Top figures from the so-called "red-green" parties – the Social Democrats, the Left Party, the Centre Party, and the Green Party – are gathering around lunchtime on Friday, October 9th at the Högberga Gård conference hotel on Lidingö.
"This will be an opportunity for all four parties to gain a shared understanding of the challenges Sweden faces over the coming four years," Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson said on her way into the meeting.
Andersson said she welcomes the Centre Party's initiative to host the meeting.
"The Swedish people voted for a new direction for Sweden, and I believe many feel frustrated that a new government is not yet in place," she said.
When asked about the next steps in the process, the Social Democrat leader says she will decide on that after today's meeting.
"It depends somewhat on how the meeting goes and what conclusions I draw over the weekend," Andersson said.
She currently holds the exploratory mandate from the Speaker of the Riksdag to attempt to form a new government.
When asked by Swedish newswire TT if she thinks any of the parties "red lines" might be blurred today, Andersson said:
"Right now, it is about establishing a shared understanding of the situation. But there is no doubt that all parties will need to share responsibility for this election result and be prepared to both give and take so that we can get a new government in place."
The question of which parties would sit in a potential red-green government is not on the agenda of today's meeting. However, Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar has said she wants to discuss it anyway.
Dadgostar also urged the Social Democratic leader to bring the parties together.
"I assume Magdalena Andersson is continuing her efforts to bring together the parties she wants to see in a government," Dadgostar said.
When asked what she expected to follow from the meeting, the Left Party leader said:
"Naturally, she needs to answer who will serve in the government she is to lead as Prime Minister."
For her part, Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist said that Dadgostar "is free to talk about whatever she wants when she has the floor, but it is not on the agenda, so it is not something we are discussing."
When asked why she did not invite the Christian Democrats and the Liberals, Thand Ringqvist replied:
"For this particular meeting, it was important that the four of us – who haven't sat at the same table before – came together. There was a political deadlock that we had partly contributed to, so we felt we could make a move to break the impasse."
Green Party spokesperson Amanda Lind said she feels positive about the fact that all the party leaders are now going to sit down together.
"Given the previous deadlocks, this is a clear first step forward," said Lind.
When asked by TT if the bar was perhaps set a bit low if she was satisfied merely by the four leaders sitting in the same room, Lind replied:
"We would have liked to sit down earlier to discuss the government project and our shared direction, as well as to start deliberating on policy issues in order to form a new government for Sweden."
The stated aim of the meeting, which is expected to last four hours, is for the parties to gain a shared understanding of the challenges facing Sweden.
Representatives from nine organizations and government agencies will each present their views for 20 minutes.
Afterwards, the four parties will have the opportunity to offer their reflections.
The deadlock around forming a government stems from the fact that the Left Party is demanding ministerial posts, whereas the Centre Party has repeatedly said it cannot support a government that includes the Left Party.
The hope for Friday's meeting is that a shared understanding of Sweden's problems could serve as a first step toward a solution.