Sweden: opinion on refugees from Ukraine 2022

A majority of people in Sweden think that the country should accept as many Ukrainian refugees as possible following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Nearly 60 percent of the respondents agreed to the expression that Sweden should accept as many refugees as possible from Ukraine, whereas half of the population in all of the European Union had the same opinion.

Opinion on whether Sweden should accept more Ukrainian refugees following the war in Ukraine as of March 2022 (compared to the EU)

Characteristic	We should take in as many refugees as possible without bureaucracy	We should only accept a certain number of refugees	We should take in very few refugees from Ukraine or none at all
Sweden	59%	39%	2%
EU	50%	44%	6%

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

Sweden

Survey time period

March 7-22, 2022

Number of respondents

1,182 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The original question was posed as follows: 'Many refugees from the Ukraine are on their way to the EU or have already arrived there. How should we behave when taking in refugees from Ukraine?'

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