Swedish households are currently receiving a small handbook entitled “When a crisis or war comes”. The information contained therein serves to prepare the population for disaster scenarios such as power outages, extreme weather conditions and the consequences of armed conflict.
The brochure is the fifth edition of a manual from the Ministry of Civil Protection, which was first published during the Second World War. Now there is “more attention to preparing for war,” according to the civil protection authority MSB, which is responsible for developing the information material.
“If we are attacked…”
“The situation in the world has become increasingly worse in recent years. A war is being waged near us. Extreme weather conditions are becoming normal. Terror threats, cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns are used to undermine and influence us (…) If we are attacked, everyone must help defend Swedish independence and our democracy,” the MSB website said.
In addition to a list of essential foods, hygiene items and medicines to stock at home, citizens will receive tips on how to best evacuate, stop bleeding, combat anxiety, prepare pets and children and support the elderly and vulnerable.
The war in Ukraine drove Sweden and Finland to NATO
The manual is expected to be delivered to five million households in Sweden in the next two weeks. The Finnish Ministry of the Interior also published an online guide on Monday on how to prepare for ‘crises and emergencies’. Norway and Denmark had already published similar advice a few months ago.
Impressed by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Sweden and Finland broke with their decades-long tradition of military non-alignment and applied to join NATO in May 2022. While Finland, which has a land border of about 1,300 kilometers with Russia, was admitted to the alliance in April last year, Sweden was able to do so in March this year.
Russia immediately threatened “countermeasures of a political and military-technical nature,” especially if troops and weapons from the military alliance were transferred to the country. However, Moscow has not specified what these measures should look like.
Source: Krone
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