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Monarchy of Sweden

  • Swedish: Monarkin

Governs Sweden

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What it can't do

Sweden is a constitutional monarchy. Since the 1974 Instrument of Government the King has only ceremonial and representative duties; the Government, accountable to the Riksdag, holds executive power.

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  • Head of state

    The monarch is head of state and performs the duties set out in the Instrument of Government and the Riksdag Act, which are ceremonial and representative (Instrument of Government ch. 1 s. 5; ch. 5).

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  • riksdagen.se · checked Sveriges riksdag / Government Offices of Sweden, body names and websites, read 2026-10-12. For: Monarchy of Sweden
  • riksdagen.se · checked explainer text, read 2026-10-12. For: What it can't do
  • riksdagen.se · checked Sveriges riksdag, Swedish names of state bodies, read 2026-10-12. For: Monarchy of Sweden in Swedish
  • riksdagen.se · checked Sveriges riksdag, Instrument of Government (Regeringsformen, SFS 1974:152) as cited, read 2026-10-12: constitutional competences and selection rules. For: Head of state
  • riksdagen.se · checked Source for office row added by verifier (first load gave none): Sveriges riksdag, The Constitution (Instrument of Government, Act of Succession), read 2026-10-12: monarch, Prime Minister elected by the Riksdag, ministers appointed by the Prime Minister; portfolio titles from Riksdagen open data personlista. For: King of Sweden
  • kungahuset.se · checked The Royal Court of Sweden, kungahuset.se, read 2026-10-12: accession 15 September 1973. For: Carl XVI Gustaf as King of Sweden

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