Sweden's national election voting is under way nationwide

Voting for the Swedish elections is now open across the country. A total of 6,312 polling stations are open today. Polls will close tonight at 8:00pm.

Public broadcaster SVT will publish its exit poll right at 8:00pm. The official vote counting process begins immediately after polling stations close. Initial election results will start to arrive later in the evening. A preliminary overall result is expected later tonight as counts progress. This news was reported by Sveriges Radio.