Sweden in 2026: Will immigration be a big election issue?

Voters in Sweden will decide next year whether to keep the current coalition government bolstered by the far-right Sweden Democrats or switch to a more left-leaning alternative.

The Local’s Nordic editor Richard Orange caught up recently with Jonas Hinnfors, a political science professor at Lund University, to get his predictions for the year ahead.  

Can the right-wing parties claw back the percentage points they need to surpass a potential Social Democrat-led coalition in the polls? 

What are the topics likely to dominate the debate in 2026? Will immigration take centre stage again? 

Which leaders risk getting the boot, and will all current parties meet the four-percent parliamentary threshold?

Tune in to this week's episode for the full interview.

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