It is the umpteenth time that the war between Russia and Ukraine. For their part, Spain and the United States have chosen to close their embassies in kyiv, following the risk of an imminent attack by the Kremlin. While, The Nordic countries are already preparing for war. To the point of distributing million copies of a manual that directly prepares its population for the conflict (or for cases of extreme crisis).
And, although the title also includes the “in case of crisis” part, they recognize that the writing has been updated –its previous version was from six years ago – due to the escalation of tension between its neighboring countries. Finland, Sweden and Norway They have been the ones who have urged their population to be prepared. In the case of the latter, they also add that it may be due to extreme weather, war and other threats.
Food, alarms, living without energy…
Specifically, the manual issued in Finland explains – as detailed by the BBC – how the government and the president would respond in the event of a armed attack. In data provided by Tore Kamfjord, who leads the preparation campaign of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection: they have been sent 2.2 million paper copies.
Norway includes a list of items to keep at home such as cans, pasta or energy bars and medications such as iodine tablets.
For its part, the Swedish document has been issued until five times since World War II. It details, then, how to react and what the different audible alarms that the Government can launch mean, as well as a list of foods (potatoes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, cans, sauces, soups…) or what to do with pets.
More things: the Finns are questioned what it would be like live without energy, with the aggravating factor of reaching temperatures below 20 degrees.
What everyone almost agrees on is the recommendation of keep enough food and water to last at least 72 hours.
