Updated version of Sweden’s preparedness guide sent out to households

Sweden’s Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin presents the new version of the preparedness booklet in October 2024. (Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
  • A new version of the preparedness guide ”In case of crisis or war” is being sent out to Swedish households this week.
  • It has a different tonality compared to the last version that was issued in 2018, says Svante Werger, Adviser to the Director General at the Civil Contingencies Agency
  • ”We speak more about the serious military threats and the potential risk of war and what you can do to prepare for that kind of situation,” he says.
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For more on the changes to Sweden’s preparedness instructions, listen to Radio Sweden’s full report.

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