2025-04-232024/25:KrU6 · p.6KrUCulture
Culture and Health
Accessible culture for people with disabilities
What's at stake: Access to culture and physical activity matters greatly for health and well-being, but people with disabilities today face several barriers, such as inadequate accommodation, weaker support in smaller communities, and lower participation, especially among children and young people.
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 further measures are needed to ensure that people with disabilities have good access to cultural and leisure activities, or whether existing regulations and guidelines are sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee stresses the importance of everyone having good access to culture and refers to existing regulations and guidelines aimed at creating accessibility for people with disabilities, and therefore rejects the motion on increased accessibility.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 14 (V)
The reservation points to several barriers preventing people with disabilities from taking part in exercise and sport on equal terms with others, such as inaccessible facilities, lack of organized sport in smaller communities, reduced personal assistance and feelings of insecurity, and calls for action from the state, municipalities and civil-society organizations, since children and young people with disabilities move significantly less and report worse well-being than others.
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 14 by V.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: KDKristdemokraterna, MPMiljöpartiet, SSocialdemokraterna
Ja 281–21Ja 157–145
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.
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 | No 0/21/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | Yes 93/0/0/13 | departs from the planagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | Yes 15/0/0/3 | departs from the planagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Yes 20/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | derived |
| L | No | Yes 14/0/0/2 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | departs from the planagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| M | No | Yes 60/0/0/8 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 62/0/0/10 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2024/25:428 by Serkan Köse (S) and 2024/25:1922 by Nadja Awad et al. (V) demand 30.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2024/25:428 av Serkan Köse (S) och 2024/25:1922 av Nadja Awad m.fl. (V) yrkande 30.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said no to approximately 80 proposals in motions from the general motion period 2024 concerning access to culture and conditions for cultural creators. The proposals concern, for example, access to culture, culture for young people and conditions for cultural creators. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to the fact that work is already ongoing in the areas that the proposals concern.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to map how access to leisure aids, transportation services, and personal assistance affects the ability of people with disabilities to participate in cultural life and physical activities. (V) — Reservation 14
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 that those with a disability shall be able to participate on the same terms as everyone else – explicitly also to be part of a football team – and wants to make all parts of society accessible.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme requires that those with a disability shall be able to participate on the same terms as everyone else – explicitly also to be part of a football team – and wants to make all parts of society accessible. The counter-proposal's requirement for action against inadequate facilities, missing associational sport and insecurity is exactly that commitment. The plan also emphasizes that good urban planning shall provide proximity to sports facilities.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet kräver att den som har en funktionsnedsättning ska kunna vara delaktig på samma villkor som alla andra – uttryckligen också att vara med i ett fotbollslag – och vill göra alla delar av samhället tillgängliga. Motförslagets krav på insatser mot bristande anläggningar, saknad föreningsidrott och otrygghet är exakt det åtagandet. Planen betonar dessutom att en god samhällsplanering ska ge närhet till idrottsanläggningar.
- participation on equal termsdecisive»i ett fotbollslag och använda sin rösträtt till att ta en fika på stan.« (party programme ↗)“on a football team and use their vote to have a coffee in town.”
- accessible society»Vi vill skapa ett mer inkluderande samhälle genom att stärka välfärden« (party programme ↗)“We want to create a more inclusive society by strengthening welfare”
- close to sports and nature»En god samhällsplanering som ser till att människor har nära till idrottsanläggningar« (party programme ↗)“Good urban planning that ensures people have proximity to sports facilities”
- support for children with needs»barn ska växa upp med det stöd som behövs för att klara skolan och« (party programme ↗)“children shall grow up with the support needed to manage school and”
The election manifesto states that people with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others and that access to leisure activities in sports and culture at reasonable costs shall increase.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto states that people with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others and that access to leisure activities in sports and culture at reasonable costs shall increase. The party programme requires a society where everyone regardless of functional ability has full mobility and an active life. Measures from the state, municipalities and associational life against barriers for children and young people with disabilities are thereby the plan's own direction, as is that assistance shall be secured.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår fast att personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra och att tillgången till fritidsaktiviteter inom idrott och kultur till rimliga kostnader ska öka. Partiprogrammet kräver ett samhälle där alla oavsett funktionsförmåga har full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv. Insatser från stat, kommuner och föreningsliv mot hindren för barn och unga med funktionsnedsättning är därmed planens egen linje, liksom att assistansen ska säkras.
