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> As images of a dead Syrian child washed up on a Turkish beach spark debate around the world, The Local looks at some of the ways you can help refugees if you live in Sweden, which is continuing to take in more asylum seekers than any other EU nation.
> Yes we know Sweden's big cities have a housing crisis, but if you are in a position to offer a spare room to refugees - especially unaccompanied children - some local authorities have launched schemes designed to help facilitate this. Solna, north of Stockholm, for example says it is in desperate need of volunteers, while Götene in west Sweden has put out an appeal for families who are "open and curious" about other cultures to help provide support to vulnerable asylum seekers, by offering them a room in a family home.
> Sven, 43, says all Swedes should offer their help. "My wife and I have taken in five asylum seekers, and plan to take in two more." With limited space in the house, asylum seekers now sleep in the bedrooms of Svens wife and two daughters. For himself Sven has built a small shack outside the house.