2024-04-242023/24:KrU6 · p.1KrUCulture
Sports for all
Broadening participation in sport and physical activity
What's at stake: Many people, especially in disadvantaged groups, drop out of club sport early or never take part at all. The question is whether the effort to broaden participation and close health gaps should be driven by an explicitly stated goal, or whether it is enough to rely on ongoing initiatives and the sports movement's own reform work.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The motions called for a clearer, equity-focused push for sport, associational life and outdoor recreation to close health gaps, while the committee held that ongoing initiatives to broaden participation already address the need.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee shares the view that it is important to broaden participation and draw new groups into physical activity, and welcomes the government's investment in a leisure-time grant for children and young people, as well as the sports movement's ongoing reform work to lower barriers and find new ways to engage people. The committee notes that many people drop out of club sport early and wants them reached in other ways, and it awaits the outcome of ongoing work on proposals to promote increased physical activity before taking further initiative. The committee therefore rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (S)
The reserving party (S) builds on earlier work by a commission for equitable health, which led to an overarching public-health goal of creating societal conditions for good, equitable health and closing the health gaps that can be influenced. It argues that a broad equity-focused policy is needed to reach that goal, that physical activity and cooperation strengthen people's health and wellbeing, and wants sport as well as associational and outdoor life supported with a specific goal tied to this.
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 1 by S.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | No 0/91/0/15 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/16/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | not addressed |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/22/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 15/0/0/1 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 17/0/0/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 59/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 63/0/0/9 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2023/24:1071 by Anna Wallentheim (S), 2023/24:1347 by Lars Isacsson (S), 2023/24:1875 by Amanda Lind et al. (MP) provisions 2, 8, and 9, 2023/24:2483 by Catarina Deremar et al. (C) provision 12, 2023/24:2506 by Anna Wallentheim (S) provision 2, and 2023/24:2617 by Fredrik Lundh Sammeli et al. (S) provision 105.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2023/24:1071 av Anna Wallentheim (S), 2023/24:1347 av Lars Isacsson (S), 2023/24:1875 av Amanda Lind m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 2, 8 och 9, 2023/24:2483 av Catarina Deremar m.fl. (C) yrkande 12, 2023/24:2506 av Anna Wallentheim (S) yrkande 2 och 2023/24:2617 av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S) yrkande 105.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said no to approximately 70 proposals in motions on sports and outdoor recreation that were submitted during the general motion period in 2023. The motions dealt with, among other things, sports in disadvantaged areas, strengthened anti-doping work, sports facilities, and plans for outdoor recreation. The Riksdag refers, for example, to ongoing work and that the proposals have in part already been addressed.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to support sports, associations, and outdoor life to broaden participation. (S) — Reservation 1
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 plan sees class as decisive for health and life expectancy and demands a redistribution of resources to poor areas and suburbs as well as municipality-supported leisure activities for children and youth.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan sees class as decisive for health and life expectancy and demands a redistribution of resources to poor areas and suburbs as well as municipality-supported leisure activities for children and youth. A goal to close preventable health gaps through support for sports, association and outdoor life is an application of the equality line. The plan formulates no public health goal, so support is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen ser klass som avgörande för hälsa och livslängd och kräver en omfördelning av resurser till fattiga områden och förorter samt kommunalt stödda fritidsaktiviteter för barn och unga. Ett mål om att sluta påverkbara hälsoklyftor genom stöd till idrott, förenings- och friluftsliv är en tillämpning av den jämlikhetslinjen. Planen formulerar inget folkhälsomål, varför stödet är härlett.
- redistribution for equal healthdecisive»det kräver en annan politik och att vi omfördelar resurserna från rika till fattiga människor, från rika områden till fattiga områden och förorter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“it requires a different policy and that we redistribute resources from rich to poor people, from rich areas to poor areas and suburbs”
- support to leisure activities»Ge barn och ungdomar möjligheter till kommunalt stödda fritidsaktiviteter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give children and young people opportunities for municipality-supported leisure activities”
- sports have been impoverished»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 impoverished when school libraries are closed, the swimming pool has become more expensive and cinemas exist in fewer places.”
