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No, an application for asylum shall not be submitted at a Swedish mission abroad.
An application of asylum can be submitted at one of the Migration Agency application units within Sweden, or with the border police when entering Sweden.
Those who are not able to come to Sweden for protection are advised to contact the UNHCR or the authorities in the country of residence. UNHCR has the responsibility to register, conduct refugee status determination and determine if an individual or family should be resettled in some other part of the world. There is more information about protection/asylum in Sweden at the website of the Swedish Migration Agency: https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-individuals/Protection-and-asylum-in-Sweden/Applying-for-asylum.html
Sweden has diplomatic relations with almost all States in the world. It has embassies and consulates in around half of these. Sweden's foreign representation consists of approximately 100 missions abroad and 350 honorary consulates.