Crisis Preparedness Week

About the campaign Crisis Preparedness Week.

The Crisis Preparedness Week was initiated by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) to increase risk awareness and crises preparedness of population, and make the municipalities develop measures to communicate about crisis preparedness to their inhabitants.

If Crisis or War Comes

The brochure If Crisis or War Comes describes how those of us who live in Sweden can become better prepared for the consequences of serious accidents, extreme weather, IT attacks or military conflicts. The broschure and futher information is found on the website msb.se External link, opens in new window. and provides general, up-to-date, useful information on safety and preparedness, aimed at private individuals.

16 different languages

The broschure is translated into 16 different languages. Sweden’s five official minority languages: Finnish, Yiddish, Meänkieli, Romani Chib (Arli), Sami (North, South and Lule Sami), and a number of other common mother tongues or second languages: Arabic, Dari, English, French, Persian, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Tigrinya.
Brochure External link, opens in new window.

Simplified Swedish, sign languages and recorded information

The information in the brochure is also available in simplified Swedish. This means that the writing has been simplified compared to the original. This version can be an alternative for people with basic Swedish skills or persons with reading and writing difficulties. The information is also available in sign language, recorded in simple Swedish and English, in Braille and as a CD.

Brochure External link, opens in new window.