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 wants to increase access to sports and recreational activities at reasonable costs so that parents' wallet does not decide, and the programme is based on the fact that health is systematically unevenly distributed by income and education.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to increase access to sports and recreational activities at reasonable costs so that parents' wallet does not decide, and the programme is based on the fact that health is systematically unevenly distributed by income and education. A specific goal that links support for sports, associations and outdoor life to equal public health follows from these commitments. Association premises should also be easily accessible to everyone.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill öka tillgången till idrott och fritidsaktiviteter till rimliga kostnader så att föräldrarnas plånbok inte avgör, och programmet bygger på att hälsan är systematiskt ojämlikt fördelad efter inkomst och utbildning. Ett särskilt mål som kopplar stödet till idrotts-, förenings- och friluftslivet till en jämlik folkhälsa följer av dessa åtaganden. Föreningslivets lokaler ska dessutom vara lätt tillgängliga för alla.
- sports independent of walletdecisive»Tillgången till fritidsaktiviteter till rimliga kostnader, både vad gäller idrott och kultur, behöver öka. Föräldrarnas plånbok ska inte avgöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Access to recreational activities at reasonable costs, both for sports and culture, needs to increase. Parents' wallet should not decide.”
- unequal health by class»utbildningsnivå lever kortare, är oftare sjuka, saknar oftare jobb« (party programme ↗)“education level live shorter, are more often sick, more often lack jobs”
- accessible association premises»Ändamålsenliga lokaler för föreningsliv, folkbildning, idrott och« (party programme ↗)“Fit-for-purpose premises for association life, civic education, sports and”
The party programme wants to see a national public health programme and long-term investment in public health with a focus on people's living conditions, and identifies the sports movement and resources for grassroots and recreational sports as an investment in quality of life and public health.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme wants to see a national public health programme and long-term investment in public health with a focus on people's living conditions, and identifies the sports movement and resources for grassroots and recreational sports as an investment in quality of life and public health. It also wants to counteract economic inequality. A public health goal to close preventable health inequalities with a specific goal for sports, associations and outdoor leisure follows from this.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet vill se ett nationellt folkhälsoprogram och en långsiktig satsning på folkhälsa med fokus på människors livsvillkor, och pekar ut idrottsrörelsen och resurser till bredd- och motionsidrott som en investering i livskvalitet och folkhälsa. Det vill också motverka ekonomisk ojämlikhet. Ett folkhälsomål om att sluta påverkbara hälsoklyftor med ett särskilt mål för idrotts-, förenings- och friluftsliv följer av detta.
- national public health programmedecisive»därför se ett nationellt folkhälsoprogram och stödja« (party programme ↗)“therefore see a national public health programme and support”
- sports for public health»Fysisk rörelse är viktig för folkhälsan och välbefinnandet. Idrottsrörelsen är Sveriges största« (party programme ↗)“Physical activity is important for public health and wellbeing. The sports movement is Sweden's largest”
- resources for grassroots sports»funktionsnedsättning, korpidrott och motionsidrott, investerar vi i såväl livskvalitet som folkhälsa. Det ska också finnas gott om möjligheter till« (party programme ↗)“disability sport, grassroots sports and recreational sports, we invest in both quality of life and public health. There shall also be plenty of opportunities for”
- counteract inequality»Därför vill vi motverka ekonomisk ojämlikhet.« (party programme ↗)“That is why we want to counteract economic inequality.”
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 establishes that the importance of sport and outdoor life for public health is indisputable and that sport should be equal and inclusive, while the party programme makes good public health a cornerstone of sustainable welfare.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that the importance of sport and outdoor life for public health is indisputable and that sport should be equal and inclusive, while the party programme makes good public health a cornerstone of sustainable welfare. Supporting sport, association and outdoor life with a goal linked to equitable health follows from these commitments. The plan emphasizes, however, that politics should remove obstacles rather than direct civil society, which somewhat tempers the support.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att idrottens och friluftslivets betydelse för folkhälsan är odiskutabel och att idrotten ska vara jämlik och inkluderande, medan partiprogrammet gör god folkhälsa till en grundsten i en hållbar välfärd. Att stödja idrotts-, förenings- och friluftslivet med ett mål kopplat till jämlik hälsa följer av dessa åtaganden. Planen betonar dock att politiken ska riva hinder snarare än styra civilsamhället, vilket något dämpar stödet.
