At 3 pm, the parade started at Södertorg and then ended down in Almedalen.

- I feel a great sadness.

An emptiness.

I want to urge everyone I meet to protect democracy, because we live in an absolutely fantastic country, says Mia Stuhre, operations manager for Almedalen Week.

- It is difficult to be completely safe from any risk without draconian measures.

Then the question is whether it could really be called an open democracy week if it were the case that everyone who enters through Visby's walls should be inspected, says Jesper Skalberg (M), chairman of Almedalsrådet.

See and hear more in the video above.