2025-03-122024/25:KrU3 · p.2KrUCulture
Facility questions etc.
State action against the shortage of sports and outdoor recreation facilities
What's at stake: The decision affects whether municipalities lacking sufficient sports halls, swimming pools and other facilities can count on state support for new construction and renovation, which in turn shapes local opportunities for sport, exercise and accessible activities.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the state should take a clearer national role - through coordination, a competence centre, or targeted funding - to address the shortage of sports and outdoor recreation facilities, or whether it remains mainly a municipal matter already handled through ongoing assignments.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee finds that sports facilities are primarily a municipal matter and that ongoing work - including CIF's knowledge platform, mappings of facility access, and Boverket's assignment to spread learning examples - should not be pre-empted, and therefore rejects the motions on facility issues.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 2 (S)
The reservation (S) holds that the shortage of sports facilities is widespread and that municipalities also lack sufficient knowledge and coordination among themselves, and wants the government - beyond earlier initiatives - to consider the need for co-financing new construction and renovation of facilities.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 2 by S.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have gone the other way
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: SDSverigedemokraterna
Ja 151–93Nej 90–155
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Abstain 0/0/21/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | No 0/92/0/14 | match | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/14/4 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/19/5 | differs | confidence: low | derived |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| KD | Yes | Yes 15/0/0/4 | match | confidence: low | derived |
| M | No | Yes 60/0/0/8 | differs | confidence: low | derived |
| SD | No | Yes 61/0/1/10 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: medium | explicit |
Broke with the party line
| SDJosef Fransson (SD, Jämtlands län) | Abstain — party line: Yes |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2024/25:1340 by Angelika Bengtsson et al. (SD) demands 5 and 14-16, 2024/25:1541 by Alexandra Anstrell (M), 2024/25:1933 by Vasiliki Tsouplaki et al. (V) demands 1 and 3, 2024/25:3068 by Mats Berglund et al. (MP) demands 13 and 15-17, 2024/25:3110 by Lawen Redar et al. (S) demand 71 and 2024/25:3165 by Anne-Li Sjölund et al. (C) demand 7.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2024/25:1340 av Angelika Bengtsson m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 5 och 14-16, 2024/25:1541 av Alexandra Anstrell (M), 2024/25:1933 av Vasiliki Tsouplaki m.fl. (V) yrkandena 1 och 3, 2024/25:3068 av Mats Berglund m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 13 och 15-17, 2024/25:3110 av Lawen Redar m.fl. (S) yrkande 71 och 2024/25:3165 av Anne-Li Sjölund m.fl. (C) yrkande 7.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said no to approximately 90 proposals on sports and outdoor recreation in motions from the general motion period 2024. The proposals deal, among other things, with facility questions, elite sports, parasports and Nordic outdoor recreation cooperation. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to ongoing work in the areas covered by the proposals.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the state to offer opportunities for co-financing municipalities' renovation and construction of sports facilities. (S) — Reservation 2
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The party programme requires social planning that ensures people have close access to sports facilities and that participation is open to all, and the election manifesto states that sports have been depleted when facilities and activities have disappeared.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme requires social planning that ensures people have close access to sports facilities and that participation is open to all, and the election manifesto states that sports have been depleted when facilities and activities have disappeared. State participation in financing new construction and renovation is a direct means to this, in line with the requirement that welfare and services shall exist everywhere. The plan also wants to give children and young people opportunities for publicly supported leisure activities.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet kräver en samhällsplanering som ser till att människor har nära till idrottsanläggningar och att deltagandet är öppet för alla, och valmanifestet konstaterar att idrotten utarmats när anläggningar och verksamhet försvunnit. Statlig medverkan i finansiering av nybyggnation och renovering är ett direkt medel för det, i linje med kravet att välfärd och service ska finnas överallt. Planen vill också ge barn och unga möjligheter till offentligt stödda fritidsaktiviteter.
- close to sports facilitiesdecisive»En god samhällsplanering som ser till att människor har nära till idrottsanläggningar« (party programme ↗)“Good social planning that ensures people have close access to sports facilities”
- sports have been depleted»Även kulturen och idrotten har utarmats när skolbibliotek läggs ned, simskolan blivit dyrare och biografer finns på färre orter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture and sports have also been depleted when school libraries are closed, swimming lessons become more expensive and cinemas exist in fewer places.”
