The Swedish Government and Civil Protection have prepared booklets with practical advice on what to do in the event of an emergency, including a hypothetical war.
Let’s hope it never happens, but if it really does third world war should it explode, the Swedish population will be informed on the behavior to follow, at least on paper. In fact, from today in the Scandinavian country the distribution to all families of an updated information brochure has begun with advice and recommendations for preparing in the event of a state of emergency or war.
The booklet, prepared by the Swedish Civil Protection, has been printed in 5 million copies and has also been translated into other languages in digital format. Inside there are practical tips on what to keep at home, lists and instructions for dealing with various dangerous situations, without excluding the possibility of an armed conflict. There is no shortage of recommendations: how to react in the event of air raids and what supplies to have in the pantry: cereals, rice, powdered puree. But also dried or canned meat and fish, chickpeas, peanut butter and the traditional blåbärssoppa, blueberry soup.
“It is no secret that the security situation has worsened since the publication of the last booklet in 2018,” the Minister of Defense Carl-Oskar Bohlin speaking to the press. “With changed external circumstances, it is necessary to update the information provided to Swedish families to reflect the current situation. The new brochure is an important tool to clarify the role of the individual in the overall defense,” he added. One of the most representative sentences written in the pamphlet is the following: “If Sweden is attacked we will never surrender. All information about a surrender is false.” This is a warning already present in the 2018 edition, but now highlighted even more among the front pages.
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It is not the first time that Sweden has provided itself with a brochure of this type: it had already happened during the Second World War, then during the Cold War, then in 2018. “We learned a lot from the war in Ukraine”, underlined the director of the Civil Protection Charlotte Petri Gornitzka. “We have seen that it is the civilian population that is targeted in modern warfare” he added, underlining the importance of being ready.
A similar paper leaflet was also distributed to families in Norway and a digital leaflet can be downloaded as a PDF in Finland and Denmark.
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