Between September – December 2025, EMN Sweden carried out a national information campaign to promote the learning and training tool Destination Europe. Through interactive lectures held at upper secondary school across Sweden, the campaign aimed at raising awareness and deepening pupils’ understanding of EU migration policy.
Workshops with more than 700 students
As part of the campaign, EMN Sweden delivered 25 classroom sessions and met more than 700 upper secondary school pupils in the entire country. During these visits, both teachers and students were introduced to the tool and encouraged to use it in their teaching. Destination Europe was presented as an EU role-playing game – a source of inspiration and a practical learning tool designed to support classroom education and knowledge development.
The lectures were truly appreciated by the pupils. By linking EU and migration to young people’s everyday lives, the sessions made complex topics engaging, relevant, and accessible. They also sparked further interest in one of today’s most complex global societal issues – migration.
Sara Skaränger Littmarck, project assistant at EMN Sweden, has so far visited schools in Helsingborg, Eskilstuna, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Västerås, Uppsala, among other places.
Engaging national stakeholders and strengthening cooperation
In addition to school visits and lectures, EMN Sweden has initiated dialogue with national stakeholders, including the Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society (MUCF) and the European Commission Representation in Sweden. These exchanges focus on sharing experiences and identifying potential areas for future cooperation.
The overarching goal is to develop a long-term strategy on how EMN Sweden, by using the Destination Europe tool, can continue to reach young people, spark their curiosity and strengthen their knowledge of EU migration policies.
Looking ahead
The national information campaign has received very positive feedback from teachers, students and national stakeholders. There is strong interest in using the learning tool in classrooms in the future. EU and migration topics could become part of future school activities, such as EU Days, as part of pupils’ learning.
EMN Sweden is now analysing feedback and evaluation results. Based on these insights, planning for the next steps in the information campaign in 2026 will be developed. More information is available on the EMN Sweden website (in Swedish).
Photo (top): © Japhet Malasusa, Jensen school, Helsingborg (2025)
Photo (bottom): © Sara Skaränger Littmarck, EMN Sweden (2025)