- publicly supported leisure activities»Ge barn och ungdomar möjligheter till kommunalt stödda fritidsaktiviteter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give children and young people opportunities for municipally supported leisure activities”
- services throughout the country»Skola, vård, omsorg och annan service behöver fungera överallt.« (party programme ↗)“School, healthcare, care and other services need to function everywhere.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto commits to increasing access to leisure activities at reasonable cost and that parents' wallets should not determine, and the party programme requires suitable and easily accessible facilities for associational life and sports open to all.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto commits to increasing access to leisure activities at reasonable cost and that parents' wallets should not determine, and the party programme requires suitable and easily accessible facilities for associational life and sports open to all. State participation in financing new and renovated sports facilities is a means for this when municipalities cannot meet the need. The plan's view of civil society as the foundation of democracy points in the same direction.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet åtar sig att tillgången till fritidsaktiviteter till rimliga kostnader ska öka och att föräldrarnas plånbok inte ska avgöra, och partiprogrammet kräver ändamålsenliga och lätt tillgängliga lokaler för föreningsliv och idrott öppna för alla. Statlig medverkan i finansieringen av nya och renoverade idrottsanläggningar är ett medel för detta när kommunerna inte klarar behovet. Planens syn på civilsamhället som demokratins underbyggnad pekar i samma riktning.
- increased access to sportdecisive»Tillgången till fritidsaktiviteter till rimliga kostnader, både vad gäller idrott och kultur, behöver öka. Föräldrarnas plånbok ska inte avgöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Access to leisure activities at reasonable cost, both for sport and culture, needs to increase. Parents' wallets should not determine.”
- facilities for sport and association»Ändamålsenliga lokaler för föreningsliv, folkbildning, idrott och« (party programme ↗)“Suitable facilities for associational life, adult education, sport and”
- strong civil society»Ett starkt och levande civilsamhälle är demokratins underbyggnad.« (party programme ↗)“A strong and living civil society is the foundation of democracy.”
The plan establishes that there is a need for plenty of places where children and young people can meet and engage in sports, outdoor activities, and culture, and that resources for youth and mass-participation sports are an investment in public health.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that there is a need for plenty of places where children and young people can meet and engage in sports, outdoor activities, and culture, and that resources for youth and mass-participation sports are an investment in public health. State participation in financing new and renovated facilities is a means to just that, when facility shortage is widespread. The plan simultaneously requires that sports funding be distributed equally between the sexes.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att det behövs gott om platser där barn och unga kan mötas och utöva idrott, friluftsliv och kultur, och att resurser till ungdoms- och breddidrotten är en investering i folkhälsa. Statlig medverkan i finansieringen av nya och renoverade anläggningar är ett medel för just det, när anläggningsbristen är utbredd. Planen kräver samtidigt att idrottens medel fördelas jämnt mellan könen.
- places for children's sportsdecisive»Det behövs gott om platser där barn och unga kan mötas och utöva friluftsliv, idrott och kultur.« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for plenty of places where children and young people can meet and engage in outdoor activities, sports and culture.”
- resources for mass-participation sports»Genom resurser till ungdoms- och breddidrotten, inklusive idrott för människor med funktionsnedsättning, korpidrott och motionsidrott, investerar vi i såväl livskvalitet som folkhälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Through resources for youth and mass-participation sports, including sports for people with disabilities, corporate sports and recreational sports, we invest in both quality of life and public health.”
- space for spontaneous sports»Det ska också finnas gott om möjligheter till spontanidrott.« (party programme ↗)“There should also be plenty of opportunities for spontaneous sports.”
- equal distribution of sports funding»De pengar som kommer idrotten och andra kultur- och fritidsaktiviteter till del måste fördelas jämnt mellan könen.« (party programme ↗)“The money that comes to sports and other cultural and leisure activities must be distributed equally between the sexes.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The party programme says that policy can support civil society, among other things by financing its infrastructure and removing obstacles for its developing force, and the election manifesto wants sports to be equitable and inclusive with undeniable importance for public health.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme says that policy can support civil society, among other things by financing its infrastructure and removing obstacles for its developing force, and the election manifesto wants sports to be equitable and inclusive with undeniable importance for public health. State participation in financing sports facilities is within that. At the same time, the plan's decentralist principle is that local issues should not be moved upward, which makes the basis weak.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet säger att politiken kan stödja civilsamhället bland annat genom att finansiera dess infrastruktur och riva hinder för dess utvecklingskraft, och valmanifestet vill att idrotten är jämlik och inkluderande med odiskutabel betydelse för folkhälsan. Statlig medverkan i finansieringen av idrottsanläggningar ligger inom det. Samtidigt är planens decentralistiska princip att lokala frågor inte ska lyftas uppåt, vilket gör underlaget svagt.
