Research
At Red Umbrella Sweden, we have been collaborating with ESWA on a research project exploring sex workers’ rights to justice and their experiences with Swedish police, compared to those in other European countries. The findings highlight how the Nordic Model adversely impacts sex workers, even from institutions like the police, which are meant to ensure their protection.

Here You Find More Publications About Sex Work in Sweden
20 years of failling sexworkers made by Fuckförbundet 2019
What Happens When Sex Workers Actually Need Mental Health Support? made by Dr P.G. Macioti, Dr Giulia Garofalo Geymonat, Prof. Nicola Mai 2021
The sex worker rights movement and trade unionism in Europe made by ETUI 2024
Governing in the Name of Caring—the Nordic Model of Prostitution and its Punitive Consequences for Migrants Who Sell Sex made by Niina Vuolajärvi 2018
Evaluation Report Sweden made by GRETA 2023
Keeping Up with the Transition: Sex for Compensation and Women with Asylum and Transgender Experiences in Sweden made by Ines Anttila 2023
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Swedish Anti-trafficking System made by Michela Semprebon and Isabelle Johansson 2021
Myth-Busting The Swedish Model made by ESWA 2022
Sex Workers Are the Experts of Their Own Experiences made by Maria Giulia Taccari 2022
The Balancing Act of Disclosure: Experiences of Stigma and Resistance Among Men Who Sell Sex to Men made by Linda Laura Palhamn 2016
Sweden’s Ban on Sex-Purchase made by Petra Östergren 2024
More Publications About Sex Work in General
A guide of human rights of sexworkers made by sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI), and the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls (WGDAWG) 2024
Two pair of gloves made by ESWA 2023
Anti-Rights Movements and Sex Work made by NSWP 2024
Recognising Sex Workers as Experts made by NSWP 2023
Let’s talk about sex work made by NSWP 2024
Pods
End Demand in Sweden, Norway, & Iceland By The Oldest Profession Podcast
About Sex Work On YouTube
Criminalisation and decriminalisation of sex work and its impact on sexworkers health with Niina Vuolajärvi by ESWA 2023