Tens of thousands of people marched through central Stockholm on Saturday demanding stronger political action on climate change, in one of the largest environmental protests in Sweden in recent years. The demonstration drew an estimated 50,000 participants, according to the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, marching under the banner "United for the Climate" from Vasaparken to Gustav Adolfs torg.
The protest, organised by more than 280 environmental groups, comes just weeks before Sweden's parliamentary election on 13 September. Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined the march with her Fridays for Future movement. A recent poll by the Verian institute found that 37 percent of Swedish voters consider environmental protection the most important issue in the upcoming election.
Police reported no disturbances during the demonstration, which began shortly after 1 p.m. and wound through the capital's main streets.