- sport and outdoor life for public healthdecisive»Idrotten, friluftslivets och kulturens betydelse för folkhälsan är odiskutabel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sport, outdoor life's and culture's importance for public health is indisputable.”
- equal and inclusive sport»Kulturen ska vara fri och oberoende, idrotten jämlik och inkluderande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture should be free and independent, sport equal and inclusive.”
- public health as welfare cornerstone»God folkhälsa är en grundsten i en hållbar välfärd.« (party programme ↗)“Good public health is a cornerstone of sustainable welfare.”
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 wishes policy to give civil society good conditions and that it should be easy to engage in, for example, a sports club, and the social-liberal task is to equalize opportunities beyond the individual's control.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wishes policy to give civil society good conditions and that it should be easy to engage in, for example, a sports club, and the social-liberal task is to equalize opportunities beyond the individual's control. A public health goal is also a form the plan uses. At the same time, the plan states that differences arising from free choices shall not be equalized by politicians, so support for a broad equality-creating approach is weak.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill att politiken ger civilsamhället goda förutsättningar och att det ska vara enkelt att engagera sig i exempelvis en idrottsklubb, och det socialliberala uppdraget är att utjämna förutsättningar bortom den enskildes kontroll. Ett folkhälsomål är också en form planen använder. Samtidigt slår planen fast att skillnader som följer av fria val inte ska utjämnas av politiker, så stödet för en bred jämlikhetsskapande ansats är svagt.
- good conditions for civil societydecisive»Politiken ska bidra till att det civila samhället ges goda förutsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Policy shall contribute to civil society being given good conditions.”
- equalize life chances»Det socialliberala uppdraget är att förbättra varje individs livschanser genom att utjämna de« (party programme ↗)“The social-liberal task is to improve every individual's life chances by equalizing the”
- explicit public health goals»hälsa ska vara ett uttalat folkhälsomål.« (party programme ↗)“health shall be an explicit public health goal.”
- equal opportunities not outcomes»följer av människors fria val ska inte utjämnas av politiker.« (party programme ↗)“arising from people's free choices shall not be equalized by politicians.”
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 asserts that health, physical activity and sport must be promoted and supported by municipalities and that health-promoting work must be stimulated as a shared responsibility outside healthcare.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan asserts that health, physical activity and sport must be promoted and supported by municipalities and that health-promoting work must be stimulated as a shared responsibility outside healthcare. The solidarity principle involves a pursuit of social justice and addressing structural injustices. A particular goal on sport and outdoor life linked to equitable health thus follows from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att hälsa, motion och idrott ska främjas och stödjas av kommunerna och att hälsofrämjande arbete ska stimuleras som ett gemensamt ansvar utanför sjukvården. Solidaritetsprincipen innebär en strävan efter social rättvisa och att utjämna strukturella orättvisor. Ett särskilt mål om idrott och friluftsliv kopplat till jämlik hälsa följer därför av planen.
- public support for sportdecisive»Hälsa, motion och olika former av idrott ska främjas och stödjas av kommunerna.« (party programme ↗)“Health, physical activity and various forms of sport must be promoted and supported by municipalities.”
- health-promoting public health work»Hälsofrämjande arbete ska stimuleras.« (party programme ↗)“Health-promoting work must be stimulated.”
- address structural injustices»Det är en strävan efter social rättvisa« (party programme ↗)“It is a pursuit of social justice”
- prioritize voluntary organizations»Ideell verksamhet ska prioriteras framför kommersiella intressen vid utformningen av statens och kommunernas fritidspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“Non-profit activity must be prioritized over commercial interests in the design of the state's and municipalities' leisure policy.”
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 commits to a special sports initiative for disadvantaged areas, to clarify the public's responsibility for outdoor life and to make nature experiences accessible to more people.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan commits to a special sports initiative for disadvantaged areas, to clarify the public's responsibility for outdoor life and to make nature experiences accessible to more people. The counter-proposal's demand that sports and association and outdoor life are supported for broader participation follows from these commitments. The plan is however averse to result-based management towards equalized outcomes, which makes the support weak.
