The "magic quarter", the time when the vote counting has reached such a point that the contours of the actual election result can be guessed, came this year somewhat later than normal.
And the government question was then still completely uncertain.
- It may turn out to be so even that you have to wait for these Wednesday votes (late early votes).
So there is a long way to go before a winner can be named, says SVT's political reporter Elisabeth Marmorstein.
Many votes remain to be counted, but at 10:30 p.m., when the 1931 electoral districts had been counted, the standing was 177 mandates for Magdalena Andersson's government basis against 172 for Ulf Kristersson's.
Almost 4700 districts remain to be counted, so much can happen.
The article is updated