Asylum seekers arrive at temporary shelter at the Malmö Mässan conference centre.

A new government report on Sweden's handling of the 2015 refugee crisis highlighted the important role played by volunteers and civil society groups.

Gudrun Antemar, the investigator who oversaw the report, said volunteer groups were able to respond rapidly to the unprecedented numbers of asylum seekers who came to Sweden.

"Civil society went to train stations and made a huge effort together with the police," Andemar said at the press conference presenting the report. "One lesson from the autumn is that civil society and volunteers are quick-footed and important assets."

In 2015,...