- equal living conditionsdecisive»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others”
- accessible leisure activities»Tillgången till fritidsaktiviteter till rimliga kostnader, både vad gäller idrott och kultur, behöver öka« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Access to leisure activities at reasonable costs, both for sports and culture, needs to increase”
- right to an active life»har rätt till arbete, eget boende, full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv« (party programme ↗)“have the right to work, own housing, full mobility and an active life”
- secured personal assistance»Vi ska säkra rätten till personlig assistans« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall secure the right to personal assistance”
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.
The party programme wants to provide resources to mass sports including sport for people with disabilities and stipulates that it is inaccessibility in society that constitutes the real barrier.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme wants to provide resources to mass sports including sport for people with disabilities and stipulates that it is inaccessibility in society that constitutes the real barrier. The election manifesto wants to clarify the Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Disabilities with state responsibility for assistance and improve support regardless of where you live. Efforts by state, municipalities and civil society to remove barriers follow directly from this.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet vill ge resurser till breddidrotten inklusive idrott för människor med funktionsnedsättning och slår fast att det är otillgängligheten i samhället som utgör det verkliga hindret. Valmanifestet vill förtydliga LSS med statligt huvudmannaskap för assistansen och förbättra stödet oavsett var man bor. Insatser från stat, kommuner och föreningsliv för att undanröja hindren följer direkt av detta.
- sport for people with disabilitiesdecisive»breddidrotten, inklusive idrott för människor med« (party programme ↗)“mass sports, including sport for people with”
- strengthened personal assistance»att lagen om stöd och service till vissa funktionshindrade (LSS) förtydligas och statligt huvudmannaskap införs i den personliga assistansen så att människor får det stöd de behöver och har rätt till.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that the Act on Support and Service to Certain Persons with Disabilities (LSS) is clarified and state responsibility is introduced for personal assistance so that people receive the support they need and are entitled to.”
- equal support across the country»förbättra stödet för personer med funktionsnedsättning och sällsynta diagnoser oavsett var du bor i landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve support for persons with disabilities and rare diagnoses regardless of where you live in the country.”
- inaccessibility as the real barrier»Det är otillgängligheten i samhället som« (party programme ↗)“It is inaccessibility in society that”
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.
The plan establishes that sport shall be equitable and inclusive, that its significance for public health is indisputable and that full accessibility shall be created for people with disabilities.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that sport shall be equitable and inclusive, that its significance for public health is indisputable and that full accessibility shall be created for people with disabilities. Measures against lack of adapted facilities and absence of sports for children and young people with disabilities follow from this. The plan therefore supports the requirement.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att idrotten ska vara jämlik och inkluderande, att dess betydelse för folkhälsan är odiskutabel och att full tillgänglighet ska skapas för människor med funktionsnedsättning. Insatser mot bristande anpassade anläggningar och avsaknad av föreningsidrott för barn och unga med funktionsnedsättning följer av det. Planen stöder därför kravet.
- equitable and inclusive sportdecisive»Kulturen ska vara fri och oberoende, idrotten jämlik och inkluderande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Culture shall be free and independent, sport equitable and inclusive.”
- full accessibility»Tillgängligheten är avgörande för människor med olika funktionsnedsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Accessibility is decisive for people with different disabilities.”
- sport's value for public health»Idrotten, friluftslivets och kulturens betydelse för folkhälsan är odiskutabel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sport, outdoor life and culture's significance for public health is indisputable.”
