As of January 19, 2024, civil service will be reactivated in Sweden. In the first stage, it will apply to the emergency services area. It was SVT first to report on.
– The civil service is reactivated in parallel with the Swedish conscription. It will be expanded later, said the Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) at a press conference in December.
These professional groups are covered
Everyone who works or is trained in the rescue service will be called in in the event of a war in Sweden. In the following stage, the government has identified the electricity supply, which means that people with relevant training in electricity supply will also be covered.
The authority for social protection and preparedness (MSB) also suggests that more professional groups may be covered by the civil duty.
– Those areas must work, we must have infrastructure. But also school and care, says the director general at MSB, Charlotte Petri Gornitzka for SVT.
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