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Published more: 2015-12-10 17:34 | SR - SVERIGES RADIO

Asylum numbers down in Sweden as tent camp stands empty and reception centre to close

The empty tent camp. Photo. Photo: Lina Sundahl Djerf/Sveriges Radio

Lyssna: "There has been a noticeable decline in arrivals"

The number of asylum seekers coming to Sweden has dropped significantly enough for the Swedish Migration Agency to close a temporary reception centre in Malmö, which last week had become so busy that people waiting to be registered had been forced to sleep overnight on the floor.

"In the past week, the number of asylum seekers has declined noticeably. It is not justifiable to have such a large locale," says Kristina Hallander Spångberg, Head of Unit at the Migration Agency, who tells...