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Civil defence

Civil defence and related efforts are based on society’s crisis preparedness and aimed at defending the population, safeguarding the most important societal functions and contributing to the Swedish Armed Forces’ ability to respond to an armed attack – before and during heightened alert and during war.

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Carl-Oskar Bohlin Minister for Civil Defence

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  • Minister for Civil Defence visits Ukraine – statement of intent signed and civil support package presented

    The Swedish Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin (to the right) and the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko (to the left) sitting next to each other signing a paper.
    The Swedish Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin (to the right) and the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko sign a statement of intent to strengthen and deepen the cooperation between Sweden and Ukraine in the areas of civil protection and national resilience. Photo: Cornelia Norman/Government Offices of Sweden

    Sweden and Ukraine yesterday signed a Statement of Intent on closer collaboration in the areas of civil protection and national resilience. Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin also presented a civil support package that the Government intends to approve. The package includes approximately 40 000 protective face masks, worth SEK 100 million, from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, and two environmental protection vessels and additional materiel from the Swedish Coast Guard.

  • New total defence resolution for a stronger Sweden

    From the left: Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin and Minister for Defence Pål Jonson.
    Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin and Minister for Defence Pål Jonson. Photo: Niklas Forsström/Government Offices

    (New version) The Government has now presented a Total Defence Bill for the period 2025–2030. It includes substantial reinforcements of the total defence. Additional funding over SEK 170 billion will be allocated to the military defence and SEK 37.5 billion to the civil defence through 2030. These are historically large investments. Defence expenditures will therefore already reach 2.6 per cent of GDP in 2028.

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