'If you want to build a future here, welcome to Sweden!'

Lovers of pomp and ceremony were in for a treat on Tuesday when the Riskdag reopened after the summer recess. The King and Queen were in attendance as soldiers in feather-duster adjacent headgear lined walkways in central Stockholm to welcome Sweden’s 349 parliamentarians back to their place of work.

Sep 10, 2025 - 06:02
'If you want to build a future here, welcome to Sweden!'
Lovers of pomp and ceremony were in for a treat on Tuesday when the Riskdag reopened after the summer recess. The King and Queen were in attendance as soldiers in feather-duster adjacent headgear lined walkways in central Stockholm to welcome Sweden’s 349 parliamentarians back to their place of work.