Sweden’s total defence highlighted at NATO civilian planning conference
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On 4 November, Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin and Minister for Defence Pål Jonson participated in a NATO conference on civilian planning, which Sweden hosted in Stockholm on 3–5 November. Sweden’s work with total defence was presented on several occasions at the conference, and contributed to discussions on improving civilian planning within NATO.
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Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin.
Photo: The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
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Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin.
Photo: The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
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Minister for Defence Pål Jonson.
Photo: The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
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Minister for Defence Pål Jonson and Johan Berggren, State Secretary to Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin. The conference was moderated by Johan Berggren.
Photo: The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
The conference was part of the Alliance’s efforts to strengthen and develop civilian planning in support of NATO’s defence plans, and a forum for civil and military actors to share experiences and lessons learned and promote civil-military collaboration. Minister for Civil Defence Bohlin gave a speech on Sweden’s total defence concept and efforts to strengthen civil defence. Minister for Defence Jonson spoke about topics including civil defence as a prerequisite for military strength.
More than 200 military and civilian representatives from the Allies and NATO institutions attended the conference. Ukraine participated and spoke about experiences of civil-military integration during war.
Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Michael Claesson and Director General of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency Mikael Frisell outlined Sweden’s work with total defence planning, and gave a presentation about the Agency’s and the Swedish Armed Forces’ work on planning assumptions for the development of Swedish total defence 2025–2030.
The conference was moderated by Johan Berggren, State Secretary to Minister Bohlin, and was organised with support from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.