- finance civil society's infrastructuredecisive»Politiken kan stödja civilsamhället genom att involvera det i fler processer, finansiera dess infrastruktur och« (party programme ↗)“Policy can support civil society by involving it in more processes, financing its infrastructure and”
- sports' public health value»Idrotten, friluftslivets och kulturens betydelse för folkhälsan är odiskutabel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The importance of sports, outdoor recreation and culture for public health is undeniable.”
- equitable and inclusive sports»Kulturen ska vara fri och oberoende, idrotten jämlik och inkluderande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture shall be free and independent, sports shall be equitable and inclusive.”
- local decision-making»Beslut som endast berör en mer lokal nivå, eller bara individen själv, bör inte flyttas upp till en högre nivå« (party programme ↗)“Decisions that only affect a more local level, or only the individual themselves, should not be moved up to a higher level”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan does not address sports facilities, but it wants policy to give civil society good conditions and that it shall be easy to engage in a sports club.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address sports facilities, but it wants policy to give civil society good conditions and that it shall be easy to engage in a sports club. It is also prepared to move financing responsibility to the state when municipal differences give unequal conditions in the country. From these nearest lying principles the plan speaks weakly for state participation in the financing of facilities.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte idrottsanläggningar, men den vill att politiken ger civilsamhället goda förutsättningar och att det ska vara enkelt att engagera sig i en idrottsklubb. Den är också beredd att flytta finansieringsansvar till staten när kommunala skillnader ger ojämlika villkor i landet. Utifrån dessa närmast liggande principer talar planen svagt för statlig medverkan i finansieringen av anläggningar.
- easy association engagementdecisive»Det ska vara enkelt och uppskattat att engagera sig i en idrottsklubb, scoutkår, folkbildningsorganisation, social hjälporganisation, intresseorganisation eller någon annan del av det civila samhället.« (party programme ↗)“It shall be easy and appreciated to engage in a sports club, scout troop, folk education organization, social aid organization, interest organization or some other part of civil society.”
- good conditions for civil society»Politiken ska bidra till att det civila samhället ges goda förutsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Policy shall contribute to civil society being given good conditions.”
- state financing responsibility for equivalence»Vi vill skapa mer likvärdiga villkor och skatter genom att flytta finansieringsansvaret för bland annat skolan och LSS till staten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to create more equivalent conditions and taxes by moving financing responsibility for, among other things, schools and LSS to the state.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The party programme places the responsibility for promoting health, physical activity and sport on the municipalities, and the subsidiarity principle means that the burden of proof rests with the higher level that wants to take over a task from the lower level.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme places the responsibility for promoting health, physical activity and sport on the municipalities, and the subsidiarity principle means that the burden of proof rests with the higher level that wants to take over a task from the lower level. State co-financing of sports facilities is such a transfer. At the same time, subsidiarity is also a support principle when the lower level cannot manage the task, which is why certainty is low.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet lägger ansvaret för att främja hälsa, motion och idrott på kommunerna, och subsidiaritetsprincipen innebär att bevisbördan vilar på den högre nivå som vill överta en uppgift från den lägre. Statlig medfinansiering av idrottsanläggningar är en sådan överflyttning. Samtidigt är subsidiariteten också en stödprincip när den lägre nivån inte klarar uppgiften, varför säkerheten är låg.
- municipal responsibility for sportsdecisive»Hälsa, motion och olika former av idrott ska främjas och stödjas av kommunerna.« (party programme ↗)“Health, physical activity and various forms of sport should be promoted and supported by the municipalities.”
- burden of proof when transferring tasks»Denna princip innebär att bevisbördan vilar på dem« (party programme ↗)“This principle means that the burden of proof rests with them”
- subsidiarity as support principle»På så sätt är subsidiaritetsprincipen också en stödprincip.« (party programme ↗)“Thus the subsidiarity principle is also a support principle.”
- support for children and young people»första hand inriktas mot barn- och ungdomsverksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“initially directed towards children and young people's activities.”
The plan commits to implementing a special sports boost for disadvantaged areas and to investing in safe outdoor environments, meaning state funding for sports and leisure infrastructure.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan commits to implementing a special sports boost for disadvantaged areas and to investing in safe outdoor environments, meaning state funding for sports and leisure infrastructure. State participation in financing sports facilities is consistent with this and with the plan's crime prevention ambition. At the same time, the plan wants decisions made at the lowest effective level, which qualifies the support. The requirement is therefore supported with low support in the text.
