P4 has been able to find 21 Thai massage parlours linked to sex crime convictions on Epassi's portal. Foto: Erika Norberg/Sveriges Radio
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Thai massage parlours linked to prostitution on Swedish wellness allowance app

Publicerad 27 feb 2025 · kl 06:00 · 3:16 min

  • A number of Thai massage parlours which have been linked to prostitution are featured on Epassi, the digital portal many Swedish municipalities use for staff wellness allowances, or friskvårdsbidrag in Swedish.

  • That's according to an investigation from Swedish Radio's local P4 channels, which found 21 Thai massage parlours linked to sex offence convictions over the past two years featured on the portal.

  • Epassi says the buying of sex — which is illegal in Sweden — is a serious problem in the Thai massage industry, and addressing it requires work on several levels from a number of different actors, adding they are to strengthen their checks and controls.

Claes Petersson, P4claes.petersson@sverigesradio.seMatilda Johansson, P4 Kronobergmatilda.johansson@sverigesradio.seErika Norberg, P4 Kalmarerika.norgberg@sverigesradio.seRadio Swedenenglish@sverigesradio.seRadio SwedenAnsvarig utgivare: Klas Wolf-Watz

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