Quick Facts
Dedicated immigration detention sites: 5 (2009)
Detention capacity at dedicated facilities: 185 (2008)
Total no. of persons detained: 1,645 (2008)
Maximum length of detention: No limit
Estimated undocumented population: 30,000-50,000 (2009)
Asylum seekers: 24,099 (end 2008)
Annual number of deportation orders: 2,671 (2008)
Last updated: December 2009
Sweden Country links
Government Agencies
Swedish Courts
http://www.domstol.se/templates/DV_InfoPage____877.aspx
Swedish Migration Board
http://migrationsverket.se/info/start_en.html
Swedish Ministry of Justice
http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/584
Swedish Police
http://www.polisen.se/en/English/Startpage/
International Organizations
International Organization for Migration – Regional information Nordic and Baltic Countries
http://www.iom.int/jahia/Jahia/activities/europe/nordic-and-baltic-countries
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – Country information Sweden
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/page?page=49e48f056
NGOs and Research Institutions
Amnesty International (in Swedish)
http://www.amnesty.se/
Fackligt Center för Papperslösä – Swedish Trade Unions’ Help Centre for Irregular Migrant Workers (in Swedish)
http://www.fcfp.se/
The Swedish Network of Asylum and Refugee Support Groups
http://www.farr.se/
Swedish Red Cross
http://www.redcross.se/
Swedish Refugee Advice Centre
http://www.sweref.org/content.aspx?contentID=624
Media
Aftonbladet (in Swedish)
http://www.aftonbladet.se/
Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish)
http://www.dn.se/
Göteborgs Posten (in Swedish)
http://www.gp.se/
The Local – Swedish news in English
http://www.thelocal.se/
Sydsvenskan (in Swedish)
http://www.sydsvenskan.se/
Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå – The Swedish news agency
http://www.tt.se/utl/eng.asp





