Homelessness in Sweden

[5] The National Board of Health and Welfare (Swedish: Socialstyrelsen) has released a survey of homelessness every six years since 2011.

[8][10] In 2013, a Swedish tech company created software for the homeless newspaper vendors to accept credit card payments via a mobile app.

[11] In 2015, a Swedish art exhibition at Malmö Konsthall titled “The Alien Within: A Living Laboratory of Western Society” included two homeless people from Romania.

[12] Researchers have found that excess mortality among homeless men and women in Stockholm is entirely related to alcohol and drug abuse.

[13] Some researchers have conducted studies on the oral health of homeless people in Sweden and found that they have fewer remaining teeth than the general population.

A homeless person's bed in Göteborg , Sweden , 2013.
Street newspaper vendor in Stockholm