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