Voter turnout in Vivalla, a district in Örebro, rose sharply, according to SVT Nyheter. The broadcaster reported the increase on Saturday, 19 September 2026, and quoted a resident saying it felt important to vote this year.
The rise in participation drew coverage from several Swedish outlets. Omni reported that more people voted in Vivalla, quoting a resident who said others speak about them as parasites. Nerikes Allehanda quoted a resident describing how the Sweden Democrats portray part of the population as frightening. Dagens Nyheter published a piece headlined that Jimmie Åkesson woke a sleeping bear. SVT Nyheter also reported that a call from the Örebro mosque may have encouraged more people to vote in the district.
Taken together, the reporting links the higher turnout to residents' reactions to anti-immigrant rhetoric, particularly from the Sweden Democrats, though the sources do not provide specific turnout figures or a definitive explanation. The mosque's appeal is presented by SVT Nyheter as a possible contributing factor rather than a confirmed cause.
What to watch next: whether official turnout data confirm the scale of the increase in Vivalla and whether similar shifts appear in comparable districts.