2026-03-182025/26:NU14 · p.1NUBusiness & energy
General business promotion
Strategy and support for startup and scale-up companies
What's at stake: The decision affects the ability of startup and scale-up companies to connect with capital and expertise, particularly for firms outside the big cities or without established networks. It also concerns how much of the value created by Swedish innovation stays in Sweden through commercialisation here rather than abroad.
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 a dedicated, coherent strategy and an independent organisation for startup and scale-up companies should be established, with strengthened support for existing incubators, or whether the current general work on simplifying rules and promoting business is sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee stresses that a good business climate with simple, fast permit processes and reduced administrative burden is the basic precondition for more jobs and growth, pointing among other things to the government's continued work on simplifying rules and the further development of the verksamt.se website. Since a corresponding proposal for a dedicated startup and scale-up strategy was already considered and rejected in spring 2025, the committee primarily refers to the positions taken then and rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 3 (C)
C believes startup and scale-up companies need an independent organisation and a coherent strategy, and that existing incubators must receive support now - especially those far from big cities or serving groups without access to capital and contacts. The party wants a dynamic system for demonstrating and scaling up new ideas, stronger dialogue between research institutions, authorities and entrepreneurs, increased research funding from both business and the public sector, and stronger research institutes and incubators, so that more of the value from Swedish innovation stays in Sweden.
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 3 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The plan's stance / Actual vote
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | – | Abstain 0/0/15/7 | |||
| S | – | Abstain 0/0/93/13 | |||
| MP | – | Abstain 0/0/16/2 | |||
| C | – | No 0/21/0/3 | |||
| L | – | Yes 10/0/0/6 | |||
| KD | – | Yes 17/0/0/2 | |||
| M | – | Yes 60/0/0/8 | |||
| SD | – | Yes 62/0/0/9 |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2025/26:59 by Josef Fransson (SD), 2025/26:128 by Rashid Farivar (SD), 2025/26:588 by Jessica Stegrud (SD) amendments 1 and 2, 2025/26:731 by Lili André (KD), 2025/26:1276 by Josefin Malmqvist et al. (M) amendment 6, 2025/26:2181 by Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M), 2025/26:2796 by Mathias Tegnér (S) amendments 3, 9 and 10, 2025/26:2831 by Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist et al. (C) amendments 1-3 and 6, 2025/26:3282 by Katarina Luhr et al. (MP) amendments 2, 6, 15, 16, 21 and 26, 2025/26:3299 by Gustaf Göthberg and Helena Storckenfeldt (both M), 2025/26:3300 by Gustaf Göthberg and Helena Storckenfeldt (both M) amendment 1, 2025/26:3315 by Janine Alm Ericson (MP), 2025/26:3422 by Katarina Luhr et al. (MP) amendments 32, 33, 90 and 94, 2025/26:3440 by Håkan Svenneling et al. (V) amendment 26, 2025/26:3582 by Rickard Nordin et al. (C) amendment 74, 2025/26:3593 by Fredrik Olovsson et al. (S) amendments 2 in this respect, 4, 7, 11, 12, 17, 18, 43 and 44, 2025/26:3667 by Magnus Berntsson (KD) and 2025/26:3798 by Helena Gellerman (L).
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:59 av Josef Fransson (SD), 2025/26:128 av Rashid Farivar (SD), 2025/26:588 av Jessica Stegrud (SD) yrkandena 1 och 2, 2025/26:731 av Lili André (KD), 2025/26:1276 av Josefin Malmqvist m.fl. (M) yrkande 6, 2025/26:2181 av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M), 2025/26:2796 av Mathias Tegnér (S) yrkandena 3, 9 och 10, 2025/26:2831 av Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist m.fl. (C) yrkandena 1-3 och 6, 2025/26:3282 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 2, 6, 15, 16, 21 och 26, 2025/26:3299 av Gustaf Göthberg och Helena Storckenfeldt (båda M), 2025/26:3300 av Gustaf Göthberg och Helena Storckenfeldt (båda M) yrkande 1, 2025/26:3315 av Janine Alm Ericson (MP), 2025/26:3422 av Katarina Luhr m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 32, 33, 90 och 94, 2025/26:3440 av Håkan Svenneling m.fl. (V) yrkande 26, 2025/26:3582 av Rickard Nordin m.fl. (C) yrkande 74, 2025/26:3593 av Fredrik Olovsson m.fl. (S) yrkandena 2 i denna del, 4, 7, 11, 12, 17, 18, 43 och 44, 2025/26:3667 av Magnus Berntsson (KD) och 2025/26:3798 av Helena Gellerman (L).
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected 138 proposals in motions from the general motion period 2025 on business policy. The proposals address, among other things, business promotion, measures against unserious businesses, competition issues, initiatives for an equal opportunity business environment, and certain business sectors and industries. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to current policy, previous statements, and the fact that work is already underway in the areas covered by the proposals.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to establish an independent organization for startup and scaleup companies and to strengthen conditions for innovation and commercialization. (C) — Reservation 3
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:NU14)
- Committee report full text (HD01NU14)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:1 — Kommission mot brott mot företag samt företag som brottsverktyg av Josef Fransson (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1025 — En nyanserad bild av invandring av Jamal El-Haj (-)
- Motion 2025/26:1077 — En nationell dataspelspolitik för kultur och innovation av Sofia Skönnbrink m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1122 — Stöd till affärsutveckling för kulturella och kreativa branscher, särskilt spelindustrin av Anne-Li Sjölund (C)
- Motion 2025/26:1166 — Destinationsutveckling av östra Skåne av Adrian Magnusson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1175 — Nationell samordnare för dataspelsbranschen av Mona Smedman (C)
- Motion 2025/26:1245 — Turistavgift av Anna-Caren Sätherberg och Hanna Westerén (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:1276 — Reformer för ökad tillväxt i Stockholmsregionen av Josefin Malmqvist m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2025/26:128 — Inrättande av en chief technology officer för Sverige av Rashid Farivar (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1320 — Utvärdering av bryggerilånens påverkan på krogmarknaden och småbryggeriernas möjligheter av Petter Löberg och Joakim Järrebring (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:1387 — Stärkta förutsättningar för kooperativt företagande av Karin Sundin m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1417 — Statligt ansvar vid industrietableringar av Åsa Karlsson (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1447 — Bättre förutsättningar för en modern industri av Ida Karkiainen m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1448 — Stärkt entreprenörskap i hela landet av Johan Büser (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1925 — Svenska trähus för Ukrainas återuppbyggnad av Jan Ericson (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1941 — Stopp för kriminaliteten inom offentlig upphandling av Mattias Jonsson och Amalia Rud Stenlöf (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:2095 — Regelbunden översyn av svensk konkurrenskraft av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2181 — Forskning, innovation och teknikutveckling inom safetech och blåljusverksamhet av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2236 — Ökad turism av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2358 — Svensk och europeisk trä- och möbelindustri av Sten Bergheden (M)
Source: The Swedish Parliament