Young people's participation in society and in representative democracy has been a high priority in Sweden since decades. Participation in youth organisations is seen as an opportunity to learn democracy in practise and to be prepared for a seat in a representative body. 

Although youth voter turnout has been rising, from a low of 70% in 2002 to 82% in the 2022 parliamentary elections (see 5.2 Youth participation in representative democracy for more details), actions to raise political awareness among young people remain a priority in the government's democracy policies (see 5.5 National strategy to increase youth participation).