I think it was interesting that the brochure is apparently available in English, Swedish and something called "Easy Swedish". I'm not sure exactly what this is and a brief Googling didn't help, but I'm imagining something like "Basic English", that is a simplified version of the language designed to be easy to read for people learning the language.
Full list of languages (names are in Swedish) reads:
Arabiska
Engelska
Farsi
Finska
Meänkieli
Nordsamiska
Polska
Romani Chib
Somaliska
Svenska
Sydsamiska
Ukrainska
so quite a few more varaiants than what you would expect from knowing Sweden has five official minority languages.
Compare to Finland - which has universal male conscription (Sweden does not), and allows women to serve in all combat arms.
(Per Wikipedia, Sweden's military has Reserves of 34,000. Vs. Finland's has Reserves of 870,000. Even though Finland's total population is a bit over 1/2 of Sweden's.)
I like how the section on finding shelter tells you things you can do rather than things you shouldn’t do.
Instead of “take shelter indoors” they say “if you’re outside, hide in a ditch” and then further down talk about progressively better options for taking shelter should any of the above not apply. It feels positive, practical, and deliberate.
Also, ahem, the use of a sans-serif face for sidebars mixed with serif body text really heightens the sense of imminent global catastrophe!
I wonder if there is one single book/pdf that has consolidated all vital information needed in such scenarios. i.e. if you were to be stranded on a deserted island and could have one book, which book would that be?
If you were going to be stranded in Northern Australia you'd likely prefer the Australian Army Bush Tucker Guide maps - topo maps with routes, springs, etc. marked and a food guide on the back showing edible resources by map grid.
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so quite a few more varaiants than what you would expect from knowing Sweden has five official minority languages.
(Per Wikipedia, Sweden's military has Reserves of 34,000. Vs. Finland's has Reserves of 870,000. Even though Finland's total population is a bit over 1/2 of Sweden's.)
I wonder what the requirements are on nonresidents who just happen to be temporarily in the country?
Same goes for Switzerland. My understanding is that Swiss citizens working abroad use vacation days to fulfill their yearly drills.
Instead of “take shelter indoors” they say “if you’re outside, hide in a ditch” and then further down talk about progressively better options for taking shelter should any of the above not apply. It feels positive, practical, and deliberate.
Also, ahem, the use of a sans-serif face for sidebars mixed with serif body text really heightens the sense of imminent global catastrophe!
Cats are really good at preventing vermin. Dogs have a million uses, including search and rescue.
Cats and dog literally evolved to serve us in these capacities.
At the same time, people to dumb things for their pets.
Failing that, a good general book on survival in various scenarios is The SAS Survival Handbook by John Wiseman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_SAS_Survival_Handbook
If you were going to be stranded in Northern Australia you'd likely prefer the Australian Army Bush Tucker Guide maps - topo maps with routes, springs, etc. marked and a food guide on the back showing edible resources by map grid.