Sweden is searching for cemetery space that it hopes it never needs

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The search follows recommendations from the Church of Sweden’s national secretariat, which reflect crisis preparedness guidelines from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency and the Swedish Armed Forces. open image in gallery Jan-Olof Olsson, Critical Infrastructure Protection expert at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency holds a yellow crisis preparedness brochure titled "In case of crisis or war", which was distributed to all Swedish households, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Karlstad, Sweden The Goteborg Burial Association, which operates in Sweden’s second-largest city, is currently trying to navigate the challenge of acquiring at least 10 acres of land to ensure it can handle urgent casket burials for some 30,000 dead in case of war. Meanwhile, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency continues to stress the importance of crisis preparedness and highlights the efforts of the Church of Sweden. ”Already back in 2015 the Government assigned various authorities to once again start engaging in civil defense planning, and many organizations have started planning, with the Church of Sweden being at the forefront of that planning,” said Jan-Olof Olsson, Critical Infrastructure Protection expert at MSB.