Original (Swedish)
Planen åtar sig att genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden och att satsa på trygga utemiljöer, alltså statliga medel till idrottens och fritidens infrastruktur. Statlig medverkan i finansieringen av idrottsanläggningar ligger i linje med det och med planens brottsförebyggande ambition. Samtidigt vill planen att beslut fattas på lägsta effektiva nivå, vilket kvalificerar stödet. Kravet stöds därför med lågt stöd i texten.
- sports boost in disadvantaged areasdecisive»Genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Implement a special sports boost for disadvantaged areas”
- major crime prevention initiatives»Moderaterna vill därför genomföra det största brottsförebyggande reformpaketet i modern tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates therefore want to implement the largest crime prevention reform package in modern times.”
- safe outdoor environments»Satsa på trygga utemiljöer, där en viktig del är att lysa upp obelysta platser runtom i Sverige« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Invest in safe outdoor environments, where an important part is to light up unlit places around Sweden”
- municipal responsibility»Det politiska systemet ska bygga på att beslut fattas på lägsta« (party programme ↗)“The political system shall be built on decisions being made at the lowest”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto notes that extensive facility shortages lead to shortage of training times and establishes that society should to a greater extent meet the need for sports facilities.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto notes that extensive facility shortages lead to shortage of training times and establishes that society should to a greater extent meet the need for sports facilities. The plan also commits to giving the sports movements conditions for continued vitality and increasing sports participation among the entire population. The counter-proposal's requirement for state participation in financing new construction and renovation directly responds to these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet konstaterar att omfattande anläggningsbrist leder till brist på träningstider och slår fast att samhället i större utsträckning bör tillgodose behovet av idrottsanläggningar. Planen åtar sig också att ge idrottsrörelserna förutsättningar till fortsatt livskraft och att öka idrottandet i hela befolkningen. Motförslagets krav på statlig medverkan i finansieringen av nybyggnation och renovering svarar direkt mot dessa åtaganden.
- more sports facilitiesdecisive»Samhället bör i större utsträckning tillgodose behovet av idrottsanläggningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society should to a greater extent meet the need for sports facilities”
- facility shortage»Omfattande anläggningsbrist leder till brist på träningstider« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Extensive facility shortages lead to shortage of training times”
- vital sports movement»Ge idrottsrörelserna förutsättningar till fortsatt livskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give the sports movements conditions for continued vitality”
- increased sports participation»Öka idrottandet i hela befolkningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase sports participation among the entire population”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:KrU3)
- Committee report full text (HC01KrU3)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2024/25:1049 — Övergrepp, mobbning och inkilning inom idrotten av Gustaf Lantz (S)
- Motion 2024/25:12 — Motorsport och motorhobby av Josef Fransson (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1338 — Matchfixning och straffskärpningar av Anna-Lena Hedberg m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1340 — Idrottspolitiska frågor av Angelika Bengtsson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1341 — Friluftsliv för folkhälsan av Anna-Lena Hedberg m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1342 — Framtidens e-sport av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1356 — ANDTS och missbruks- och beroendevård av Carina Ståhl Herrstedt m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1412 — Jämställdhet och diskriminering av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1541 — Ökning av antalet anläggningar i Sverige av Alexandra Anstrell (M)
- Motion 2024/25:175 — Parasporten av Anna Wallentheim (S)
- Motion 2024/25:1754 — Politik för samer av Jan Riise m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:180 — Elitidrott av Anna Wallentheim (S)
- Motion 2024/25:1826 — Friluftsliv i vård och omsorg av Emma Ahlström Köster och Kristina Axén Olin (båda M)
- Motion 2024/25:1925 — Mäns våld mot kvinnor och andra former av våld i nära relationer av Maj Karlsson m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2024/25:1933 — Idrott och friluftsliv av Vasiliki Tsouplaki m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2024/25:1988 — Stödet till idrottsrörelsen ska vara fortsatt starkt av Anne-Li Sjölund (C)
- Motion 2024/25:2426 — Insatser mot hälsofarliga kosttillskott av Saila Quicklund (M)
- Motion 2024/25:2427 — Behovet av idrottsinsatser för nyanlända av Saila Quicklund (M)
- Motion 2024/25:2433 — Fördjupat samarbete mot osunda kroppsideal av Saila Quicklund (M)
- Motion 2024/25:2617 — Främjande av kulturella och kreativa branscher av Elin Söderberg m.fl. (MP)
Source: The Swedish Parliament