Pel Financial Times, aquestes eleccions poden significar un empenta per a les idees liberals a la resta dels països de la Unió Europea, especialment França i Alemanya.
If Sweden, the home of the welfare state, opts for a reformist party it will give heart to economic liberals who want to tackle the excesses of the welfare state in France, Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
It may also give pause to the many on the European centre-left who have got used to arguing that the "European social model" is alive and well and living in Sweden.
There is no doubt that Nordic countries such as Denmark, Finland and Sweden have managed to combine impressive rates of economic growth with a strong commitment to the welfare state.
The Swedish Social Democrats have done well over the past decade. They have reformed pensions, presided over some of the fastest economic growth in Europe and renewed public services: for example, introducing real parental choice in schools.
But the Swedish government is also vulnerable to criticisms of its labour-market policies. Although make-work schemes flatter the numbers, many young people cannot get jobs. The opposition has struck a chord with its complaints about high taxation and hidden unemployment. Even in Sweden, it seems, you can take the "European social model" too far.
