Photos from the EMN Sweden National Conference 2025

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All photos are taken by Brandon Sandén, if othwerwise stated.

  • EMN Brand and Promotional Materials.

  • EMN Sweden Promotional Materials.

  • Group Photo at the Conference.

  • Audience member.

  • Anna Tillander, expert EMN Sweden.

  • Leaflets on the table.

  • Welcome address by Anders Hall, State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for Migration.

  • Welcome address by Anders Hall, State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for Migration.

  • Audience member.

  • Anna Tillander, expert, EMN Sweden.

  • Bernd Parusel, Senior Researcher in Political Science,  Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS).

  • Jasmijn Slootjes, Deputy Director, Migration Policy Institute Europe.

  • Micheline van Riemsdijk, Professor in Human Geography, Uppsala University.

  • Micheline van Riemsdijk, Professor in Human Geography, Uppsala University.

  • Lisa Andersson, Labour Market Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

  • Audience member, photographing panelists with mobile phone.

  • Shawn Mendes, Director of International Affairs, Swedish Public Employment Service.

  • Shawn Mendes, Director of International Affairs, Swedish Public Employment Service.

  • Shawn Mendes, Director of International Affairs, Swedish Public Employment Service.

  • Audience members.

  • Session 1. Panelists from left to right: Micheline van Riemsdijk, Jasmijn Slootjes, Lisa Andersson, Shawn Mendes, Bernd Parusel.

  • EMN Brand and Promotional Materials.

  • Session 1. Panelists from left to right: Micheline van Riemsdijk, Jasmijn Slootjes, Lisa Andersson, Shawn Mendes, Bernd Parusel.

  • Shawn Mendes and Bernd Parusel.

  • Jonas Hols, expert EMN Sweden and Leila Hadj Abdou, Deputy Head, Policy Research and Migration Law Unit, International Organization for Migration (IOM) / EMN Austria.

  • Leila Hadj Abdou, Deputy Head, Policy Research and Migration Law Unit, IOM / EMN Austria.

  • A photo during the conference.

  • Vydūnas Trapinskas, Director of Global Talent Attraction Department, Work in Lithuania Programme, Invest Lithuania.

  • Vydūnas Trapinskas, Director of Global Talent Attraction Department, Work in Lithuania Programme, Invest Lithuania.

  • Session 2. Participants from left to right: moderator Jonas Hols, with panellists Leila Hadj Abdou, Santeri Ojala, Silvia Rager and Vydūnas Trapinskas.

  • Santeri Ojala, Manager, International Operations, Business Finland, Work in Finland.

  • A photo during the conference.

  • A photo from the audience during the conference.

  • Silvia Rager, Senior Expert, Department for International Relations, German Federal Employment Agency Headquarters.

  • Silvia Rager, Senior Expert, Department for International Relations, German Federal Employment Agency Headquarters.

  • Session 2. Participants from left to right, moderator Jonas Hols, with panellists Leila Hadj Abdou, Santeri Ojala, Silvia Rager and Vydūnas Trapinskas.

  • Panellists in Session 2 Leila Hadj Abdou, Santeri Ojal and Silvia Rager.

  • Moderator Jonas Hols with panelists Leila Hadj Abdou and Santeri Ojala.

  • Hanna Geurtsen, Deputy Head of the Special Focus Area on the Work Permit Process, the Swedish Migration Agency under Break-out session 1.

  • Paula Kossack, Lead Analyst for the Government Assignment “Work in Sweden”, Statistics Sweden under Break-out session 1.

  • Publications.

  • Erik Litborn, National Contact Point for Horizon Europe (HEU), Swedens Innovation Agency (Vinnova) during Break-out session 3.

  • Helena Renström, Head of Society Expo 2026, Skellefteå municipality, Sweden during Break-out session 2.

  • Helena Renström, Head of Society Expo 2026, Skellefteå municipality, Sweden during Break-out session 2.

  • Anna Tillander, expert at EMN Sweden and Anna Broeders, Talent and Community Manager, Switch to Sweden.

  • Hanna Geurtsen, the Swedish Migration Agency.

  • A member of the audience asks a question.

  • Hanna Geurtsen, Deputy Head of the Special Focus Area on the Work Permit Process, the Swedish Migration Agency and Mats Wessman, Project Manager for the government assignment “Work in Sweden”, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth.

  • Elin Jansson, Swedish Ministry of Justice and Hanna Geurtsen, the Swedish Migration Agency.

  • Conclusions and summary of the day with Hanna Geurtsen and Mats Wessman.

  • Closing remarks by Anna Lindblad, Chief of Staff of the Office of the Director-General, Swedish Migration Agency.

  • Closing slide: Thank you!