13.

- I think that approximately 50 percent of the Western Austrians will have voted early before election day, he says.

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After the first week, over 28,000 early votes had already been cast in Västmanland, of which almost 16,000 were in Västerås.

"Expect to stand in line". In the clip above, you can see when SVT caught the vote receiver Ann-Charlotte in the city hall in Västerås, where over 1400 votes had already been cast.

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That's how many people have voted in your municipality

The figures are taken from the Electoral Authority's update after 2 p.m., Wednesday 2 September, and show how many people voted early up until then.

Arboga: 1,698

Fairest: 1,502

Hallsta hammers: 1,681

Kungsör: 952

Purchase: 2,502

Norberg: 485

Room: 2,260

Skinnskatteberg: 463

Surah hammers: 976

Västerås: 15,863

Total: 28,382

Source: The Electoral Authority

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