The purpose of this study is first and foremost to examine how the treatment of Nordic and non-Nordic migrant worker groups differed from each other during the time period 1947 to 1964, seen through the lens of the Swedish authorities. The study focuses primarily on the ”landsfiskal,” a now defunct civil servant position that served as a combination of prosecutor, bailiff and chief constable, as well as Statens Utlänningskommission, whose modern equivalent is the Swedish Migration Agency. The study is a blend of qualitative and quantitative research, using qualitative methods to determine if and how the treatment of different migrant groups differed by way of studying official protocols and  other documents from the landsfiskal and Statens Utlänningskommission, as well as using the same material in a quantitative manner to support the qualitative study by determining which migrant groups appear in the study and how many members each group has. It is clear that the treatment of Nordic and non-Nordic migrant workers differed quite heavily during this time period, with the Swedish state showing great distrust and wariness toward the non-Nordic migrant groups, those from Eastern Europe in particular, and attempting to control them through such things as travel restrictions. Certain Nordic migrants have such restrictions and other methods of control placed on them as well, but not nearly to the extent or severity of those placed on the non-Nordic migrants. The exact reasons for the distrust and wariness displayed by the Swedish authorities has been unable to be determined.

This Master thesis is a historical case study of the rehabilitation process of Jewish children who came to Sweden at the end of the Second World War and shortly afterwards. Using a contextual approach, this thesis addresses a lacuna in Holocaust research about rehabilitation of child survivors in the context of refugee aid provided by Sweden after the Second World War. The work analyses different types of primary sources, taken from different archives. The group to be studied includes children aged 0-16 years. The focus of the analysis is on the motives and goals of organisations concerning the education and rehabilitation of child survivors. This is done by applying organisational theory. The main actors considered at the national level are the Swedish authority, the Statens Utlänningskommission (State Commission for Foreigners, SUK), and the local Jewish communities, in particular the Jewish Community of Stockholm (MFST). The paper fills an empirical gap in providing a statistic of all surviving children registered with the SUK, which was previously not available. An assessment of the rehabilitation efforts on the surviving children is analysed on an individual level. The thesis concludes that the children to different degrees, varying on the form of accommodation and education were placed in different institutions based on age and, at the beginning, nationality and that the focus was on strengthening of Jewish identity, preparation for emigration, and integration into society. This was approved by the SUK and directed and supervised by the established Rabbi Council.