Immigration in Sweden: how the country went from one of Europe’s most welcoming, to one of its most restrictive.
7 September 2026
For decades, Sweden was known as one of Europe’s most welcoming countries for refugees. It took pride in pursuing one of Europe’s most generous asylum policies, and often presented itself as a humanitarian role model.
The 2015 refugee crisis fundamentally changed the political debate around migration.
The 2015 refugee crisis fundamentally changed the political debate around migration.