- no one shall be disadvantaged»Vi måste fortsätta arbetet för ett Sverige där ingen missgynnas på grund av kön, härkomst eller funktionsnedsättning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must continue the work for a Sweden where no one is disadvantaged because of gender, background or disability”
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 requires that Sweden shall be an accessible country, that disability-rights perspective is always included when political decisions are made and that systematic oversight removes easily fixed obstacles.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme requires that Sweden shall be an accessible country, that disability-rights perspective is always included when political decisions are made and that systematic oversight removes easily fixed obstacles. The election manifesto calls the shortcomings in care assistance so serious that a crisis commission is required. The counter-proposal's demands for measures so that children and young people with disabilities can participate in sport on the same terms follow from these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet kräver att Sverige ska vara ett tillgängligt land, att funktionsrättsperspektivet alltid finns med när politiska beslut fattas och att systematisk tillsyn får bort enkelt avhjälpta hinder. Valmanifestet kallar bristerna i assistansen så allvarliga att en kriskommission krävs. Motförslagets krav på insatser så att barn och unga med funktionsnedsättning kan idrotta på samma villkor följer av dessa åtaganden.
- accessible societydecisive»Sverige ska vara ett tillgängligt land.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be an accessible country.”
- disability-rights perspective in decisions»funktionsrättsperspektivet alltid finns med när politiska beslut förbereds och fattas« (party programme ↗)“disability-rights perspective is always included when political decisions are prepared and made”
- restored care assistance»Bristerna i dagens assistansersättning – vårt viktigaste stöd till många med funktionsnedsättning – är så allvarliga att det krävs en kriskommission.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The shortcomings in today's care assistance – our most important support for many with disabilities – are so serious that a crisis commission is required.”
- oversight against accessibility obstacles»Systematisk tillsyn behövs för att få bort enkelt avhjälpta hinder.« (party programme ↗)“Systematic oversight is needed to remove easily fixed obstacles.”
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 culture and leisure activities must be accessible to persons with disabilities and that high requirements for accessibility shall be set on facilities.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that culture and leisure activities must be accessible to persons with disabilities and that high requirements for accessibility shall be set on facilities. It also requires that the municipalities promote and support health, exercise and sport, and that children with disabilities receive special attention. Measures against barriers to participation in exercise and sport follow directly from this.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att kultur- och fritidsaktiviteter måste vara tillgängliga för personer med funktionsnedsättning och att höga krav på tillgänglighet ska ställas på anläggningar. Den kräver också att kommunerna främjar och stödjer hälsa, motion och idrott, och att barn med funktionsnedsättning ägnas särskild uppmärksamhet. Insatser mot hindren för deltagande i motion och idrott följer direkt av detta.
- accessible leisure activitiesdecisive»att offentliga inrättningar, anläggningar och informationssystem utformas med höga krav på tillgänglighet. Likaså måste kultur- och fritidsaktiviteter vara« (party programme ↗)“that public institutions, facilities and information systems are designed with high requirements for accessibility. Similarly, culture and leisure activities must be”
- municipal support for sport»Hälsa, motion och olika former av idrott ska främjas och stödjas av kommunerna.« (party programme ↗)“Health, exercise and various forms of sport shall be promoted and supported by the municipalities.”
- special consideration for children»ägnas åt barn med funktionsnedsättning eftersom de« (party programme ↗)“given to children with disabilities because they”
- self-determination in case of disability»SJÄLVBESTÄMMANDE VID FUNKTIONSNEDSÄTTNING« (2022 manifesto ↗)“SELF-DETERMINATION IN CASE OF DISABILITY”
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.
The plan does not address sport for people with disabilities, but it commits to a special sports initiative for vulnerable areas and makes the wellbeing of children and young people one of the highest priority questions.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address sport for people with disabilities, but it commits to a special sports initiative for vulnerable areas and makes the wellbeing of children and young people one of the highest priority questions. The starting point that rights and opportunities shall apply equally to all leads to support for the counter-proposal's demand for efforts that remove barriers to participation in sports and physical activity. The grounds are however general, so certainty is low.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte idrott för personer med funktionsnedsättning, men den åtar sig ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden och gör barns och ungas mående till en av de högst prioriterade frågorna. Utgångspunkten att rättigheter och möjligheter ska gälla lika för alla leder till stöd för motförslagets krav på insatser som undanröjer hinder för deltagande i motion och idrott. Underlaget är dock allmänt, varför säkerheten är låg.
- sports initiative for moredecisive»Genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Implement a special sports initiative for vulnerable areas”
- children's health prioritised»Få saker är viktigare att prioritera än barns psykiska mående.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Few things are more important to prioritise than children's mental wellbeing.”
