2003 Swedish euro referendum

14 September 2003 (2003-09-14)
Do you think that Sweden should introduce the euro as currency?
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 2,453,899 42.02% No 3,265,341 55.91% Blank votes 121,073 2.07% Valid votes 5,840,313 99.94% Invalid votes 3,475 0.06% Total votes 5,843,788 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 7,077,502 82.57%
Constituency Results Municipality Results Results Yes   50%-60%   60%-70%   70%-80% No   50%-60%   60%-70%   70%-80%   80%-90%

A non-bindingreferendum on introduction of theeuro was held inSweden on 14 September 2003.^[1] The majority voted not to adopt the euro, and thus Sweden decided in 2003 not to adopt the euro for the time being. Had they voted in favour, the plan was that Sweden would have adopted the euro on 1 January 2006.^[2]

The ballot text was "Do you think that Sweden should introduce the euro as currency?" (Swedish:Anser du att Sverige skall införa euron som valuta?).Sweden in Europe was the main umbrella group campaigning for a Yes vote. The No vote campaign was led by two organisations, representing left (Folkrörelsen Nej till EU [sv]) and right-wing politicians respectively. The political parties were divided, with theCentre Party,Left Party andGreen Party being against, and theModerates,Christian Democrats andLiberal People's Party being for. TheSocial Democrats did not take a position due to internal disagreements.

As of 2025, this is the most recent referendum in Sweden.

Sweden joined theEuropean Union in 1995 and its accession treaty has since obliged it to join the euro. However, one of the requirements for eurozone membership is two years' membership ofERM II, and Sweden has chosen not to join this mechanism and as a consequence tie its exchange rate to the euro ±2.25%. While there is government support for membership, all parties have pledged not to join without a referendum in favour of doing so.

The voter turnout was 82.6%, and the result was 55.9% against and 42.0% in favour.^[1] A majority of voters inStockholm voted in favour of adopting the euro (54.7% "yes", 43.2% "no"). InScania and Stockholmcounties the "yes" votes (49.3%) outnumbered the "no" votes (48.5%), although the invalid and blank votes resulted in no majority for either option. In all other parts of Sweden, the majority voted no.^[5][6] Among municipalities, a majority of those in westernScania, and inStockholm, voted yes.Kungsbacka andHaparanda also voted "yes". All other municipalities voted "no".

Source:Nationalencyklopedin^[7]
See also:Swedish Election Authority^[8]

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