Original (Swedish)
Planen åtar sig ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden, att tydliggöra det offentligas ansvar för friluftslivet och att göra naturupplevelser tillgängliga för fler. Motförslagets krav på att idrotten samt förenings- och friluftslivet stöds för bredare deltagande följer av dessa åtaganden. Planen är däremot främmande för målstyrning mot utjämnade utfall, vilket gör stödet svagt.
- sports initiative in disadvantaged areasdecisive»Genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Implement a special sports initiative for disadvantaged areas”
- public responsibility for outdoor life»Tydliggöra det offentligas ansvar för friluftslivet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Clarify the public's responsibility for outdoor life”
- movement accessible to more»Göra naturupplevelser och friluftsliv i statliga naturreservat och nationalparker tillgängliga för fler genom satsningar på leder och friluftsanordningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make nature experiences and outdoor life in state nature reserves and national parks accessible to more through investments in trails and outdoor facilities”
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 establishes that sporting participation should increase across the entire population and that stimulated sport is a cheap way to improve physical and mental health and cohesion.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that sporting participation should increase across the entire population and that stimulated sport is a cheap way to improve physical and mental health and cohesion. The counter-proposal's requirement that sport and association and outdoor activities be supported with a goal linked to public health is thus supported. The plan does not, however, share the counter-proposal's starting point of outcome equalization at group level.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att idrottandet ska öka i hela befolkningen och att stimulerad idrott är ett billigt sätt att förbättra den fysiska och psykiska hälsan och sammanhållningen. Motförslagets krav på att idrotten samt förenings- och friluftslivet stöds med ett mål kopplat till folkhälsan är därmed understött. Planen delar dock inte motförslagets utgångspunkt om utfallsutjämning på gruppnivå.
- sport as public health investmentdecisive»Att stimulera idrotten är ett billigt sätt att förbättra den fysiska och psykiska hälsan i samhället och bidrar till sammanhållning mellan dess invånare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stimulating sport is a cheap way to improve physical and mental health in society and contributes to cohesion between its inhabitants.”
- increased sporting participation»Öka idrottandet i hela befolkningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase sporting participation across the entire population”
- equal access to sport»Ge alla tillgång till idrott oavsett kön, ålder eller kulturell bakgrund« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give everyone access to sport regardless of gender, age or cultural background”
- support for the sports movement»Ge idrottsrörelserna förutsättningar till fortsatt livskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give sports movements conditions for continued vitality”
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.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2023/24:KrU6)
- Committee report full text (HB01KrU6)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:1016 — Motorsport och motorhobby av Josef Fransson (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1071 — Idrott för alla av Anna Wallentheim (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1347 — Idrott för alla av Lars Isacsson (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1665 — Omställning av padelhallar till idrottshallar av Anders Ygeman (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1875 — Ett rörelserikt samhälle - åtgärder för att främja fysisk aktivitet av Amanda Lind m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:1876 — Idrottspolitiska frågor av Amanda Lind och Jacob Risberg (båda MP)
- Motion 2023/24:1884 — Levla upp spelpolitiken av Amanda Lind m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2067 — ANDTS och missbruks- och beroendevård av Carina Ståhl Herrstedt m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:2119 — Samverkan mot osunda kroppsideal av Saila Quicklund (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2125 — Åtgärder mot hälsofarliga kosttillskott av Saila Quicklund (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2144 — Behovet av idrott för nyanlända av Saila Quicklund (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2446 — Politik för det samiska folket av Amanda Lind m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2483 — Kultur, civilsamhälle, idrott och medier i hela landet av Catarina Deremar m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:2506 — Stark idrottsrörelse i hela landet av Anna Wallentheim (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2617 — Utgiftsområde 9 Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2669 — Rättspolitik av Märta Stenevi m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2686 — Utgiftsområde 17 Kultur, medier, trossamfund och fritid av Lawen Redar m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2691 — En tydlig väg till integration av Märta Stenevi m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2736 — E-sport och spelande i Sverige av Rickard Nordin (C)
- Motion 2023/24:348 — Framtidens e-sport av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD)
Source: The Swedish Parliament