Home preparedness

3–5 liters per adult per day for drinking, cooking and basic hygiene

Check smell and taste 1-2 times a year and replace the water if needed

Always follow your municipality’s water notice. Boiling applies only to a communicated microbial risk; it is not universal water treatment. For a boil notice, boil water as your municipality instructs. Boil the water hard, so that it bubbles vigorously, before drinking it. For chemical contamination or toxin risk, do not drink it; use the alternative stated by the responsible authority.

Containers or buckets with lids for collecting water

Do not fill the bottles to the top, water expands when it freezes. The ice also keeps the freezer cold.

Grains, cereals, pasta, rice, couscous, instant mashed potatoes, powdered milk, tortillas, crispbread, crackers, salt, spices

Tomatoes, vegetables, fruits, ready meals

Formula, baby cereal, baby food jars

Dried or canned meat and fish, chickpeas, beans, lentils, tube cheese

Cooking oil, pesto, sun-dried tomatoes in oil, tapenade, peanut butter, nuts and seeds

Manual can opener (non-electric)

Fruit puree, jam, chocolate, honey, protein bars, dried fruit

Coffee, tea, chocolate powder, blueberry and rosehip soup, fruit drinks, milk drinks

At least one week of feed and water, plus bowls and any medication

Camping stove and fuel. Use camping stoves outdoors only. Never use a grill, generator or camping stove indoors.

Warm outerwear, wool clothing, thick socks, hats, gloves, scarves

Blankets, sleeping pads, sleeping bags for warmth

An alternative heat source explicitly intended and approved for indoor use

Lighting that doesn't require electricity

Candles, warming candles, fuel for heating sources

Matches, fire striker, fire extinguisher

Battery, solar, or hand-crank powered radio

Batteries for radio and flashlights

Mobile phone and charged power banks, car charger

Important phone numbers written on paper

One month supply of necessary medications

Bandages, pain relievers, antiseptic

Find out how assistive devices, home ventilators or refrigerated medicine work without electricity

Personal hygiene supplies

For waste disposal when toilet doesn't work

For cleaning without water

To cover waste

Hygiene items as needed

For waste management

Cash in various denominations for at least one week

Keep fuel tank full or electric car battery charged

Applies to everyone aged 16-70 living in Sweden: military service, civil defence service or general service obligation

When the emergency alarm sounds, conscripts and civil conscripts go immediately to the place given in their wartime placement order. If your wartime placement is at your workplace, follow your employer's instructions.

Agree with relatives, friends or neighbours on who checks in and helps out

Ask what support you can get in a crisis if you have home care, personal assistance or care needs

Carrier or crate, leash and someone who can take the animals. Civil defence shelters do not admit animals.