- equal opportunities for all»Sverige ska vara ett fritt och öppet samhälle där rättigheter, skyldigheter och möjligheter gäller lika för alla.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall be a free and open society where rights, duties and opportunities apply equally to all.”
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 give everyone access to sports regardless of circumstances and increase sports participation throughout the population, and establishes that society to a greater extent should meet the need for facilities and promote community life.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to give everyone access to sports regardless of circumstances and increase sports participation throughout the population, and establishes that society to a greater extent should meet the need for facilities and promote community life. It also establishes that those who face challenges beyond their control should not be limited in their access to civic life. Measures to remove obstacles to sports participation for people with disabilities thus follow from this.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill ge alla tillgång till idrott oavsett förutsättningar och öka idrottandet i hela befolkningen, och slår fast att samhället i större utsträckning bör tillgodose behovet av anläggningar och främja föreningslivet. Den slår också fast att den som möter utmaningar bortom egen kontroll inte ska begränsas i sin tillgång till samhällslivet. Insatser för att undanröja hinder för funktionsnedsattas idrottande följer av detta.
- sports for alldecisive»Ge alla tillgång till idrott oavsett kön, ålder eller kulturell bakgrund« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give everyone access to sports regardless of gender, age, or cultural background”
- more sports facilities»Samhället bör i större utsträckning tillgodose behovet av idrottsanläggningar, främja föreningslivet och underlätta elitklubbar att bedriva verksamhet på en nivå som mäter sig i internationell konkurrens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society should to a greater extent meet the need for sports facilities, promote community life, and facilitate elite clubs to conduct activities at a level that compares with international competition.”
- full participation for people with disabilities»Medborgare som på grund av omständigheter bortom egen kontroll möter andra utmaningar i vardagen ska inte begränsas i sin tillgång till samhälls- eller arbetslivet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Citizens who due to circumstances beyond their control face other challenges in everyday life should not be limited in their access to civic or working life.”
- increased sports participation»Öka idrottandet i hela befolkningen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase sports participation throughout the population”
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 (2024/25:KrU6)
- Committee report full text (HC01KrU6)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2024/25:1321 — Politik för tornedalingar, kväner och lantalaiset av Jan Riise m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:1339 — Kultur och natur på recept av Anna-Lena Hedberg m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1347 — Arkitekturfrågor av Anna-Lena Hedberg m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1348 — Scenkonst av Anna-Lena Hedberg m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1415 — Åtgärder mot extremism i civilsamhället av Jonas Andersson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1418 — Åtgärder för att stärka kulturella och kreativa näringar av Alexander Christiansson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1509 — En barndom utan mobbning av Louise Thunström m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:152 — Offentliga satsningar på musik av Mirja Räihä och Per-Arne Håkansson (båda S)
- Motion 2024/25:1704 — Kulturskolans verksamhet under skoldagen av Azra Muranovic m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:1774 — Stärkt kulturpolitik - stärkt demokrati av Mats Berglund m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:1794 — En jämlik tillgång till kulturskola för alla barn av Linnéa Wickman m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:1902 — Utveckling av kultursamverkansmodellen för ökat kulturellt genomslag i hela landet av Anders Ådahl (C)
- Motion 2024/25:1922 — En funktionsrättspolitik för trygghet och delaktighet av Nadja Awad m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2024/25:2206 — Statens engagemang för alla barns tillgång till en likvärdig kulturskola av Linus Sköld och Ida Karkiainen (båda S)
- Motion 2024/25:2211 — Öka medvetenhet och utbildning kring barns rättigheter av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli (S)
- Motion 2024/25:2381 — Ensambegravningar av Jesper Skalberg Karlsson (M)
- Motion 2024/25:2510 — Kulturfastigheter behöver långsiktiga lösningar av Mattias Vepsä m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:2595 — Ökad undervisning i privatekonomi i grundskola och gymnasium av Ida Drougge (M)
- Motion 2024/25:2617 — Främjande av kulturella och kreativa branscher av Elin Söderberg m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:2635 — Näringspolitik för grön omställning och stärkt konkurrenskraft av Elin Söderberg m.fl. (MP)
Source: The Swedish Parliament