Sweden, Finland urge residents to be ready for war

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Sweden has begun distributing five million pamphlets to its residents advising them on how to prepare for potential emergencies, including war..

This initiative comes as Sweden, along with neighboring Finland, recently joined NATO following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.iStock..

Stockholm: Sweden on Monday began sending some five million pamphlets to residents urging them to prepare for the possibility of war, as neighbouring Finland launched a new preparedness website...

Since the start of the war, Stockholm has repeatedly urged Swedes to prepare both mentally and logistically for the possibility of war, citing the serious security situation in its vicinity...

The booklet "If Crisis or War Comes", sent by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), contains information about how to prepare for emergencies such as war, natural disasters, or cyber attacks...